Northglenn, Colorado

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]

Northglenn, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
City of Northglenn[1]
The Northglenn City Hall.
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Location of the City of Northglenn in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado.
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 [4]
• 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]	5,377 ft (1,639 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• 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
Website	www.northglenn.org

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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	27,785		—
1980	29,847		7.4%
1990	27,195		−8.9%
2000	31,575		16.1%
2010	35,789		13.3%
2020	38,131		6.5%
2024 (est.)	38,287	[13]	0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Northglenn include:

• Odell Barry (1941–2022), football wide receiver, mayor of Northglenn^[14]
• Steve Taylor (1957- ), guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer^[15]

See also

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