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The City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder and 33 miles (53 km) north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Longmont, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
City of Longmont[1]
The Longmont Safety and Justice Center.
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Location of the City of Longmont in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado.
Longmont Location of the City of Longmont in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°10′18″N 105°6′33″W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Counties[2]	Boulder County Weld County
City[1]	Longmont
Founded	1871
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	30.40 sq mi (78.74 km2)
• Land	28.76 sq mi (74.49 km2)
• Water	1.64 sq mi (4.26 km2)
Elevation [6]	4,984 ft (1,519 m)
Population  (2020)[7]
• Total	98,885
• Estimate  (2019)[8]	97,261
• Density	3,381.70/sq mi (1,305.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes[9]	80501-80504
Area code(s)	303/720
FIPS code	08-45970
GNIS feature ID	0202560
Website	www.longmontcolorado.gov

Longmont's population was 98,885 as of the 2020 U.S. Census.[10] Longmont is the 14th most populous city in the state of Colorado.[11]

Longmont is named after Longs Peak, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that is clearly visible from Longmont, and "mont", from the French word "montagne" for mountain.[12]

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. During the 1940s, Longmont began to grow beyond these original limits.^{[citation needed]}

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.[13]

In 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Longmont, killing 44 passengers and crew.[14]

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. 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.

Further information on Longmont's history, see The Official City of Longmont History and the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center.

Geography

Longmont is located in northeastern Boulder County at 40°10′18″N 105°06′33″W.[16] The city 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.[17]

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.[18]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	773		—
1890	1,543		99.6%
1900	2,201		42.6%
1910	4,256		93.4%
1920	5,848		37.4%
1930	6,029		3.1%
1940	7,406		22.8%
1950	8,099		9.4%
1960	11,489		41.9%
1970	23,209		102.0%
1980	42,942		85.0%
1990	51,555		20.1%
2000	71,093		37.9%
2010	86,270		21.3%
2019 (est.)	97,261	[8]	12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[21]

As of the census[22] of 2010, there were 86,270 people living in the city (2019 estimate: 97,261). The population density was 3,294 people per square mile. There were 35,008 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was:

• 83.3% White
• 0.9% African American
• 1.0% Native American
• 3.2% Asian
• 0.1% Pacific Islander
• 8.6% from other races
• 2.9% from two or more races.
• Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.6% of the population.

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 2nd safest city in Colorado.[23]

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^[update] 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".[24]

Transportation

Longmont is part of the RTD transit district that provides local and regional bus service to Denver and Boulder.

Outside of RTD, Longmont is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud via a FLEX regional bus service.

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.[25]

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.[26]

Media

The Longmont Leader (formerly the Longmont Observer)[27] 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.[28]

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

According to the City's 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,[29] the top employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	St. Vrain Valley Schools	3,543
2	City of Longmont	1,625
3	Seagate Technology	1,430
4	Intrado	755
5	Longmont United Hospital	671
6	UC Health Longs Peak Hospital	540
7	McLane Western	460
8	Federal Aviation Administration	422
9	Circle Graphics	400
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,[30] 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.[31] Longmont also features a Saturday Farmers Market.

Due to its proximity to the 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,[32] a custom sticker and label printing company on the city's east side. Other businesses support skiing and other snowsports, bicycling, and rock climbing.

Government

This is a list of mayors of Longmont.[33]

Mayor	Term
L. H. Dickson	1881–1885
George T. Dell	1885–1887
Charles H. Baker	1887–1888
John B. Thompson	1888–1889
Ira L. Herron	1889–1890
Frank Stickney	1890–1892
John A. Buckley	1892–1894
Neil C. Sullivan	1894–1896
George W. Coffin	1896–1897
Willis A. Warner	1897–1898
Frank M. Downer	1898–1899
Frank M. Miller	1899–1901
John A. Donovan	1901–1903
Samuel C. Morgan	1903–1905
Charles A. Bradley	1905–1909
Frank P. Secor	1909–1911
Rae H. Kiteley	1911–1921
James F. Hays	1921–1927
Fred W. Flanders	1927–1929
Earl T. Ludlow	1929–1931
Ray Lanyon	1931–1943
Fred C. Ferguson	1943–1947
George A. Richart	1947–1949
Otto F. Vliet	1949–1957
Richard C. Troxell	1957–1959
Albert Will	1959–1961
Ralph R. Price	1961–1969
Alexander Zlaten	1969–1971 Pro Tem
Wade Gaddis	1971–1973 Pro Tem
Austin P. Stonebreaker	1973–1974
Alvin G. Perenyi	1975–1977
George F. Chandler	1977 Pro Tem
E. George Patterson Jr.	1977–1979
Robert J. Askey	1979–1981
William G. Swenson	1981–1985
Larry Burkhardt	1985–1987
Alvin E. Sweney	1987–1989
Fred Wilson	1989–1993
Leona Stoecker	1993–2001
Julia Pirnack	2001–2007
Roger Lange	2007–2009
Bryan L. Baum	2009–2011
Dennis L. Coombs	2011–2017
Brian Bagley	2017–2021
Joan Peck	2021–Present[4]

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.[34]

As of 2020^[update] 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 National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[35]

Notable people

• Valarie Allman, Discus Gold Medalist in the 2020 Tokyo, Japan Olympics
• Greg Biekert, American football player and coach (played football for Longmont High School[36])
• David Bote, baseball player
• Vance D. Brand, former astronaut[37]
• Elizabeth A. Fenn, Pulitzer Prize winning historian, author of Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People (lives in Longmont).
• John R. Kelso, congressman and author (lived and died in Longmont)[38]
• Kody Lostroh, 2009 Professional Bull Riders World Champion
• Mr. Money Mustache, financial blogger
• David Pauley, baseball pitcher[39]
• Jack Reynor, Irish actor, born in Longmont [40]
• Kristen Schaal, comedian and actress,[41] grew up in Longmont[42]
• Dan Simmons, author (1990 Hugo Award winner)[43]
• Kimiko Soldati, diver, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, born in Longmont
• Fred Stone, stage and film actor [44]
• William Oxley Thompson, president of Miami University of Ohio, president of Ohio State University
• Ed Werder, ESPN television commentator (born in Longmont)

Sister cities

Longmont has established a sister city relationship with:

• Chino, Nagano, Japan
• Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico
• Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Boulder County, Colorado
    • Weld County, Colorado
  • List of statistical areas in Colorado
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
    • Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Chivington Drive: the council took the decision to rename the city street following two decades of protests that it honored the soldier who was responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

References

External links

• City of Longmont official website
• CDOT map of the City of Longmont
• History of Longmont
• Longmont Times-Call
• Longmont Channel 8 (public-access television station)

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[de] Longmont (Colorado)

Longmont ist eine 1871 gegründete Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Colorado. Sie liegt rund 50 km nördlich von Denver am St. Vrain Creek. Mit 98.885 Einwohnern (2020) ist die Stadt die vierzehntgrößte des Bundesstaates Colorado.

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[ru] Лонгмонт

Лонгмонт (англ. Longmont) — самоуправляемый муниципалитет в штате Колорадо. Расположен в округах Боулдер и Уэлд на удалении 33 мили (53 км) к северо-северо-западу от Денвера — столицы штата. По данным переписи населения 2010 года, в Лонгмонте проживали 86,27 тысяч человек — 13-е место среди крупнейших городов Колорадо.

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