Northglenn, Colorado
City in Colorado, United States
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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.[6] It was built as a master planned community in 1959 by Jordon Perlmutter.[8]
United StatesNorthglenn, Colorado | |
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| City of Northglenn[1] | |
The Northglenn City Hall. | |
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  Northglenn Location of the City of Northglenn in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′51″N 104°58′55″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties[2] | Adams County Weld County |
| City[1] | Northglenn |
| Incorporated | April 19, 1969[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Meredith Leighty |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.28 km2) |
| • Land | 7.35 sq mi (19.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,377 ft (1,639 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 38,131 |
| • Density | 5,187/sq mi (2,003/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes[7] | 80233, 80234, 80241, 80260 |
| Area codes | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-54330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0181266 |
| Highways | I-25, SH 7, SH 128, E-470 |
| Major highways |     |
| Website | www |
The city is directly connected to Downtown Denver via the Regional Transportation District N Line at the Northglenn/112th station.
Geography
Northglenn is located at 39°53′51″N 104°58′55″W (39.897418, -104.981891).[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
| Climate data for Northglenn, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1984–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Northglenn had a population of 38,131. The median age was 34.5 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.1 males age 18 and over.[14][15]
99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.[16]
There were 13,954 households in Northglenn, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.7% were married-couple households, 22.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[14]
There were 14,607 housing units, of which 4.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.[14]
| Race | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 23,649 | 62.0% |
| Black or African American | 861 | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 830 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1,531 | 4.0% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 58 | 0.2% |
| Some other race | 4,568 | 12.0% |
| Two or more races | 6,634 | 17.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 14,022 | 36.8% |
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Northglenn include:
- Odell Barry (1941–2022), football wide receiver, mayor of Northglenn[17]
- Steve Taylor (1957- ), guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer[18]
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