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Northglenn, Colorado

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the West Adams census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80233. The Survey maps it on the Eastlake quadrangle. 38,131 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,377 feet above sea level.

Northglenn within Adams County

On record in Northglenn

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Northglenn grew from 35,789 to 38,131 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.

YearPeople Change
201035,789
202038,131+2,342 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

872 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 872 fires within 5 miles of Northglenn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 153 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 38 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/undetermined729
Arson/incendiarism38
Smoking31
Fireworks21
Recreation and ceremony17
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use9
Debris and open burning8
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersN/A
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersWESTMINSTER
8 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreThornton Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictN/A
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictN/A
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN
7 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreThornton Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Metro Fire Rescue DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Adams County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Northglenn: 34 past producers, 16 unknowns, 7 occurrences, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Adams North PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, SilverPast Producer1956
UnknownGold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerPlacer
UnknownGold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, SilverOccurrence
Thornton PitSand and Gravel, Construction, GoldProducer1980
Adams County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Adams County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Albert Frei & Sons Sand and Gr PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brannan Sand and Gravel Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Adams County

Storms near this place

44 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northglenn in 44 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 35 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2023FloodNorthglenn$1,000,000Dozens of roads in Adams County were hit by flooding and were closed due to damage. Authorities believe the damage and impact to the county was severe. The following streets were closed due to flooding: 26th Ave. between Yulle Road and Wolf Creek Road, 64th Ave. between Piggott Road and Wolf Creek Road, Piggott Road from 80th Ave. to 88th Ave., Old Victory Road from US 36 to SH 79, 72nd Ave. from Bradbury-Krebs Road to Xmore Road, Road 15 from Bradbury-Krebs Road to Xmore Road, 26th Ave. from Strasburg Road to Comanche Drive, 26th Ave. from Piggott Road to Yulle Road, 48th Ave. from Strasburg Road to Piggott Road, 112th Ave. from Headlight Road to Nordbye Road, 112th Ave. from Behrens Road to Horrogate Road, 72nd Ave. from Converse Road to SH 79, 80th Ave. from Schumaker Road to SH 79, Cameron Drive from Guy Court to OBrien, Converse Road from 128th Ave. to 144th Ave., Converse Road, from 88th Ave. to 112th Ave., East 112th Ave. from SH 79 to Converse Road, 104th Ave. at Manilla Road and at Tumbleweed Court, 64th Ave. from Converse Road to Schumaker Road, Converse Road from 88th Ave. to 64th Ave., 72nd Ave. at Converse Road and SH 79, 80th Ave. from SH 79 to Schumaker Road, 112th Ave. from Himalaya Road to Picadilly. All Adams County trails were also closed, which included the South Platte River Trail.|.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Northglenn$25,000A small tornado touched and caused minor damage. Several trees were downed in an open field. The tornado also damaged a metal fence and minor roof damage to a nearby residence.
June 2025HailNorthglenn-Report from mping.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-A 8 to 10 inch diameter tree downed.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-Minor damage to siding, roofs, and trees.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-The report was via mping.
May 2024HailNorthglenn-Location was near 120th and Colorado. Minot tree damage and minor car damage.
July 2024HailNorthglenn-The report was from mping.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-Intense thunderstorm winds overturned greenhouses and a gazebo.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-Intense thunderstorm winds snapped tree limbs up to three inches in diameter.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-An intense thunderstorm wind downed a tree.
June 2025HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2024HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2024HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2023HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2023HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2021HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2021HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2018HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2018HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2018HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2016HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2016HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2014HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2014HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2011HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2011HailNorthglenn-no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNorthglenn-no account filed
July 2011HailNorthglenn-no account filed
July 2011HailNorthglenn-no account filed
May 2010HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2010HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2010HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2009HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2009HailNorthglenn-no account filed
July 2007HailNorthglenn-no account filed
April 2005HailNorthglenn-no account filed
June 2005HailNorthglenn-no account filed
August 2004HailNorthglenn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Adams County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Westview0.8 miles20
Thornton1.5 miles28
Holiday Hills Village1.8 miles24
Northborough Heights1.8 miles20
Kimberly Hills2.1 miles24
Homestead Heights2.2 miles24
Wandering View2.3 miles20
Federal Heights2.4 miles28

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 NorthglennAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q994468The 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 181266. 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.