Broomfield, Colorado
| City and County of Broomfield, Colorado | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| City and County | Broomfield County, Colorado |
| Incorporated | 1961-06-06[1] |
| Consolidated | 2001-11-15 |
| Named for | broomcorn grown in area |
| Government | |
| - Type | Consolidated City and County[2] |
| - Mayor | Patrick Quinn |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2) |
| - Land | 27.1 sq mi (70.2 km2) |
| - Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 5,344 ft (1,629 m) |
| Population (2008)[4] | |
| - Total | 54,858 |
| - Density | 1,644.6/sq mi (635/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes[5] | 80020, 80021, 80023, 80038 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-09280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204704 |
| Highways | I-25, US 36, US 287, NW Parkway, SH 7, SH 121, SH 128 |
| Website | City and County of Broomfield |
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population was 54,858 on July 1, 2008.[4] Broomfield is the 16th most populous city and the 16th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area.
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History
The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in 1961 in the southeastern corner of Boulder County. It received its name from the broomcorn grown in the area. Over the next three decades, the city grew through annexations, many of which crossed the county line into four adjacent counties: Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld. In the 1990s, city leaders began to push for the creation of a separate county to avoid the inefficiencies of dealing with four separate court districts, four different county seats (each a considerable distance away, and four separate county sales tax bases. It also had longstanding political differences with Boulder County, which impelled it to separate. Broomfield reasoned that it could provide services more responsively under its own county government, and sought an amendment to the Colorado State Constitution to create a new county. The amendment was passed in 1998, after which a three-year transition period followed. On November 15, 2001, Broomfield County became the 64th, newest and smallest county of Colorado.
Geography
Broomfield is located at (39.931817, -105.065919)[6].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.5 square miles (71.1 km²), of which, 27.1 square miles (70.2 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) (1.24 percent) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Weld County, Colorado - northeast
- Adams County, Colorado - southeast
- Jefferson County, Colorado - southwest
- Boulder County, Colorado - northwest
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Demographics
At the 2000 census[7], there were 38,272 people, 13,842 households and 10,270 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,411.6 per square mile (545.1/km²). There were 14,322 housing units at an average density of 528.2/sq mi (204.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.62 percent White, 0.92 percent African American, 0.61 percent Native American, 4.14 percent Asian, 0.04 percent Pacific Islander, 3.21 percent from other races, and 2.45 percent from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.07 percent of the population.
There were 13,842 households of which 41.2 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.2 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8 percent were non-families. 19.3 percent of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2 percent had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 people, and the average family size was 3.19 people.
Age distribution was 29.3 percent under the age of 18, 7.7 percent from 18 to 24, 36.3 percent from 25 to 44, 20.1 percent from 45 to 64, and 6.6 percent who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median household income was $63,903, and the median family income was $70,551 (these figures had risen to $69,419 and $82,106 respectively in a 2007 estimate).[8] Males had a median income of $49,732 versus $31,864 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,488. About 2.1 percent of families and 4.2 percent of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3 percent of those under age 18 and 6.3 percent of those age 65 or over.
Economy
In the 1990s, Broomfield and other area suburbs experienced tremendous economic growth, much of it focused in technology. According to the Broomfield Economic Development Corporation website[9], Broomfield's top three employers are Oracle Corporation (formerly Sun Microsystems, Inc.) with 3,387 employees, Level 3 Communications with 2,400 employees and Staples, Inc. (formerly Corporate Express) with 1,000 employees.
Outdoors
Broomfield has an extensive trail system that connects the various lakes and parks. A spectacular trail connects the Stearns Lake and the Josh's Pond on the west side of town. Broomfield also has a 9/11 memorial containing a piece of the steel beam from one of the towers.
Broomfield is home to many youth sports programs including, Broomfield Blitz Youth Football a non-profit 501c organization dedicated to providing exercise and athletic development.
Broomfield also has a skate park with many different features such as bowls, a large half pipe and several "street" obstacles.
Local business
The Flatiron Crossing Mall is a large shopping and entertainment center, anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's, The Great Indoors and Best Buy.
The Broomfield Enterprise is the local newspaper.
Broomfield Chamber of Commerce is the local business chamber.
Government
- Mayor - Patrick Quinn (term expires 2009)
- Mayor Pro-Tem - Walt Spader (term expires 2009)
Council members
- Ward 1
- Todd Schumacher (term expires 2011)
- Bob Gaiser (term expires 2009)
- Ward 2
- Lori Cox (term expires 2011)
- Dennis McCloskey (term expires 2009)
- Ward 3
- Kevin Jacobs (term expires 2011)
- Sam Taylor (term expires 2013)
- Ward 4
- Walt Spader (term expires 2011)
- Randy Ahrens (term expires 2009)
- Ward 5
- Linda Reynolds (term expires 2011)
- Brian Kenyon (term expires 2009)
Education
Since Broomfield used to be divided among four counties, students living in the city were serviced by the appropriate school for their county. Even though the city is now united within one county, students attend the same schools they would have attended if county boundaries had remained the same.
The main school districts in Broomfield are Adams Twelve Five Star Schools and Boulder Valley School District.
Broomfield features two large public high schools (Broomfield High School, currently being remodeled, and Legacy High), two public middle schools and eight public elementary schools. There are three private schools: Broomfield Academy for ages 3–12; Holy Family, a Catholic high school; and Nativity of Our Lord Parish, a Catholic elementary school. Broomfield also contains a K-12 charter school, Front Range Academy, which has two Broomfield campuses.
Religion
Broomfield is home to several churches encompassing many of the major Christian denominations, as well as non-denominational bodies.
Sister cities/twin towns
Broomfield has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:
Broomfield and Kingswood, Kent, United Kingdom
Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Japan (became a sister city after the former town of Maruko became part of the new city of Ueda on March 6, 2006)
See also
- State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- Colorado municipalities
- Colorado counties
- Colorado metropolitan areas
- Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
- North Central Colorado Urban Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- Northwest Parkway
- Colorado cities and towns
- United States Government
- Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
References
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ↑ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ↑ "City & County of Broomfield: Community". City & County of Broomfield. http://www.ci.broomfield.co.us/community.shtml. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Colorado in 2000-2008" (CSV). 2008 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2008-04-08.csv. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0449360&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US04%7C16000US0449360&_street=&_county=broomfield&_cityTown=broomfield&_state=04000US08&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=
- ↑ BEDC website
External links
- City and County of Broomfield website
- Broomfield Chamber of Commerce
- Birth of a City 1950s-era video promoting Broomfield
- Colorado County Evolution by Don Stanwyck
- Colorado Historical Society
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