Garden City, Colorado

Garden City, Colorado
Statutory Town[1]
Town of Garden City[1]
The Garden City Town Hall.
The Garden City Town Hall.
Location of the Town of Garden City in Weld County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Garden City in Weld County, Colorado.
Garden City is located in the United States
Garden City
Garden City
Location of the Town of Garden City in the United States.
Coordinates: 40°23′41″N 104°41′19″W / 40.39472°N 104.68861°W / 40.39472; -104.68861
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyWeld County[1]
Founded1935
Incorporated (town) Initial filingSeptember 14, 1936[2]
Incorporated (town) Uncontested FilingAugust 2, 1938 [3]
Government
[1][4]
 • TypeStatutory Town
 • MayorFil Archuleta
 • Mayor Pro TemGary Sorenson
 • Trustees
  • Leigh Sorenson
  • Sam Parsons
  • Alex Lopez
  • Katherine Rodriguez
  • Rebecca Moreau
Area
[5]
 • Total
0.113 sq mi (0.292 km2)
 • Land0.113 sq mi (0.292 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[6]
4,695 ft (1,431 m)
Population
 (2020)[5][7]
 • Total
254
 • Density2,300/sq mi (870/km2)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code[8]
80631
Area code970
FIPS code08-29185
GNIS feature ID0180637
Websitetownofgardencity.com

The Town of Garden City is a Statutory Town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 254 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] Garden City is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is surrounded by the cities of Greeley and Evans, Colorado.

Geography

Garden City is located at 40°23′41″N 104°41′19″W / 40.39472°N 104.68861°W / 40.39472; -104.68861 (40.394766, -104.688634).[9]

At the 2020 United States Census, the town had a total area of 72 acres (0.292 km2), all of it land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
194087—
195010419.5%
196012924.0%
197014210.1%
198085−40.1%
1990199134.1%
200035779.4%
2010234−34.5%
20202548.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

History

Garden City was founded on August 2, 1938, as a base for saloons and liquor stores serving residents of nearby Greeley, Colorado, which was then a Dry City. Shortly after the repeal of Prohibition in the United States, in June 1935, Greeley voters, by a majority of 356 votes, voted in the local option election to make Greeley "dry" and prohibit the sale, manufacture, transportation, or possession of liquor in the city limits of Greeley. The morning following the election, two Greeley liquor stores were closed by the Chief of Police. The Greeley Tribune published several articles about a Wet Town incorporating Greeley's southern edge.

This area was home to a 10-acre area known at the time as Ray's Cottage Camp, owned by Mrs. A.F. Ray. The law for incorporating a town at the time required a petition to be filled with Weld County of 30 or more residents who were also landowners. Mrs. Ray sold cabins and lots in her Cottage Camp for as little as $100.00 so that Garden City could meet the petition criteria.

According to Tribune articles written at the time, the incorporation of Garden City was challenged and found to be invalid twice but Garden City did finally become incorporated on the third attempt in 1938. According to the incorporation document on file in the Clerk's Office, the incorporation date was August 2, 1938. [3]

Education

Garden City is within Weld County School District Six. As of 2008 residents are zoned to Jackson Elementary School,[10] Brentwood Middle School,[11] and Greeley Central High School.[12] All of the schools assigned to Garden City are in Greeley.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Garden City History". Town of Garden City. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Garden City Board of Trustees". Town of Garden City. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Garden City town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2007.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "District 6 Elementary School Boundaries Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Weld County School District Six. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
  11. ^ "District 6 Middle School Boundaries Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Weld County School District Six. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.
  12. ^ "District 6 High School Boundaries Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Weld County School District Six. Retrieved on December 10, 2008.