Berthoud, Colorado
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Berthoud census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80513. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Berthoud quadrangle. 10,332 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,030 feet above sea level.
On record in Berthoud
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Bimson Blacksmith Shoplisted 1981
Population over time
2 figuresBerthoud grew from 5,105 to 10,332 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,105 | |
| 2020 | 10,332 | +5,227 (+102%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 32 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Loveland quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Loveland quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Berthoud quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Berthoud between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 157 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 19 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 14 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Berthoud Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Berthoud: 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Loveland Sugar Refinery Quarry | Calcium | Plant | ||
| Unknown | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berthoud in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 deaths. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | 2 killed | Heavy rain continued to produce widespread flash flooding. A 79-yr old Larimer County resident was killed when she was swept away while trying to climb to safety from her home in Cedar Point. In addition, A 61-yr old Cedar Point resident died when her home was swept down the Big Thompson River by the floodwaters. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | $15,000 | Significant flooding was observed along the Larimer/Boulder county line. Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | $10,000 | Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding south of Loveland. Running water, up to 6 inches deep, overflowed ditches and onto the highway near Campion and Lone Tree Reservoir. South County Road 9 and East Highway 402 were closed. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | $1,000 | A maple tree and two pine trees were knocked down. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Berthoud | - | Hail up to the size of a half dollar fell for a duration of 6 minutes. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF3) | Berthoud | - | The tornado contiinued its track into Larimer County. At least 25 homes between Longmont and Berthoud were damaged; three of them destroyed. No injuries were reported as the winds tore apart homes and rolled vehicles. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | - | Continuous heavy rainfall produced flash flooding that inundated much of central Larimer County including the towns of Drake, Estes Park and Glen Haven. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | - | Continuous heavy rainfall produced flash flooding in and around Estes Park. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | - | Continuous heavy rainfall produced flash flooding. The town of Glen Haven, between Estes Park and Drake, was cut off due to water and debris blocking roads in both directions. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | - | Heavy rain upstream, including the headwaters of the Big Thompson River, its tributaries and Rocky Mountain National Park continued. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | Strong microburst winds snapped numerous tree branches, up to 4 inches in diameter. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Berthoud | - | Heavy rain caused flooding and flash flooding problems in the Berthoud area. Some parts of town were under 2 to 3 feet of standing water. State Highway 287 was closed as high water covered the roadway. Some basements in the Berthoud Lake subdivision were inundated with up to 5 feet of water. Major crop damage was reported on the west side of town as 320 acres of corn, wheat and beets were flooded. The storm also caused the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe railroad to shut down tracks for 4 hours while repair crews fixed a 100-foot and 75-foot stretch of track the had been washed out. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Berthoud | - | A thunderstorm dumped dime-size hail five miles southeast of Fort Collins and five miles east of Berthoud (20 miles south southeast of Fort Collins). |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berthoud | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berts Corner | 1.1 miles | 32 | |
| Campion | 2.8 miles | 32 | |
| Kings Corner | 4.8 miles | 28 | |
| Loveland | 6.2 miles | 28 | |
| Browns Corner | 6.9 miles | 28 | |
| Kelim | 9.7 miles | 21 | |
| Little Dam | 10.9 miles | 30 | |
| Redmond | 12.0 miles | 28 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Berthoud | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q741830 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 178065. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









