Federal Heights
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Location in Colorado
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Colorado | ||
| County : | Adams County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 52 ′ N , 105 ° 1 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,467 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 2,492.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 1613 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 80221, 80234, 80260 | ||
| Area code : | +1 303, 720 | ||
| FIPS : | 08-26270 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0169445 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.federal-heights.co.us | ||
| Mayor : | Joyce Thomas | ||
Federal Heights is a Statutory City in Adams County in the US state of Colorado , United States , with 11,467 inhabitants (as of 2010). The catchment area of the city is 4.7 km².
history
In 1927 a Colorado & Southern Railroad employee bought about 2.5 acres of land along Federal Boulevard , which later leads into Denver . This and the fact that the place is slightly above Denver led to the name being Federal Heights. In the late 1930s, 34 people lived in the place, which was made a city in 1977. Federal Heights has been home to Federal Heights Airport since the 1930s, where numerous pilots in particular were trained for their use in World War II . The airport closed in 1961 after failing to compete with Jefferson County Airport in nearby Broomfield .
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Federal Heights. (No longer available online.) City of Federal Heights, archived from the original on December 29, 2008 ; Retrieved May 25, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
