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Longmont, Colorado
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Location of the City of Longmont in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado
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Longmont
Location of the City of Longmont in the United States
Coordinates: 40°10′18″N105°6′33″W / 40.17167°N 105.10917°W / 40.17167; -105.10917
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
Counties [2] Boulder County
Weld County
City [1] Longmont
Founded1871
Incorporated November 15, 1885 [3]
Named for Stephen Harriman Long and Longs Peak
Government
  Type Home rule municipality [1]
   Mayor Joan Peck [4] (List)
Area
[5]
  Total
78.74 km2 (30.40 sq mi)
  Land74.49 km2 (28.76 sq mi)
  Water4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[6]
1,518 m (4,981 ft)
Population
 (2020) [7]
  Total
98,885
  Density1,305.70/km2 (3,381.70/sq mi)
Demonym Longmonter[ citation needed ]
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes [8]
80501–80504
Area code(s) 303/720
FIPS code 08-45970
GNIS feature ID2410869 [6]
Website www.longmontcolorado.gov

Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Its population was 98,885 as of the 2020 U.S. Census . [9] Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder. It is named after Longs Peak, a prominent mountain that is clearly visible from the city (mont means "mountain" in French). [10]

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History

Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of people from Chicago, Illinois. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, led by president Robert Collyer, the men sold memberships in the town, purchasing the land necessary for the town hall with the proceeds. As the first planned community in Boulder County, the city streets were laid out in a grid plan within a square mile. The city began to flourish as an agricultural community after the Colorado Central Railroad line arrived northward from Boulder in 1877.

In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan gained control of Longmont's City Council in an election. They began construction of a large pork-barrel project, Chimney Rock Dam, above Lyons and marched up and down Main Street in their costumes. In the 1927 election they were voted out of office, and their influence soon declined. Work on Chimney Rock Dam was abandoned as unfeasible, and its foundations are still visible in the St. Vrain River. [11] [12]

In 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Weld County, Colorado 8 miles east of Longmont, killing 44 passengers and crew. [13]

During the 1960s, the federal government built the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, and IBM built a manufacturing and development campus near Longmont. Longmont Foods was a turkey processor that once supplied turkey products throughout the United States. For example, turkey hot dogs with the Longmont Foods label were sold throughout the US. In 1950 they constructed a large plant on southern Main St. that received trucks full of live turkeys. The company was eventually purchased by Butterball and then closed 2011. [14] As agriculture waned, more high technology has come to the city, including companies like Seagate and Amgen; Amgen closed its Longmont campus in 2015. In April 2009, the GE Energy Company relocated its control solutions business to the area.[ citation needed ]

The downtown along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the 1990s and into the 21st century. During the mid-1990s, the southern edge of Longmont became the location of the first New Urbanist project in Colorado, called Prospect New Town, designed by the architects Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

Longmont was the site of Colorado's first library, founded in 1871 by Elizabeth Rowell Thompson, though it lasted up to a year before its collection of 300 books was lost. Following this, Longmont also was the site of one of Carnegie's libraries with the single-story structure being opened in 1913. It remained open until August 7, 1972, when, due to overcrowding with approximately 22,000 books within the space, it was closed just a week before the new library that had been constructed next door was opened. [15]

In May 2013, the Longmont City Council voted to finance and build out its own municipal gigabit data fiber-optic network, known as NextLight, to every house and business over a three-year period starting in late 2013.

Geography

Longmont is located in northeastern Boulder County and extends eastward into western Weld County. U.S. Highway 287 (Main Street) runs through the center of the city, leading north 16 miles (26 km) to Loveland and south 34 miles (55 km) to downtown Denver. State Highway 119 passes through the city south of downtown and leads southwest 15 miles (24 km) to Boulder and east 5 miles (8 km) to Interstate 25.

The elevation at City Hall is 4,978 feet (1,517 m) above sea level. St. Vrain Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, flows through the city just south of the city center.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Longmont has a total area of 27.6 square miles (71.6 km2), of which 26.2 square miles (67.8 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), or 5.30%, is water. [16]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Longmont has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated Bsk on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Longmont was 106 °F (41 °C) on July 7, 1973, and June 27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was −38 °F (−39 °C) on January 16, 1930. [17]

Climate data for Longmont, Colorado, 19912020 normals, extremes 1893present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)75
(24)
79
(26)
85
(29)
91
(33)
100
(38)
106
(41)
106
(41)
104
(40)
101
(38)
92
(33)
83
(28)
78
(26)
106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C)63.4
(17.4)
67.0
(19.4)
74.8
(23.8)
81.8
(27.7)
89.2
(31.8)
97.2
(36.2)
100.6
(38.1)
97.8
(36.6)
94.0
(34.4)
84.2
(29.0)
72.2
(22.3)
64.3
(17.9)
101.4
(38.6)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)44.5
(6.9)
46.8
(8.2)
56.8
(13.8)
63.2
(17.3)
72.7
(22.6)
83.9
(28.8)
90.8
(32.7)
87.8
(31.0)
80.3
(26.8)
66.2
(19.0)
53.5
(11.9)
44.8
(7.1)
65.9
(18.8)
Daily mean °F (°C)29.4
(−1.4)
32.0
(0.0)
41.5
(5.3)
47.8
(8.8)
57.1
(13.9)
67.2
(19.6)
73.1
(22.8)
70.8
(21.6)
63.0
(17.2)
49.5
(9.7)
38.5
(3.6)
29.6
(−1.3)
50.0
(10.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)14.4
(−9.8)
17.1
(−8.3)
26.1
(−3.3)
32.3
(0.2)
41.4
(5.2)
50.5
(10.3)
55.4
(13.0)
53.7
(12.1)
45.8
(7.7)
32.9
(0.5)
23.5
(−4.7)
14.5
(−9.7)
34.0
(1.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−8.7
(−22.6)
−3.5
(−19.7)
6.2
(−14.3)
17.0
(−8.3)
30.3
(−0.9)
40.5
(4.7)
48.3
(9.1)
46.3
(7.9)
30.1
(−1.1)
18.6
(−7.4)
3.1
(−16.1)
−7.7
(−22.1)
−15.9
(−26.6)
Record low °F (°C)−38
(−39)
−36
(−38)
−26
(−32)
−7
(−22)
18
(−8)
29
(−2)
38
(3)
37
(3)
18
(−8)
−5
(−21)
−16
(−27)
−32
(−36)
−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.56
(14)
0.57
(14)
1.17
(30)
2.04
(52)
1.97
(50)
1.75
(44)
1.69
(43)
1.95
(50)
1.26
(32)
1.04
(26)
0.75
(19)
0.46
(12)
15.21
(386)
Average snowfall inches (cm)5.8
(15)
3.8
(9.7)
5.6
(14)
3.1
(7.9)
0.2
(0.51)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
1.1
(2.8)
6.1
(15)
6.2
(16)
32.2
(81.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)3.74.55.17.510.18.36.17.46.35.44.93.072.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)2.02.42.21.50.30.00.00.00.20.42.22.213.4
Source 1: National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 19712000) [17]
Source 2: NOAA (average snowfall/snowy days 19812010) [18] [19]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880 773
1890 1,54399.6%
1900 2,20142.6%
1910 4,25693.4%
1920 5,84837.4%
1930 6,0293.1%
1940 7,40622.8%
1950 8,0999.4%
1960 11,48941.9%
1970 23,209102.0%
1980 42,94285.0%
1990 51,55520.1%
2000 71,09337.9%
2010 86,27021.3%
2020 98,88514.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Longmont, Colorado – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [20] Pop 2010 [21] Pop 2020 [22] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)54,59959,77264,91676.80%69.28%65.65%
Black or African American alone (NH)3636619000.51%0.77%0.91%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)4084134470.57%0.48%0.45%
Asian alone (NH)1,2362,6963,4901.74%3.13%3.53%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)3140650.04%0.05%0.07%
Some Other Race alone (NH)761085140.11%0.13%0.52%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)8221,3894,0961.16%1.61%4.14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,55821,19124,45719.07%24.56%24.73%
Total71,09386,27098,885100.00%100.00%100.00%

As of the census [23] of 2010, there were 86,270 people living in the city (2019 estimate: 97,261). The population density was 3,294 inhabitants per square mile (1,272/km2). There were 35,008 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was:

There were 33,551 households, of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 20, 6.3% from 20 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $58,698, and the median income for a family was $70,864. Males had a median income of $51,993 versus $41,025 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,209. About 11.1% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

In 2011 Longmont was rated the second safest city in Colorado. [24]

Education

Longmont is home to the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College, the St. Vrain Valley School District, and to a number of private schools. Longmont is also home to the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP) a voluntary accreditation program for aviation educators.

There is also a municipal public library. As of 2019 there was deliberation over whether to establish a library district and to have the library publish news. That year the library's director stated, in the words of Corey Hutchins of the Columbia Journalism Review , "lacks resources and hasn’t kept up with the city’s growth". [25]

Transportation

The Longmont Fire Department Station 1 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Longmont Fire Department.jpg
The Longmont Fire Department Station 1 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Longmont Public Library
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Reservoir west of Longmont
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Longmont Performing Arts Center
Former St. Stephen's Church (1881) now houses the St. Vrain Historical Society in Longmont. St. Vrain Historical Society, Longmont, CO IMG 5224.JPG
Former St. Stephen's Church (1881) now houses the St. Vrain Historical Society in Longmont.

Longmont has bus service to Denver and Boulder as part of the RTD transit district. Longmont is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud via a FLEX regional bus service.

As of 2024, the FasTracks project plans to extend RTD's commuter rail B Line to Longmont, which could be completed in the early 2040s.

In 2012, Longmont was recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a silver-level bicycle-friendly community. Longmont is one of 38 communities in the United States to be recognized with this distinction. It is the only city in Colorado placed at the silver level that is not a major tourist center or a university city. [26]

Vance Brand Airport is a public-use airport owned by the city. It currently has no scheduled passenger flights, but it is popular for general aviation. [27]

Media

The Longmont Leader (formerly the Longmont Observer) [28] is the local daily newspaper.

The Longmont Times-Call , while bearing the city's name, is published from Boulder and is operated by Alden Global Capital of New York City. [29]

Longmont's radio stations include KRCN, KGUD, and KKFN. Sports radio is broadcast on KKSE-FM from a tower about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Longmont. Also located nearby is KDFD, a Fox News Radio affiliate with a conservative talk format. The KDFD (760 AM) transmitter site is about 15 miles (24 km) east of Boulder.

NPR programming can be heard on Colorado Public Radio stations KCFR from Denver, and KCFC (AM) in Boulder. The NPR affiliate KUNC from the Fort Collins-Greeley market can also be heard in Longmont.

Longmont is also served by Pacifica Radio affiliate KGNU, a non-commercial community radio station from Boulder.

Economy

Downtown Longmont is home to many local businesses. 5th and Main.jpg
Downtown Longmont is home to many local businesses.
Parker McDonald's "Ursa Major" is part of the City of Longmont's Art in Public Places program. Longmont Art.jpg
Parker McDonald's "Ursa Major" is part of the City of Longmont's Art in Public Places program.

According to the city's 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, [30] the top employers in the city are:

#Employer# of Employees
1 St. Vrain Valley Schools 3,543
2City of Longmont1,625
3 Seagate Technology 1,430
4 Intrado 755
5Longmont United Hospital671
6 UC Health Longs Peak Hospital540
7 McLane Western 460
8 Federal Aviation Administration 422
9Circle Graphics400
10 AveXis 354

In addition, Longmont supports a thriving craft brewing industry as well as many recreational and travel-related businesses. Local breweries include two of the nation's largest craft brewers, [31] Left Hand and Oskar Blues, as well as many others. To service the transportation needs of brewery patrons, the local Brew Hop Trolley offers a hop-on-hop-off brewery tour for a fixed price. Longmont is known for its 'maker' community. [32] Longmont also features a Saturday Farmers Market.

Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Longmont is home to many hotels, restaurants, and other businesses that cater in part to the tourists visiting the park each year. One recreational business that calls Longmont home is Mile Hi Skydiving, which is one of the largest skydiving facilities in the state of Colorado. Longmont is also home to Saul, the World's Largest Sticker Ball at StickerGiant, [33] a custom sticker and label printing company on the city's east side. Other businesses support skiing and other snowsports, bicycling, and rock climbing.

Longmont's median household income was $89,720 per year in 2022. The largest industries in Longmont as of 2022 are manufacturing (7,188 people); professional, scientific, and technical services (6,533 people); and retail trade (6,066 people). [34]

Government

Longmont is a home rule municipality. Its current city charter was adopted in 1961, and has been amended numerous times since. [35] [36] Longmont is governed by a seven-member City Council, which consists of the directly-elected mayor of Longmont and six additional councilmembers. [37] Of the six councilmembers, three are elected from one of three wards, and three are elected from the city at-large. [38] The mayor is elected for a term of two years, and each councilmember is elected for a term of four years. [37] Regular city elections in Longmont are held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. [39] The officials elected at each regular city election alternate between (1) the mayor, the councilmembers from Wards One and Three, and one councilmember elected at-large, and (2) the mayor, the councilmember from Ward Two, and two councilmembers elected at large. [36]

Longmont operates under a council-manager system of government, with a city manager acting as the city's chief administrative officer. [40] The city manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council. [36]

This is a list of individuals who have served as mayor of Longmont. [41]

MayorTerm
L. H. Dickson1881–1885
George T. Dell1885–1887
Charles H. Baker1887–1888
John B. Thompson1888–1889
Ira L. Herron1889–1890
Frank Stickney1890–1892
John A. Buckley1892–1894
Neil C. Sullivan1894–1896
George W. Coffin1896–1897
Willis A. Warner1897–1898
Frank M. Downer1898–1899
Frank M. Miller1899–1901
John A. Donovan1901–1903
Samuel C. Morgan1903–1905
Charles A. Bradley1905–1909
Frank P. Secor1909–1911
Rae H. Kiteley1911–1921
James F. Hays1921–1927
Fred W. Flanders1927–1929
Earl T. Ludlow1929–1931
Ray Lanyon1931–1943
Fred C. Ferguson1943–1947
George A. Richart1947–1949
Otto F. Vliet1949–1957
Richard C. Troxell1957–1959
Albert Will1959–1961
Ralph R. Price1961–1969
Alexander Zlaten1969–1971 Pro Tem
Wade Gaddis1971–1973 Pro Tem
Austin P. Stonebreaker1973–1974
Alvin G. Perenyi1975–1977
George F. Chandler1977 Pro Tem
E. George Patterson Jr.1977–1979
Robert J. Askey1979–1981
William G. Swenson1981–1985
Larry Burkhardt1985–1987
Alvin E. Sweney1987–1989
Fred Wilson1989–1993
Leona Stoecker1993–2001
Julia Pirnack2001–2007
Roger Lange2007–2009
Bryan L. Baum2009–2011
Dennis L. Coombs 2011–2017
Brian Bagley2017–2021
Joan Peck2021–Present [4]

Federal and state representation

In the Colorado House of Representatives, Longmont is split between the 11th and 19th House districts, which are currently represented by Representatives Karen McCormick (D) and Jennifer Lea Parenti (D), respectively. [42] [43] In the Colorado State Senate, Longmont is a part of the 17th Senate district, which is currently represented by Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D). [44] [43] At the federal level, Longmont is a part of Colorado's 2nd congressional district, which is currently represented in the United States House of Represenatives by Congressman Joe Neguse (D). [45] [46]

Fire department

The Longmont Fire Department was established in its current form in 1908. The history of the department can be traced back to the creation of the W. A. Buckingham Hook & Ladder Company in 1879. [47]

As of 2020 the department operates from six stations throughout the city. Longmont Fire Department Station 1 was built in 1907, used by the department until 1971, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [48]

Notable people

Sister cities

Longmont has established a sister city relationship with:

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Gold Bar is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located on the Skykomish River between Sultan and Index, connected by U.S. Route 2. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee's Summit, Missouri</span> City in Missouri, United States

Lee's Summit is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is a suburb in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It resides in Jackson County (predominantly) as well as Cass County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 101,108, making it the 6th most populous city in both Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is the most populous city in the state that is not also a county seat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Vrain State Park</span> State park in Weld County, Colorado

St. Vrain State Park, formerly known as Barbour Ponds, is a Colorado state park. The park hosts year-round camping. It is a popular birding destination, hosting the states largest rookery of Blue Heron, it is home to several other bird species as well including migrating waterfowl, songbirds and the occasional bald eagle. Other park activities include year round fishing and hiking. There is a reservoir at the park named Blue Heron Reservoir.

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