Greeley (Colorado)
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 Location in Colorado
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1869 (1885 inc.) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Colorado |
| County : | Weld County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 25 ′ N , 104 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
104,939 (as of 2017) 294,932 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,354.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 77.7 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) of which 77.5 km 2 (approx. 30 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1420 m |
| Postcodes : | 80631-80634, 80638-80639 |
| Area code : | +1 970 |
| FIPS : | 08-32155 |
| GNIS ID : | 0180649 |
| Website : | greeleygov.com/home.aspx |
| Mayor : | Ed Clark |
 District Court in Greeley |
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Greeley (also Greely ) is a Home Rule Municipality and the most populous city in Weld County in the US state of Colorado . With 92,889 inhabitants in 2010, Greeley was the thirteenth largest city in terms of population in Colorado. The city is the county seat of Weld County. The University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley .
geography
Greeley's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 25 ' N , 104 ° 43' W (40.415119, −104.723988). The place is 1421 m above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 77.7 [[km 2 ]], of which 77.4 km 2 is land and 0.2 km 2 (= 0.30%) is water.
Greeley is bordered to the south by the towns of Evans and Garden City , sometimes collectively referred to inexactly as Greeley . Greeley and Evans are on the South Platte River , and the Cache la Poudre River runs through north of Greeley. It is often stated that the intersection of US Highways 85 and 34 is in Greeley, when it is actually in Evans. Greeley is the western terminus of Colorado State Highway 263 and Colorado State Highway 392 runs along the northern city limits. Colorado State Highway 257 also runs through Greeley.
history
In 1821 an expedition toured what is now Weld County; however, they were considered not to be habitable. Nevertheless, in 1869 at the instigation of the Union Colony of Colorado, which was founded for this purpose, a first settlement was built at the intersection of the railway line from Denver to Cheyenne and the Platte River . Horace Greeley , who later gave it its name, was also involved in the establishment of this settlement, although he only visited the place personally once, in the first year of its settlement. At that time they already had roads, irrigation canals and a newspaper, among other things. Greeley was promoted to town in 1886; at that time the place had 2,177 inhabitants.
Climate and vegetation
Greeley lies within a dry zone in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains . According to the Köppen climate classification, the place falls into the BSk zone, so it is a semi-arid steppe landscape. On a long-term average, around 330 mm of precipitation falls annually. Precipitation falls consistently as rain between May and September and as snow between November and March, with the earliest snowfall recorded on September 10th (1993) and the latest snowfall recorded on May 21st (2001). The snowiest month is usually March, but the strongest snowstorms occur in the autumn months. The residents of Greeley are confronted with extreme snowfalls of up to 60 cm every ten to fifteen years, such as in December 2006.
The highest temperatures reach 32 ° C in summer and 4 ° C in winter, with the warmest days usually occurring around the 3rd week of July and the lowest temperatures in January. The lowest values at night fluctuate between 16 ° C in summer and −9 ° C in winter. Extreme values of 40 ° C in summer and −32 ° C in winter were recorded. The first frost usually occurs around October 10th and the nights are frost-free until early May. Extra-tropical cyclones that affect weather in the eastern two-thirds of the United States often originate in or near Colorado, so Greeley does not often come under the influence of fully developed storm systems. Warm fronts, freezing rain or freezing rain thus do not occur here. In addition, the city's proximity to the Rocky Mountains and the low altitude compared to the surrounding areas mean that precipitation is low, and thunderstorms and tornadoes are less common than in the neighboring regions. This is exceptional because the area bordering Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming has between seven and nine days of hail per year and is in a zone with the highest tornado and hail activity in the United States.
Some days in winter and spring can be extremely warm and dry. The Chinook , a wind similar to a blow dryer , sometimes causes temperatures to rise to 21 ° C in January and February and up to 32 ° C in April. A temperature range of more than 20 ° C during the day is not uncommon, especially in spring and autumn. A rapid drop in temperature is also normal; a sunny October afternoon with temperatures of 27 ° C can be followed by a snowstorm within twelve months in which the air temperatures only reach −2 ° C.
Despite the dry climate, Greeley was named Tree City USA in 1980 by the National Arbor Day Foundation . Many of the streets in the city are lined with tall trees. This was achieved through Greeley's extensive irrigation system; only a few of the trees that grow here are actually native to the region. The most widespread tree and shrub species Greeley include red ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ), American Gleditschia ( Gleditsia triacanthos ), elm , poplar , rhus , linden , pine , blue spruce ( Picea pungens ), apple trees , common lilac ( syringa vulgaris ), trumpet trees ( Catalpa bignonioides ), narrow-leaved olive willow ( Elaeagnus angustifolia ), black walnut ( Juglans nigra L. ) and juniper . There are also more exotic species, such as bubble ash ( Koelreuteria paniculata ) and star magnolia ( Magnolia stellata ). The occurrence of fruit trees is more decorative, including apples , pears (particularly Pyrus calleryana ), various types of plums and sour cherries . Peach and apricot trees thrive, but rarely bear fruit because of the fast start of summer with late frosts.
Greeley in the writer's eyes
James A. Michener served at Colorado State College of Education from 1936 to 1941 . During this stay in Greeley he developed the idea for his novel The Colorado Saga .
The Egyptian Islamist Sayyid Qutb studied at the Colorado State College of Education in 1949. In his work The America I Have Seen in 1951, he portrayed Greeley as a breeding ground for vice, full of “bare legs” and “animal-like” blending of the sexes.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Greeley inhabited 76,930 people. The population density was 993.4 people per km 2 . There were 28,972 housing units at an average of 374.1 per km 2 . Greeley's population was 80.4% White , 0.87% Black or African American , 0.93% Native American , 1.15% Asian , 0.14% Pacific Islander , and 13.77% said other races belong to and 2.84% named two or more races. 29.49% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Greeley were distributed to 27,647 households out of which 33.1% had children under 18 years of age. 48.7% of households were married, 10.8% had a female head of household without a husband, and 36.0% were not families. 25.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.3% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.
The population was divided into 25.6% minors, 19.0% 18–24 year olds, 27.3% 25–44 year olds, 18.0% 45–64 year olds and 10.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 women there were 96.1 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 92.8 men.
The median household income in Greeley was 36,414 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 45,904 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 32,800 compared to $ 24,691 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,775. 16.9% of the population and 10.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 18.4% of minors and 9.5% of those aged 65 and over.
Updated, estimated data from 2015 can be found at
sons and daughters of the town
- Andrew D'Angelo (* 1965), jazz musician
- Tom Johnson (born 1939), composer
- Marilyn Musgrave (born 1949), politician
- Roy Lewis Norris (born 1948), serial killer
- Amanda Peterson (1971-2015), actress
- Marguerite Roberts (1905–1989), screenwriter
- David Zellner (* 1974), director, screenwriter
Web links
- The City website (English)
- Greeley Tribune Newspaper / Greeley Tribune , local newspaper (English)
- City map . Colorado Department of Transport website (PDF; 506 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ US Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from US Geological Survey 1: 24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1: 25K, Puerto Rico 1: 20K) and from US Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1: 62,500 scale or 1: 250,000 scale maps
- ↑ http://www.citypopulation.de/USA-Colorado.html , found on April 5, 2012
- ↑ Early History. Greeley Chamber of Commerce, accessed May 26, 2009 .
- ^ The History of Greeley, Colorado. (No longer available online.) Www.greeleygov.com, archived from the original on September 29, 2011 ; accessed on May 26, 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.
- ^ Rene Munoz: Hail ( English ) The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. April 10, 2000. Archived from the original on October 15, 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. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ↑ James A. Michener Library ( English , HTML ) University of Northern Colorado . August 8, 2006. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ^ Siegel, Robert : Sayyid Qutb's America . National Public Radio . May 6, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ↑ The church dance did snowballed (English) . September 21, 2006. Archived from the original on July 22, 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. . Retrieved May 8, 2009.
- ↑ List with detailed information from the Census of 2000 ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved August 5, 2016
- ↑ 2015 census data. Accessed August 5, 2016
