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The Poudre River Public Library District was established in 2006 by citizen vote, with the established Fort Collins Public Library as its foundation. It serves more than 177,000 people across northern Larimer County, Colorado [2] including Fort Collins and Timnath. The district is governed by an all-volunteer board of trustees appointed by city ...
Cañon City Cañon City: Dec 14, 1901: $13,000 516 Macon Ave. Built in 1902 5: Old Colorado City Branch: Old Colorado City: Jan 1903: $10,000 2418 W. Pikes Peak Ave. Completed in 1904 6: Colorado Springs: Colorado Springs: Jan 2, 1903: $60,000 21 W. Kiowa St. Completed in 1905 7: Delta Delta: Feb 20, 1911: $6,500 211 W. 6th St. Completed in ...
A flood in 1864 destroyed the military post, Camp Collins, located near the river at La Porte. The military relocated the camp and renamed it Fort Collins. Although no fort was ever built, the current city of Fort Collins was established and continues to experience periodic flooding from the Cache La Poudre.
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. [1] The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. [2] The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., [3] the founder of Denver . Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In a two-day period on July 27–28, 1997, heavy rainfall caused an overflow of the Spring Creek near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Stalled convection over the city produced heavy rainfall of up to 14.5 inches (370 mm) across western portions of Fort Collins, causing a flash flood which damaged areas along Spring Creek.
Laporte, looking west along U.S. Route 287. Laporte (originally spelled La Porte and alternatively spelled LaPorte) is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 56 mi (90 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in ...
In the fall of 1975, Fort Collins, Colorado] was a small college town of approximately 60,000 people on the verge of major growth., and there was a need for a nonprofit organization to collect charitable contributions for local purposes. Initially, the foundation was called the Fort Collins Community Foundation before expanding to serve a ...