Northglenn, Colorado facts for kids
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Northglenn, Colorado
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| City of Northglenn | ||
The Northglenn City Hall.
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 Northglenn, Colorado
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Colorado |
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| Counties | Adams County Weld County |
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| City | Northglenn | |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1969 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Home rule municipality | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2) | |
| • Land | 7.35 sq mi (19.04 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) | |
| Elevation | 5,377 ft (1,639 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 38,131 | |
| • Density | 5,125/sq mi (1,977.7/km2) | |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | |
| ZIP codes |
80233, 80234, 80241, 80260
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| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 | |
| FIPS code | 08-54330 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0181266 | |
| Highways | I-25, SH 7, SH 128, E-470 | |
The City of Northglenn is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Northglenn is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 38,131. It was built as a master planned community in 1959 by Jordon Perlmutter.
The city is directly connected to Downtown Denver via the Regional Transportation District N Line at the Northglenn/112th station.
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Geography
Northglenn is located at 39°53′51″N 104°58′55″W / 39.89750°N 104.98194°W (39.897418, -104.981891).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.5 square miles (19.4 km2), of which 7.4 square miles (19.2 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.23%, is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Northglenn has a semi-arid climate BSK. The hottest temperature recorded in Northglenn was 108 °F (42 °C) on August 2, 2008, while the coldest temperature recorded was −24 °F (−31 °C) on December 22, 1990.
| Climate data for Northglenn, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1984–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
83 (28) |
85 (29) |
90 (32) |
101 (38) |
105 (41) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
102 (39) |
92 (33) |
84 (29) |
77 (25) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 68.1 (20.1) |
69.4 (20.8) |
77.0 (25.0) |
82.8 (28.2) |
90.3 (32.4) |
97.9 (36.6) |
101.0 (38.3) |
98.6 (37.0) |
94.1 (34.5) |
86.1 (30.1) |
75.4 (24.1) |
67.9 (19.9) |
102.0 (38.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 48.0 (8.9) |
49.6 (9.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
63.9 (17.7) |
72.3 (22.4) |
85.3 (29.6) |
91.1 (32.8) |
88.9 (31.6) |
81.5 (27.5) |
67.2 (19.6) |
55.8 (13.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
67.4 (19.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.5 (0.8) |
34.9 (1.6) |
43.0 (6.1) |
49.5 (9.7) |
58.4 (14.7) |
69.4 (20.8) |
75.0 (23.9) |
73.1 (22.8) |
65.2 (18.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
41.3 (5.2) |
33.3 (0.7) |
52.4 (11.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.0 (−7.2) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
28.4 (−2.0) |
35.1 (1.7) |
44.4 (6.9) |
53.4 (11.9) |
58.9 (14.9) |
57.2 (14.0) |
48.9 (9.4) |
36.8 (2.7) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
37.4 (3.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.3 (−17.9) |
1.7 (−16.8) |
12.1 (−11.1) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.4 (10.8) |
49.2 (9.6) |
35.8 (2.1) |
21.6 (−5.8) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
0.1 (−17.7) |
−6.9 (−21.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) |
−17 (−27) |
−5 (−21) |
6 (−14) |
20 (−7) |
34 (1) |
43 (6) |
41 (5) |
18 (−8) |
4 (−16) |
−6 (−21) |
−24 (−31) |
−24 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.45 (11) |
0.54 (14) |
1.21 (31) |
1.94 (49) |
2.35 (60) |
1.50 (38) |
1.73 (44) |
1.32 (34) |
1.19 (30) |
1.07 (27) |
0.73 (19) |
0.48 (12) |
14.51 (369) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) |
7.6 (19) |
8.2 (21) |
6.5 (17) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
.00 (0.00) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.4 (6.1) |
6.9 (18) |
5.9 (15) |
44.8 (114.35) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 73.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 23.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 27,785 | — | |
| 1980 | 29,847 | 7.4% | |
| 1990 | 27,195 | −8.9% | |
| 2000 | 31,575 | 16.1% | |
| 2010 | 35,789 | 13.3% | |
| 2020 | 38,131 | 6.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Northglenn include:
- Odell Barry (1941–2022), football wide receiver, mayor of Northglenn
- Steve Taylor (1957- ), guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer
See also
In Spanish: Northglenn (Colorado) para niños
