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:
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- Longmont, Colorado Local Information (English)