Fort Lupton, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fort Lupton, Colorado
Statutory City
City of Fort Lupton
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, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Weld County
Government
• Type	Statutory City
Area
• Total	12.199 sq mi (31.596 km2)
• Land	12.146 sq mi (31.459 km2)
• Water	0.053 sq mi (0.137 km2)
Elevation	4,908 ft (1,496 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,955
• Density	655/sq mi (253/km2)
• Metro	328,981 (156th)
• CSA	3,623,560 (17th)
• Front Range	5,055,344
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code	80621
Area code(s)	303
FIPS code	08-27700
GNIS feature ID	0180857

The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in southern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 7,955 at the 2020 United States Census. Fort Lupton is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

History

The city was named for Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton, who built a trading post here on the Adobe Creek in 1840.

Geography

Fort Lupton is located at 40°5′N 104°48′W / 40.083°N 104.800°W / 40.083; -104.800 (40.0849, -104.8030).

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) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census 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 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. 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.

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

In Spanish: Fort Lupton (Colorado) para niños