Greeley, Colorado
Greeley, Colorado | |
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| City of Greeley | |
Weld County Courthouse in Greeley | |
Location of the City of Greeley in Weld County, Colorado | |
Greeley Location of the City of Greeley, Colorado. Greeley Greeley (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′24″N 104°42′33″W / 40.4233°N 104.7091°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Weld |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Incorporated | November 15, 1885 |
| Named after | Horace Greeley |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.092 sq mi (127.148 km2) |
| • Land | 48.933 sq mi (126.735 km2) |
| • Water | 0.159 sq mi (0.413 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,675 ft (1,425 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 108,795 |
| • Rank | 10th in Colorado 286th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,223/sq mi (858/km2) |
| • Metro | 328,981 (156th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $27.334 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | 970/748 |
| GNIS place ID | 180649 |
| GNIS city ID | 2410654 |
| FIPS code | 08-32155 |
| Major highways | |
Greeley is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States census, an increase of 17.12% since the 2010 United States census. Greeley is the tenth most populous city in Colorado. Greeley is the principal city of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. Greeley is located in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles (79 km) north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The city is a college town, home to the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College.