Lochbuie, Colorado

Town in Colorado, United States

Statutory Town in State of Colorado, United States
40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W / 40.01000; -104.70806Country United StatesState State of ColoradoCountiesWeld County[1]
Adams CountyIncorporatedMay 1974[2]Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]Area • Total3.71 sq mi (9.60 km2) • Land3.69 sq mi (9.54 km2) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)Elevation5,020 ft (1,530 m)Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total8,088 • Density2,200/sq mi (840/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code[6]
80603
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720FIPS code08-45530GNIS feature ID1669461WebsiteTown of Lochbuie

The Town of Lochbuie (/lɒkˈbuːi/ lok-BOO-ee)[7] is a statutory town located in Weld and Adams counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The town population was 8,088 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]

Geography

Lochbuie is located at 40°0′36″N 104°42′29″W / 40.01000°N 104.70806°W / 40.01000; -104.70806 (40.009864, -104.708080).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), of which, 1.3 square miles (3.5 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (1.47%) is water.

History

Lochbuie was developed in the 1960s as the Spacious Living Mobile Home Park and known as Space City until it was incorporated in 1974.[9] The town was named Lochbuie after Lochbuie, Mull, in Scotland.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980895—
19901,16830.5%
20002,04975.4%
20104,726130.6%
20208,08871.1%

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References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Lochbuie town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on January 1, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2007.
  7. ^ "Colorado Day: How the bleep do you say that? A Colorado guide". TheDenverChannel.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ^ Dexheimer, Eric. "Turning Water into Whine", Westword, August 20, 1998, accessed March 6, 2011
  10. ^ Capace, Nancy The Encyclopedia of Colorado

External links

  • Town of Lochbuie website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Lochbuie
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