Fort Lupton, Colorado

The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. Fort Lupton is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,377 as of the 2010 census.

Fort Lupton, Colorado
Statutory City[1]
City of Fort Lupton[1]
Looking west along 1st Street in Fort Lupton.
Motto(s):  " Where Tradition Builds The Future "
Location of the City of Fort Lupton in Weld County, Colorado.
Fort Lupton Location of the City of Fort Lupton in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°5′N 104°48′W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Weld County[2]
City	Fort Lupton[1]
Government
• Type	Statutory City[1]
Area [3]
• Total	11.14 sq mi (28.86 km^2)
• Land	11.09 sq mi (28.73 km^2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km^2)
Elevation	4,908 ft (1,496 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	7,377
• Estimate  (2019)[4]	8,317
• Density	749.68/sq mi (289.44/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	80621
Area code(s)	303
FIPS code	08-27700
GNIS feature ID	0180857
Website	City of Fort Lupton

History

The city was named for Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton, who built a trading post on Adobe Creek in 1838.[5][6] The trading post, Fort Lupton, has been reconstructed near the site of the original fort using some of the original adobe bricks at the South Platte Valley Historical Park, which was established by the South Platte Valley Historical Society northwest of the city of Fort Lupton. It is a historical park about early area settlement.[7][8]

Geography

Fort Lupton is located at 40°5′N 104°48′W (40.0849, -104.8030).[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km²), of which, 4.0 square miles (10 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (1.00%) are covered by water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	113		—
1900	214		89.4%
1910	614		186.9%
1920	1,014		65.1%
1930	1,578		55.6%
1940	1,692		7.2%
1950	1,907		12.7%
1960	2,194		15.0%
1970	2,489		13.4%
1980	4,251		70.8%
1990	5,159		21.4%
2000	6,787		31.6%
2010	7,377		8.7%
2019 (est.)	8,317	[4]	12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 6,787 people, 2,099 households, and 1,677 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,707.2 people per square mile (658.4/km²). There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of 536.3 per square mile (206.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.34% White, 0.43% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 22.65% from other races, and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.38% of the population.

There were 2,099 households, out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,917, and the median income for a family was $45,348. Males had a median income of $34,368 versus $23,849 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,649. About 11.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Fort Lupton is part of Weld County Public School District RE-8, which includes Fort Lupton Middle School[12] Fort Lupton High School, Butler Elementary, Twombly Elementary, Little Trappers Preschool, and Kenneth Homyak PK-8. As of 2013, Fort Lupton High School had 560 students in grades 9-12.[13] A controversy arose at the high school in September 2013 when a group of parents sought to remove the novel Looking for Alaska, the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award winner by John Green from the school's curriculum.[14]

Notable people

• Brian Shaw, leading American strongman, placed first in the 2011, 2013, 2015 World's Strongest Man, and 2016 competitions.
• John Naka, Japanese-America bonsai grandmaster, was born in and spent his first eight years there.

See also

• Outline of Colorado
  • Index of Colorado-related articles
• State of Colorado
  • Colorado cities and towns
    • Colorado municipalities
  • Colorado counties
    • Weld County, Colorado
  • Colorado metropolitan areas
    • Front Range Urban Corridor
    • North Central Colorado Urban Area
    • Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
    • Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
2. "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
5. "Profile for Fort Lupton, Colorado". ePodunk. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
6. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 129.
7. "The New Fort Lupton Rises On The Banks Of The South Platte River". CBS Denver. September 4, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
8. "South Platte Valley Historical Society Home Page". South Platte Valley Historical Society. Retrieved June 7, 2018. Since there will likely be a currency issue with the home page: 'The South Platte Valley Historical Society has a mission to preserve the history of the South Platte Valley area. The Society is creating a one-hundred acre history park on the north side of Fort Lupton with facilities dedicated to education and historic interpretation... Visit the Society's South Platte Valley Historical Park - Lupton's Fort and the South Platte Valley Settlement... Northwest of the city of Fort Lupton off of Highway 85. The historical park is 1/4 mile West of Highway 85 off of County Road 141/2. Turn right onto Historic Park Way.'
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
11. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
12. (18 September 2013). Weld Re-8 Schools to break ground on Fort Lupton Middle School remodeling, Fort Lupton Press
13. About the School (Fort Lupton High School), Weld-8 School District, Retrieved 1 October 2013
14. (1 October 2013). Looking for Alaska Challenged at Fort Lupton High School, fishingboatproceeds, Retrieved 1 October 2013

External links

• City of Fort Lupton website
• CDOT map of the City of Fort Lupton