Brighton, Colorado

City of Brighton, Colorado
Home Rule Municipality

Brighton City Hall.
Motto: "What we value today is what we become tomorrow"

Location in Adams County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 104°47′48″W / 39.964790°N 104.796581°W / 39.964790; -104.796581Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 104°47′48″W / 39.964790°N 104.796581°W / 39.964790; -104.796581[1]
Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
Counties Adams County Seat[2]
Weld County
Incorporated September 1, 1887[3]
Named for Brighton Beach, New York
Government
 • Type Home Rule Municipality[2]
 • Mayor Dick Mclean
Area
 • Total 17.2 sq mi (44.3 km2)
 • Land 17.1 sq mi (44.2 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[4] 4,984 ft (1,519 m)
Population (2010)[5]
 • Total 33,352
 • Density 1,900/sq mi (750/km2)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 80601-80603[6]
Area code(s) Both 303 and 720
INCITS place code 0808675
GNIS feature ID 0204736
Highways I-76, US 6, US 85, SH 2, SH 7, SH 22, E-470
Website City of Brighton

The City of Brighton is the Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Weld counties that is the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.[7] The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 35,719 in 2013.[5]

History

The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York.[8] Brighton was founded in the 1870s as a stage/railroad depot and farming community. The town was originally named Hughes Station. The town was incorporated in 1887.[9] Among the notable scholars born there are Richard Ling, founding editor of Mobile Media & Communication, currently the Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, and Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Geography and climate

Brighton is located at 39°58′27″N 104°48′36″W / 39.97417°N 104.81000°W / 39.97417; -104.81000 (39.974184, -104.809926).[10] It is often considered a suburb of Denver.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 square miles (44 km2), of which 17.1 square miles (44 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.29%) is water.

Climate data for Brighton, Colorado (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 44.3
(6.8)		 46.9
(8.3)		 55.5
(13.1)		 63.6
(17.6)		 72.9
(22.7)		 83.2
(28.4)		 89.6
(32)		 87.1
(30.6)		 78.8
(26)		 66.5
(19.2)		 52.7
(11.5)		 43.3
(6.3)		 65.4
(18.6)
Average low °F (°C) 15.6
(−9.1)		 18.5
(−7.5)		 26.2
(−3.2)		 33.6
(0.9)		 43.0
(6.1)		 51.8
(11)		 57.2
(14)		 55.7
(13.2)		 46.3
(7.9)		 34.6
(1.4)		 24.0
(−4.4)		 15.2
(−9.3)		 35.2
(1.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.43
(10.9)		 0.37
(9.4)		 1.20
(30.5)		 1.70
(43.2)		 2.26
(57.4)		 1.71
(43.4)		 1.51
(38.4)		 1.74
(44.2)		 1.05
(26.7)		 0.93
(23.6)		 0.77
(19.6)		 0.49
(12.4)		 14.18
(360.2)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.9
(15)		 4.3
(10.9)		 7.0
(17.8)		 3.5
(8.9)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.5
(1.3)		 2.4
(6.1)		 6.2
(15.7)		 6.3
(16)		 36.6
(93)
Source: NOAA[11]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1890306—
190036619.6%
1910850132.2%
19202,715219.4%
19303,39425.0%
19404,02918.7%
19504,3367.6%
19607,05562.7%
19708,30917.8%
198012,77353.7%
199014,20311.2%
200020,90547.2%
201033,35259.5%
Est. 201436,765[12]10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

As of the census[14] of 2000, there were 20,905 people, 6,718 households, and 5,058 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,224.1 people per square mile (472.6/km²). There were 6,990 housing units at an average density of 409.3 per square mile (158.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.91% White, 0.99% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 16.29% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.22% of the population.

There were 6,718 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the city the age distribution of the population shows 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,779, and the median income for a family was $53,286. Males had a median income of $35,686 versus $27,103 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,927. About 6.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

School District 27J

Website: http://www.sd27j.org

Elementary:

  • Henderson Elementary
  • North Elementary
  • Northeast Elementary
  • Mary E. Pennock Elementary
  • Second Creek Elementary
  • South Elementary
  • Southeast Elementary
  • Brantner Elementary
  • Thimmig Elementary
  • Turnberry Elementary
  • West Ridge Elementary

Middle:

  • Overland Middle School
  • Vikan Middle School
  • Prairie View Middle School
  • Otho E. Stuart Middle School

Secondary:

Alternative:

  • Brighton Heritage Academy
  • B.O.L.T. (Brighton Online Learning for Tomorrow) Academy

Charter:

  • Bromley East Charter school
  • Belle Creek Charter School
  • Eagle Ridge Academy High School
  • Landmark Academy
  • Foundations Academy

Shopping

The Prairie Center is a 396-acre (1.60 km2) shopping center with a pedestrian-oriented retail village, which is anchored by JC Penney, Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Super Target, and many other stores.

Industry

Brighton is the home of two Vestas manufacturing plants, a wind turbine blade factory and a nacelle manufacturing plant. The factories are valued at $290 million and will provide 1,350 employment opportunities: 650 in the blade factory and another 700 in the nacelle manufacturing plant. Groundbreaking for the factories took place on March 25, 2009.[15]

The corporate headquarters of O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals is located in Brighton.[16]

Sister city

Brighton has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. 1 2 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Colorado April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 Retrieved 2009-12-23
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Profile for Brighton, Colorado, CO". ePodunk. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  9. ↑ "City of Brighton celebrates 125th Anniversary". City of Brighton Colorado. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  14. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  15. ↑ "Vestas breaks ground on Colorado wind-turbine plants". March 25, 2009.
  16. ↑ "About Us". O’Neal Flat Rolled Metals. Retrieved October 2015.

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