Longmont, Colorado
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Longmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80501. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Longmont quadrangle. 98,885 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,984 feet above sea level.
On record in Longmont
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 12 records
T. M. Callahan Houselisted 1985
Dickens Opera Houselisted 1987
Downtown Longmont Historic Districtlisted 2017
East Side Historic Districtlisted 1986
Empson Cannerylisted 1984
Hoverhome and Hover Farmsteadlisted 1999
Longmont Carnegie Librarylisted 1992
Longmont Collegelisted 1987
Longmont Fire Departmentlisted 1985
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1881listed 1975
West Side Historic Districtlisted 1987- Tower of Compassionlisted 2025
Population over time
2 figuresLongmont grew from 86,270 to 98,885 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 | 86,270 | |
| 2020 | 98,885 | +12,615 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1904 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Longmont quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
359 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 359 fires within 5 miles of Longmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,300 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 23 were 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 | 266 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 8 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Longmont Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LONGMONT |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LONGMONT |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boulder Fire Rescue Department | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Longmont: 9 producers, 6 occurrences, 4 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Button R Dam | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Lefthand Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Longmont Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Longmont Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Frontier Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Longmont Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marlatt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Marnette | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Longmont in 77 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 61 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Lightning | Longmont | 2 hurt | Lightning struck near two golfers at Ute Creek Golf Course, knocking them to the ground. The men received minor injures. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | West Longmont | $7,000 | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Longmont | $5,000 | Lightning struck and killed a 2-yr old horse at Colorado Horse Rescue's Longmont farm. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | Intense thunderstorms winds knocked down several power poles in Longmont. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Longmont | - | Lightning struck a fertilizer warehouse. Approximately one third of the structure was damaged. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed power lines which caused a 30 minute power outage. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Longmont | - | Heavy rain and hail caused widespread street flooding in Longmont. Standing water was 2 feet deep in spots. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Longmont | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Longmont | - | 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.
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 Longmont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q988283 | 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 202560. 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.










