Longmont, Colorado
Encyclopedia
Longmont is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder
and Weld
counties in the U.S. state
of Colorado
. Longmont is located in Northern Colorado
. Longmont is the 13th most populous city in the State of Colorado
. The word "Longmont" comes from Longs Peak
, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that is clearly visible from Longmont, and "mont" from the French word for mountain. The city is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder
and 31 miles (50 km) north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol
in Denver
. In contrast to its better-known neighbor, Longmont has a much more quiet and residential feel, although the city has begun to grow rapidly in recent years. The population was 86,270 at the 2010 census.
Also notable, Longmont was declared an "All-America City
" by the National Civic League
in June 2006. The city was also named number 50 on the 2008 list of the top 100 places to live in the United States by Money Magazine
.
from Chicago, Illinois
. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, the men sold memberships in the town
and with the proceeds purchased the land
necessary for the town hall. As the first planned community
in Boulder County, the city
streets were laid out in a grid plan
in a square mile
. The city
began to flourish as an agricultural
community
after the building
of the Colorado Central Railroad
line arrived northward from Boulder
in 1877. In the 1940s the city
began to grow beyond these original limits, and extended into the western settlements to establish trade
relations with nearby colonies. In the 1960s the federal government
located an air-traffic control center in town and IBM
built a large plant near the city. As agriculture waned, more high technology
has come to the city
including companies like Seagate
and Amgen
. In April 2009 GE Energy relocated their control
solutions business
to the area
. The downtown
along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the last decade
, and into the turn of the century
. In the mid 1990s, the south edge of the city became the location
of the first New Urbanist
project in Colorado, called Prospect New Town
, designed by renowned architect
s Andres Duany
and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
.
opened its newest campus in Longmont. The college provides professional training, preparation, and career support for students interested in a career in the business or medical professions.
Longmont is home to a branch of Regis University and the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College.
Longmont also offers a variety private schools. Well known private schools in the area include Bloom! Montessori School http://www.bloommontessori.com.
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²), of which, 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
Longmont is an exurb of Denver
, on U.S. Highway 287. By 2016, it will be the Route 36 Corridor endpoint for the FasTracks
commuter rail network.
transit district that provides local and regional bus service to Denver and Boulder, Colorado
.
Outside of RTD, Longmont is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland
, and Berthoud
via the FLEX regional bus route.
(official web site Longmont Times-Call) is the local daily newspaper.
Radio stations include KRCN, KGUD
, and. KKFN
of 2000, there were 71,093 people, 26,667 households, and 18,453 families residing in the city. The population density
was 3,262.3 people per square mile (1,259.7/km²). There were 27,394 housing units at an average density of 1,257.0 per square mile (485.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was:
There were 26,667 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,174, and the median income for a family was $58,037. Males had a median income of $40,978 versus $29,582 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $23,409. About 5.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
According to the Longmont Area Economic Council, the top eleven employers in Longmont are:
s of Longmont.
of these municipalities: Chino
, Japan Guzman
, Mexico
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
and Weld
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. Longmont is located in Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is a region in the northern portion of Colorado. It borders Northwestern Colorado, Northeastern Colorado, the north portion of Central Colorado, and the northwest state of Wyoming. Northern Colorado receives over 300 days of sunshine per year, and has a Semi-arid climate...
. Longmont is the 13th most populous city in the State of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. The word "Longmont" comes from Longs Peak
Longs Peak
Longs Peak is one of the 53 mountains with summits over 14,000 feet in Colorado. It can be prominently seen from Longmont, Colorado, as well as from the rest of the Colorado Front Range. It is named after Major Stephen Long, who explored the area in the 1820s...
, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that is clearly visible from Longmont, and "mont" from the French word for mountain. The city is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
and 31 miles (50 km) north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol
Colorado State Capitol
The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. The building is intentionally reminiscent of the United States Capitol. Designed...
in Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. In contrast to its better-known neighbor, Longmont has a much more quiet and residential feel, although the city has begun to grow rapidly in recent years. The population was 86,270 at the 2010 census.
Also notable, Longmont was declared an "All-America City
All-America City Award
The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.The oldest community recognition program in the nation, the award recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon...
" by the National Civic League
National Civic League
The National Civic League is an American non-profit organization that advocates for transparency, effectiveness, and openness in local government...
in June 2006. The city was also named number 50 on the 2008 list of the top 100 places to live in the United States by Money Magazine
Money Magazine
Money Magazine is a business news and financial programme that is broadcast on Sundays at 7:00pm in Hong Kong by television channel TVB Pearl.-Producers and reporters:...
.
History
Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of peoplePeople
People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:* as the plural of person or a group of people People is a plurality of human beings or other beings possessing enough qualities constituting personhood. It has two usages:*...
from Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, the men sold memberships in the town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and with the proceeds purchased the land
Land
Land may refer to:*The part of the Earth that is not covered by water**Ecoregion*Landscape*Landform, physical feature comprises a geomorphological unit*Land , a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources*Land law...
necessary for the town hall. As the first planned community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
in Boulder County, the city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
streets were laid out in a grid plan
Grid plan
The grid plan, grid street plan or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid...
in a square mile
Square mile
The square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared...
. The city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
began to flourish as an agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
after the building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
of the Colorado Central Railroad
Colorado Central Railroad
The Colorado Central Railroad was a U.S. railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century. Originally founded in the Colorado Territory in the wake of the Colorado Gold Rush to ship gold from the mountains, it eventually expanded from its initial...
line arrived northward from Boulder
Boulder
In geology, a boulder is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256 mm diameter. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive....
in 1877. In the 1940s the city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
began to grow beyond these original limits, and extended into the western settlements to establish trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
relations with nearby colonies. In the 1960s the federal government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
located an air-traffic control center in town and IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
built a large plant near the city. As agriculture waned, more high technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
has come to the city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
including companies like Seagate
Seagate Technology
Seagate Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California, United States.-1970s:On November 1, 1979...
and Amgen
Amgen
Amgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,...
. In April 2009 GE Energy relocated their control
Control
Control is the ability to purposefully direct, or suppress, change.Control can also refer to:-Literature:*Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, "Control" was the head of the Circus, a stand-in for MI-6, in the 1974 British spy novel by John le Carré...
solutions business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
to the area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
. The downtown
Downtown
Downtown is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's core or central business district ....
along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the last decade
Decade
A decade is a period of 10 years. The word is derived from the Ancient Greek dekas which means ten. This etymology is sometime confused with the Latin decas and dies , which is not correct....
, and into the turn of the century
Century
A century is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages .-Start and end in the Gregorian Calendar:...
. In the mid 1990s, the south edge of the city became the location
Location
Location may refer to:* Location , one of the five geographic themes and a specific position or point in physical space. * Absolute location* Content-location in HTTP headers: a Uniform Resource Identifier...
of the first New Urbanist
New urbanism
New Urbanism is an urban design movement, which promotes walkable neighborhoods that contain a range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually continued to reform many aspects of real estate development, urban planning, and municipal land-use...
project in Colorado, called Prospect New Town
Prospect New Town
Prospect New Town is a New Urbanist housing development located on the southern edge of the city of Longmont in Boulder County, Colorado in the United States...
, designed by renowned architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
s Andres Duany
Andrés Duany
Andrés Duany is an American architect and urban planner.Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960. He attended The Choate School and received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University...
and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk is an American architect and urban planner of Polish aristocratic roots based in Miami, Florida...
.
- Further information on Longmont's history, see The Official City of Longmont History and the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center.
Education
In September 2010, the Institute of Business & Medical CareersInstitute of Business & Medical Careers
The Institute of Business & Medical Careers is a College located in Fort Collins, Colorado, with further campuses in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Longmont and Greeley, Colorado...
opened its newest campus in Longmont. The college provides professional training, preparation, and career support for students interested in a career in the business or medical professions.
Longmont is home to a branch of Regis University and the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College.
Longmont also offers a variety private schools. Well known private schools in the area include Bloom! Montessori School http://www.bloommontessori.com.
Geography
Longmont is located at 40.171583°N 105.109085°W. Elevation is about 1525 meters (approx. 5000 feet) above sea level. Official designation for elevation is at Main Street and the St. Vrain RiverSt. Vrain Creek
St. Vrain Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains part of the foothills north of Boulder and the Colorado Piedmont area in the vicinity of Longmont.The creek is formed by the confluence of North and South St....
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²), of which, 21.8 square miles (56.5 km²) of it is land and 0.05% is water.
Longmont is an exurb of Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, on U.S. Highway 287. By 2016, it will be the Route 36 Corridor endpoint for the FasTracks
FasTracks
FasTracks is a twelve-year, $6.5 billion public transportation expansion plan for the Denver-Aurora and Boulder metropolitan areas in Colorado, USA, developed by the Regional Transportation District...
commuter rail network.
Transportation
Longmont is part of the RTDRegional Transportation District
The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of...
transit district that provides local and regional bus service to Denver and Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
.
Outside of RTD, Longmont is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland
Loveland, Colorado
Loveland is a Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau that in 2010 the...
, and Berthoud
Berthoud, Colorado
Berthoud is a Statutory Town in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River, approximately halfway between the cities of Fort Collins, Colorado and Denver, Colorado along the Front Range Urban Corridor...
via the FLEX regional bus route.
Media
Longmont Times-CallLongmont Times-Call
The Longmont Daily Times-Call, known under different combinations of these names, is a daily newspaper published in Longmont, Colorado. It carries local, regional, national and World news...
(official web site Longmont Times-Call) is the local daily newspaper.
Radio stations include KRCN, KGUD
KGUD
KGUD is a non-commercial, non-profit radio station broadcasting an Easy Listening format. Licensed to Longmont, Colorado, USA, the station is owned and operated by Longmont Community Radio.-History:...
, and. KKFN
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 71,093 people, 26,667 households, and 18,453 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 3,262.3 people per square mile (1,259.7/km²). There were 27,394 housing units at an average density of 1,257.0 per square mile (485.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was:
- 84.76% White
- 0.54% African American
- 0.97% Native American
- 1.76% Asian
- 0.06% Pacific Islander
- 9.76% from other racesRace (United States Census)Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
- 2.2% from two or more races.
- Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.07% of the population.
There were 26,667 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $51,174, and the median income for a family was $58,037. Males had a median income of $40,978 versus $29,582 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $23,409. About 5.9% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
According to the Longmont Area Economic Council, the top eleven employers in Longmont are:
- St. Vrain Valley Schools (regional school district) with 4875 employees
- Longmont United Hospital with 1282 employees
- Seagate TechnologySeagate TechnologySeagate Technology is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hard disk drives. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California, United States.-1970s:On November 1, 1979...
with 1160 employees - City of Longmont with 814 employees
- AmgenAmgenAmgen Inc. is an international biotechnology company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. Located in the Conejo Valley, Amgen is the world's largest independent biotech firm. The company employs approximately 17,000 staff members. Its products include Epogen, Aranesp, Enbrel, Kineret,...
with 789 employees - IntradoIntradoIntrado Inc. Intrado Inc. provides 9-1-1 and emergency communications infrastructure, systems and services to telecommunications service providers and government public safety agencies in the United States and worldwide. Over 200 million calls are made to 9-1-1 annually. Intrado’s customers...
with 762 employees - Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
with 540 employees - DigitalGlobeDigitalGlobeDigitalGlobe, of Longmont, Colorado, USA, is a commercial vendor of space imagery and geospatial content, and operator of civilian remote sensing spacecraft...
with 437 employees - McLane Western with 425 employees
- ButterballButterballButterball is a brand of turkey and other poultry products produced by Butterball LLC. The company manufactures food products in the United States and internationally — specializing in turkey, cured deli meats, raw roasts and specialty products such as soups and salads, sandwiches, and...
, LLC formerly ConAgra (which operates a turkey processing plant) with 381 employees
Notable residents
- Vance D. BrandVance D. BrandVance DeVoe Brand is an engineer and former test pilot and NASA astronaut. He served as command module pilot during the first U.S.-Soviet joint space flight in 1975, and as commander of three space shuttle missions....
, former astronaut - Greg BiekertGreg BiekertGreg Biekert is a former American football linebacker and current linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Biekert attended Longs Peak Middle School and Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado where he lettered in football. Biekert was a standout linebacker...
, professional football player (played football for Longmont High School) - John R. KelsoJohn R. KelsoJohn Russell Kelso was a nineteenth century politician, author, lecturer and school principal from Missouri.-Biography:...
, U.S. Representative and author (lived and died in Longmont) - David PauleyDavid PauleyDavid Wayne Pauley is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right-handed. Pauley is a graduate of Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado.-Career:...
, pitcher for the Detroit TigersDetroit TigersThe Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant... - Kristen SchaalKristen SchaalKristen Schaal is an American actress, writer and comedienne, best known for her role as Mel in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, as Louise in Bob's Burgers and as a contributor on The Daily Show.-Early life:...
, comedian and actress, grew up in Longmont - Dan SimmonsDan SimmonsDan Simmons is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle....
, author (1990 Hugo AwardHugo AwardThe Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
winner) - William Oxley ThompsonWilliam Oxley ThompsonWilliam Oxley Thompson, D.D. , born in Cambridge, Ohio, was the fifth President of The Ohio State University. Thompson was educated at Muskingum College and Western Theological Seminary. An ordained minister, Thompson spent the first half of his career in Presbyterian ministry...
, Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church (Longmont), President of Longmont Presbyterian College, President of Miami University (Ohio) ,President of The Ohio State University. - Rachel Crow, Contestant on The X Factor (2011)
Mayors
This is a list of MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s of Longmont.
| Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| L. H. Dickson | 1881–1885 |
| George T. Dell | 1885–1887 |
| Charles H. Baker Charles H. Baker Charles H. Baker was a Massachusetts state senator and state representative . He was a Republican from Lynn, Massachusetts.-Biography:... | 1887–1888 |
| John B. Thompson | 1888–1889 |
| Ira L. Herron | 1889–1890 |
| Frank Stickney | 1890–1892 |
| John A. Buckley | 1892–1894 |
| Neil C. Sullivan | 1894–1896 |
| George W. Coffin | 1896–1897 |
| Willis A. Warner | 1897–1898 |
| Frank M. Downer | 1898–1899 |
| Frank M. Miller | 1899–1901 |
| John A. Donovan | 1901–1903 |
| Samuel C. Morgan | 1903–1905 |
| Charles A. Bradley | 1905–1909 |
| Frank P. Secor | 1909–1911 |
| Rae H. Kiteley | 1911–1921 |
| James F. Hays | 1921–1927 |
| Fred W. Flanders | 1927–1929 |
| Earl T. Ludlow | 1929–1931 |
| Ray Lanyon | 1931–1943 |
| Fred C. Ferguson | 1943–1947 |
| George A. Richart | 1947–1949 |
| Otto F. Vliet | 1949–1957 |
| Richard C. Troxell | 1957–1959 |
| Albert Will | 1959–1961 |
| Ralph R. Price | 1961–1969 |
| Alexander Zlaten | 1969–1971 Pro Tem |
| Wade Gaddis | 1971–1973 Pro Tem |
| Austin P. Stonebreaker | 1973–1974 |
| Alvin G. Perenyi | 1975–1977 |
| George F. Chandler | 1977 Pro Tem |
| E. George Patterson Jr. | 1977–1979 |
| Robert J. Askey | 1979–1981 |
| William G. Swenson | 1981–1985 |
| Larry Burkhardt | 1985–1987 |
| Alvin E. Sweney | 1987–1989 |
| Fred Wilson | 1989–1993 |
| Leona Stoecker | 1993–2001 |
| Julia Pirnack | 2001–2007 |
| Roger Lange | 2007–2009 |
| Bryan L. Baum | 2009–2011 |
| Dennis L. Coombs | 2011– |
Sister cities
Longmont is a sister cityTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
of these municipalities: Chino
Chino, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 55,902 and the density of 209.83 persons per km². The total area is 266.41 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1958.- Geography :*mountain**Mount Yatsugatake...
, Japan Guzman
Ciudad Guzmán
Ciudad Guzmán is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco.It is located at , 124 km south of Guadalajara, at a height of 1,507 metres above sea level...
, Mexico
See also
- Chivington DriveChivington DriveChivington Drive was a street in Longmont, Colorado which became the center of attention and controversy because it was named for Colonel John Chivington who was responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864....
, the council took the decision to rename the city street following two decades of protests that it honored Colonel John ChivingtonJohn ChivingtonJohn Milton Chivington was a colonel in the United States Army who served in the American Indian Wars during the Colorado War and the New Mexico Campaigns of the American Civil War...
who was responsible for the Sand Creek MassacreSand Creek MassacreAs conflict between Indians and white settlers and soldiers in Colorado continued, many of the Cheyenne and Arapaho, including bands under Cheyenne chiefs Black Kettle and White Antelope, were resigned to negotiate peace. The chiefs had sought to maintain peace in spite of pressures from whites...
of 1864. - Boulder County, ColoradoBoulder County, ColoradoBoulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
- Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Colorado municipalitiesColorado municipalitiesThe U.S. state of Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.-Municipal government:...
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaDenver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Areathumb|300px|Map of the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaThe Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver region of the state of Colorado...
- Front Range Urban CorridorFront Range Urban CorridorThe Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...
- Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area
- List of mayors of Longmont, Colorado
- State of Colorado
- Weld County, ColoradoWeld County, ColoradoAs of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...
External links
- City of Longmont website
- CDOT map of the City of Longmont
- History of Longmont
- Longmont Times-Call (local newspaper)
- FreeRangeLongmont.com (local political blog)
- Longmont Channel 8 (Public-access televisionPublic-access televisionPublic-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
station)