Brush (Colorado)
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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 )