Longmont, Colorado | |
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 The Longmont Safety and Justice Center | |
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  Longmont Location of the City of Longmont in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°10′18″N 105°6′33″W / 40.17167°N 105.10917°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties[2] | Boulder County Weld County |
| City[1] | Longmont |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1885[3] |
| Named for | Stephen Harriman Long and Longs Peak |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Joan Peck[4] (List) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.74 km2 (30.40 sq mi) |
| • Land | 74.49 km2 (28.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,518 m (4,981 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 98,885 |
| • Density | 1,305.70/km2 (3,381.70/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Longmonter[citation needed] |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes[8] | 80501–80504 |
| Area code(s) | 303/720 |
| FIPS code | 08-45970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410869[6] |
| Website | www |
Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Its population was 98,885 as of the 2020 U.S. Census[update].[9] Longmont is located northeast of the county seat of Boulder. It is named after Longs Peak, a prominent mountain that is clearly visible from the city (mont means "mountain" in French).[10]
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ Mehl, Annie (November 9, 2021). "Longmont mayor, council members take oaths of office". Longmont Times-Call. Longmont, CO. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longmont, Colorado
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
- ^ "Longmont city, Colorado Population". Census.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 190.