Fort Collins, Colorado

"Fort Collins" redirects here. For other uses, see Fort Collins (disambiguation).

Fort Collins, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Downtown "Old Town" Fort Collins
Downtown "Old Town" Fort Collins
Flag of Fort Collins, Colorado
Flag
Location of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado
Location of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado
Fort Collins is located in Colorado
Fort Collins
Fort Collins
Location of Fort Collins in Colorado
Fort Collins is located in the United States
Fort Collins
Fort Collins
Fort Collins (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 105°4′41″W / 40.55917°N 105.07806°W / 40.55917; -105.07806
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLarimer County[1]
Commissioned1864
IncorporatedFebruary 12, 1883[2]
Named forWilliam O. Collins
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
 • MayorJeni Arndt (F, D)
 • Mayor pro temEmily Francis
 • City managerKelly DiMartino
Area
[3]
 • Total
58.473 sq mi (151.444 km2)
 • Land57.212 sq mi (148.179 km2)
 • Water1.261 sq mi (3.265 km2)
Elevation
5,003 ft (1,525 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
169,810
 • Rank
  • 4th in Colorado
  • 154th in the United States
 • Density2,968/sq mi (1,146/km2)
 • Urban
326,332 (US: 123rd)
 • Urban density2,766.1/sq mi (1,068/km2)
 • Metro
359,066 (US: 151st)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Codes[4]
80521–80528
Area code970
FIPS code08-27425
GNIS feature ID0204673
Highways link = Interstate 25 in Colorado, link = U.S. Route 287 in Colorado, link = Colorado State Highway 1, link = Colorado State Highway 14
Websitewww.fcgov.com

Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[1][5] The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010.[3] Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 56 mi (90 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

Fort Collins is a prominent college town, home to Colorado State University, a public research university and the second-largest university by enrollment in Colorado.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "College Navigator - Colorado State University". National Center for Education Statistics.