Facts About Longmont
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Longmont is named after Longs Peak, a prominent mountain named for explorer Stephen H. Long that is clearly visible from Longmont, and “mont”, from the French word “montagne” for mountain.
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Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of people from Chicago, Illinois. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony.
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Longmont was the site of Colorado’s first library, founded in 1871 by Elizabeth Rowell Thompson
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Longmont is located in northeastern Boulder County at 40°10′18″N 105°06′33″W.
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Longmont has a total area of 27.6 square miles, of which 26.2 square miles is land and 1.5 square miles, or 5.30%, is water.
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The estimated population of Longmont is 98,711, as of 2020, making it the 14th most populous city in the state of Colorado.
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Longmont absorbed the older community of Burlington in 1871 and incorporated in 1873.
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Longmont is twinned with the following sister cities Chino, Nagano, Japan; Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico & Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.
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Longmont is situated at approximately 5000 feet above sea level in Boulder County.
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Longmont sees 300 days of sunshine per year, on average.
