Brush (Colorado)
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Location in Colorado
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Colorado | ||
| County : | Morgan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 15 ′ N , 103 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 5,463 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 867.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.3 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 1289 m | ||
| Postal code : | 80723 | ||
| Area code : | +1 970 | ||
| FIPS : | 08-09555 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0204723 | ||
| Website : | www.brushcolo.com | ||
| Mayor : | Daniel Scalise | ||
Brush is a small town in the US state of Colorado and is located about 140 km northeast of the state capital Denver in the catchment area of the South Platte . It is the second largest city in Morgan County after the administrative seat of Fort Morgan . The city is located in a productive region of the Great Plains ; The main agricultural products include wheat , soy and sugar beet .
The town was named in 1882 after Jared L. Brush , who came to the Front Range during the Colorado Gold Rush in 1859 and owned a ranch in the Big Thompson Valley , near present-day Jamestown . He later became sheriff in Weld County and 1894 lieutenant governor in Colorado.
Web links
Commons : Brush (Colorado) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
- Official website of the city of Brush ( English )