Greeley, Colorado
city in and county seat of Wetd County, Colorado, United States
Greeley is the city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States.[9] Greeley is in northern Colorado and is 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.
Greeley, Colorado | |
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The Weld County Courthouse in Greeley | |
![]() Location of Greeley in Weld County, Colorado. | |
Coordinates: 40°25′24″N 104°42′33″W / 40.42333°N 104.70917°WCoordinates: 40°25′24″N 104°42′33″W / 40.42333°N 104.70917°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Weld[2] |
Founded | 1869 |
Incorporated | 1885-11-15[3] |
Named for | Horace Greeley |
Government | |
• Type | Home Rule Municipality[2] |
• Mayor | John Gates [4] |
Area | |
• Total | 47.92 sq mi (124.10 km2) |
• Land | 47.79 sq mi (123.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
Elevation | 4,675 ft (1,425 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 92,889 (US: 291st) |
• Estimate (2018)[7] | 107,348 |
• Density | 2,175.80/sq mi (840.08/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP codes[8] | 80631-80634 & 80638-80639 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-32155 |
GNIS feature ID | 0180649 |
Highways | US 34, US 85, SH 257, SH 263, SH 392 |
Website | City of Greeley Colorado |
According to a July 2018 estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city is 107,348.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Greeley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ↑ "City Council Members". City of Greeley. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 25, 2017.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.