Everything about Longmont totally explained
The
City of Longmont is a
Home Rule Municipality located in
Boulder County and
Weld County,
Colorado,
United States. Longmont is the
13th most populous city in the
State of Colorado. The word "Longmont" comes from
Longs Peak, a prominent mountain named for explorer
Stephen H. Long that's clearly visible from Longmont, and "mont" from the French word for mountain. The city is located northeast of the county seat of
Boulder and
north-northwest of the
Colorado State Capitol in
Denver. In contrast to its better-known neighbor, Longmont has a much more quiet and residential feel, although the city has begun to grow rapidly in recent years, in part as a bedroom community to the more-expensive Boulder and to nearby
Denver.
Also notable, Longmont was declared an "
All-America City" by the
National Civic League in June 2006. The city was also named number 61 on the 2006 list of the top 100 places to live in the United States by
Money Magazine.
History
Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of
Chicagoans who had decided to found a new town in Colorado. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, the men sold memberships in the town and with the proceeds purchased the land necessary for the town. As the first planned community in Boulder County, the city streets were laid out in a
grid plan in a square mile. The city began to flourish as an
agricultural community after the building of the
Colorado Central Railroad line arrived northward from Boulder in 1877. In the 1940s the city began to grow beyond these original limits. In the 1960s the federal government located an air-traffic control center in town and
IBM built a large plant near the city. As agriculture waned, more high technology has come to the city especially in the computer
hard drive industry including companies like
Seagate and
Maxtor. The downtown along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the last decade. In the mid 1990s, the south edge of the city became the location of the first
New Urbanist project in Colorado, called
Prospect New Town, designed by renowned
architect Andres Duany.
» Further information on Longmont's history, see The Official City of Longmont History
and the Longmont Museum and Culture Center.
Geography
Longmont is located at (40.171583, -105.109085). Elevation is about 1525 meters (approx. 5000 feet) above sea level.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²), of which, 21.8 square miles (56.4 km²) of it's land and 0.05% is water.
Longmont is an
exurb of
Denver, on
U.S. Highway 287. By 2016, it'll be the
Route 36 Corridor endpoint for the
FasTracks commuter rail network.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 71,093 people, 26,667 households, and 18,453 families residing in the city. The
population density was 3,262.3 people per square mile (1,259.7/km²). There were 27,394 housing units at an average density of 1,257.0/sq mi (485.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was:
There were 26,667 households out 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 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,174, and the median income for a family was $58,037. Males had a median income of $40,978 versus $29,582 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $23,409. About 5.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
According to the
Longmont Area Economic Council, the top eleven employers in Longmont are:
St. Vrain Valley Schools (regional school district) with 3392 employees
Seagate Technology with 1605
Longmont United Hospital with 1285 employees
Amgen with 1183 employees
Butterball, LLC formerly ConAgra (which operates a turkey processing plant) with 920 employees
City of Longmont with 860 employees
Intrado with 697 employees
Federal Aviation Administration with 547 employees
McLane Western with 545 employees
Xilinx with 400 employees
Crocs with 400 employees
Notable residents
Vance D. Brand, former astronaut
Greg Biekert, professional football player (born in Longmont)
John R. Kelso, U.S. Representative and author (lived and died in Longmont)
David Pauley, pitcher for the Red Sox
Kristen Schaal, comedian and actress, grew up in Longmont
Dan Schmatz, former professional cyclist
Dan Simmons, author (1990 Hugo Award winner) (See Ref Note)
Sister cities
Longmont is a sister city of these municipalities:
Chino, Japan
Guzman, MexicoFurther Information
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