Laporte (Colorado)

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Laporte
Main road towards Wesen
Main road towards Wesen
Location in Colorado
Larimer County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Laporte Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1828
State : United States
State : Colorado
County : Larimer County
Coordinates : 40 ° 38 ′  N , 105 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 38 ′  N , 105 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 2,450 (as of 2010)
Population density : 155.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.9 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.8 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1543 m
Postal code : 80535
Area code : +1 970
FIPS : 08-43220
GNIS ID : 0204672

Laporte (also: LaPorte ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Larimer County , Colorado , United States . The population was 2,691 at the 2000 census and 2,450 at the 2010 United States Census . The postal district has the zip code 80535.

The place is near the Cache la Poudre River , northwest of Fort Collins . The river has its source in the Rocky Mountains nearby .

history

La porte means “the door” in French . The name indicates that the access to all mountain regions north of the South Platte River is located here. The first settlers were French-Canadian trappers and mountain men , who set up their log cabins there in 1828. It was the first white settlement in Larimer County . Antoine Janis moved to the area in 1884. A group of mountain men, hunters and trappers declared the area their headquarters for hunting and the fur trade. The settlement expanded to include about 150 arapaho who lived in peace with the settlers.

In the winter of 1849 Kit Carson came to Cache la Poudre with his trappers and camped there. In 1860 a municipal administration was founded, which was initially called Colona. About 50 to 60 log houses were built on the Cache la Poudre River in the valley. In November 1861, Colona was established as the county seat of the Colorado Territory . In 1862 Colona was given its current name Laporte and became the seat of the Mountain Division of the Overland Trail Stage Route. The first post office opened and a stop on the Overland Trail was set up.

LaPorte quickly became a bustling center for immigrants. There were four saloons , a brewery, a butcher, two blacksmiths, a grocery store and a hotel in town. LaPorte became the most important settlement north of Denver . In 1862 the United States Army built Camp Collins to protect the stagecoach from attacks by the Indians . The Laporte Townsite Company also bought 5.2 km 2 of land. In 1863, the 13th Infantry from Kansas came to Laporte to escort the stagecoach en route to Virginia Dale . During the flood of 1864, the army fled to the mountains. In August Colonel Collins decided to move camp six miles.

Location and population

According to data from the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a size of approximately 16 km 2 . This mainly comprises a large area of ​​land, only 100 m 2 (about 0.49%) of the CDP consists of water.

According to the 2010 census, the population of Laporte was 2,450 people in 1,057 households. The population density was 168 people per km 2 . The race and ethnicity of the inhabitants were also recorded in the census . According to this demographic characteristic, the CDP consists primarily of “white” Americans (91.4%).

The median income for total households was $ 44,301 and for families (63.1%) $ 52,083. The per capita income was $ 24,118.

Mention in the literature

In L. Neil Smith's Gallatin Universe, LaPorte is one of the largest cities in North America, encompassing nearly half of Larimer County. About 2 million people live in this series of novels in LaPorte.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100 Percent Data. Factfinder2.census.gov, accessed February 1, 2012 .
  2. ↑ ZIP code lookup. ( JavaScript / HTML ) United States Postal Service, December 14, 2006, accessed December 14, 2006 .
  3. ↑ a b c "" The Musgrove Gang: Horse Thieves and Cattle Rustlers "". over-land.com. http://www.over-land.com/musgrove.html . Retrieved January 28, 2010