Longmont (Colorado)
Longmont | ||
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Development area Prospect New Town in Longmont |
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Location in Colorado | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1871 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Colorado | |
Counties : |
Boulder County Weld County |
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Coordinates : | 40 ° 10 ′ N , 105 ° 7 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | |
Residents : | 86,270 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1,529.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 56.4 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) | |
Height : | 1519 m | |
Postcodes : | 80501-80503 | |
Area code : | +1 303 | |
FIPS : | 08-45970 | |
GNIS ID : | 0202560 | |
Website : | www.ci.longmont.co.us | |
Mayor : | Julia Pirnack |
Longmont is a city in the US state of Colorado founded in 1871 . It is located around 50 km north of Denver on St. Vrain Creek . With a population of 86,270, the city is the fourteenth largest in the state of Colorado.
The name Longmont comes from the name of Major Stephen H. Long , who led an expedition to the area in 1820, and the French word "mont" for "mountain".
By 2016, Longmont is to become the end point of a new light rail line as part of the FasTracks project .
sons and daughters of the town
- Julie Albers , cellist
- Vance DeVoe Brand (* 1931), former astronaut
- Kylie Ireland (* 1970), porn actress and producer
- David Pauley , professional baseball player
- Richard Shutler, Jr. (1921-2007), anthropologist and archaeologist
- Daniel Woods , winner of a Boulder World Cup and first time climber as well as repeater of many 8c boulder problems
Town twinning
Longmont is twin town of:
Web links
Commons : Longmont, Colorado - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Longmont, Colorado Local Information (English)