Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010. Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 56 mi (90 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Fort Collins is a midsize college town, home to Colorado State University and Front Range Community College's Larimer campus.
Fort Collins, Colorado | |
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Home rule municipality | |
Downtown "Old Town" Fort Collins | |
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Location of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado | |
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| Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 105°4′41″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Larimer County |
| Commissioned | 1864 |
| Incorporated | February 12, 1883 |
| Named for | William O. Collins |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| • Mayor | Jeni Arndt (F, D) |
| • Mayor pro tem | Emily Francis |
| • City manager | Kelly DiMartino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.473 sq mi (151.444 km2) |
| • Land | 57.212 sq mi (148.179 km2) |
| • Water | 1.261 sq mi (3.265 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,003 ft (1,525 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 169,810 |
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| • Density | 2,968/sq mi (1,146/km2) |
| • Urban | 326,332 (US: 123rd) |
| • Urban density | 2,766.1/sq mi (1,068.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 359,066 (US: 151st) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 80521–80528 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-27425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204673 |
| Highways | , , , |
| Website | www |
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