Longmont, Colorado

Longmont was founded in 1871 by a group of people from Chicago, Illinois. Originally called the Chicago-Colorado Colony, led by president Robert Collyer, the men sold memberships in the town, purchasing the land necessary for the town hall with the proceeds. As the first planned community in Boulder County, the city streets were laid out in a grid plan within a square mile. The city began to flourish as an agricultural community after the Colorado Central Railroad line arrived northward from Boulder in 1877.

In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan gained control of Longmont's City Council in an election. They began construction of a large pork-barrel project, Chimney Rock Dam, above Lyons and marched up and down Main Street in their costumes. In the 1927 election they were voted out of office, and their influence soon declined. Work on Chimney Rock Dam was abandoned as unfeasible, and its foundations are still visible in the St. Vrain River.{{Cite news |date=April 10, 1971 |year= |title=Ku Klux Klan Controlled Longmont in 1920's |work=Longmont Daily Times-Call |url=https://bocolatinohistory.colorado.edu/newspaper/ku-klux-klan-controlled-longmont-in-1920s-p-1 |url-status=live |access-date=November 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201140512/https://bocolatinohistory.colorado.edu/newspaper/ku-klux-klan-controlled-longmont-in-1920s-p-1 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |via=The Boulder County Latino History Project}}{{Cite web |last=Runyon |first=Luke |date=January 2, 2019 |title=What Happened When The Colorado KKK Tried To Build A Dam |url=https://www.kunc.org/news/2019-01-02/what-happened-when-the-colorado-kkk-tried-to-build-a-dam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108013401/https://www.kunc.org/news/2019-01-02/what-happened-when-the-colorado-kkk-tried-to-build-a-dam |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |access-date=November 24, 2022 |website=KUNC |language=en}}

In 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Weld County, Colorado 8 miles east of Longmont, killing 44 passengers and crew.{{Cite web |title=Jack Gilbert Graham |url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jack-gilbert-graham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513001442/https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/jack-gilbert-graham |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=FBI}}

During the 1960s, the federal government built the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont, and IBM built a manufacturing and development campus near Longmont. Longmont Foods was a turkey processor that once supplied turkey products throughout the United States. For example, turkey hot dogs with the Longmont Foods label were sold throughout the US. In 1950 they constructed a large plant on southern Main St. that received trucks full of live turkeys. The company was eventually purchased by Butterball and then closed 2011.{{cite web |title=Butterball to shutter Longmont plant; 350 jobs to be lost |url=https://www.timescall.com/2011/09/14/butterball-to-shutter-longmont-plant-350-jobs-to-be-lost/ |website=Longmont Times Call |date =September 14, 2011 | access-date = February 3, 2024}}

As agriculture waned, more high technology has come to the city, including companies like Seagate and Amgen; Amgen closed its Longmont campus in 2015. In April 2009, the GE Energy Company relocated its control solutions business to the area.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

The downtown along Main Street, once nearly dead during the 1980s, has seen a vibrant revival in the 1990s and into the 21st century. During the mid-1990s, the southern edge of Longmont became the location of the first New Urbanist project in Colorado, called Prospect New Town, designed by the architects Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.

Longmont was the site of Colorado's first library, founded in 1871 by Elizabeth Rowell Thompson, though it lasted up to a year before its collection of 300 books was lost. Following this, Longmont also was the site of one of Carnegie's libraries with the single-story structure being opened in 1913. It remained open until August 7, 1972, when, due to overcrowding with approximately 22,000 books within the space, it was closed just a week before the new library that had been constructed next door was opened.{{cite web |title=Longmont Carnegie Library |url=https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/longmont-carnegie-library |website=Colorado Encyclopedia |date=July 5, 2017 |publisher=Encyclopedia Staff |access-date=October 23, 2019}}

In May 2013, the Longmont City Council voted to finance and build out its own municipal gigabit data fiber-optic network, known as NextLight, to every house and business over a three-year period starting in late 2013.

Longmont is located in northeastern Boulder County and extends eastward into western Weld County. U.S. Highway 287 (Main Street) runs through the center of the city, leading north {{convert|16|mi}} to Loveland and south {{convert|34|mi}} to downtown Denver. State Highway 119 passes through the city south of downtown and leads southwest {{convert|15|mi}} to Boulder and east {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Interstate 25.

The elevation at City Hall is {{convert|4978|ft}} above sea level. St. Vrain Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, flows through the city just south of the city center.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Longmont has a total area of {{convert|71.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|67.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|3.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 5.30%, is water.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0845970| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181427/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0845970| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Longmont city, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 26, 2013}}

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Longmont has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated Bsk on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Longmont was {{convert|106|°F}} on July 7, 1973, and June 27, 1994, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-38|°F}} on January 16, 1930.

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|Feb record high F = 79

|Mar record high F = 85

|Apr record high F = 91

|May record high F = 100

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|Aug record high F = 104

|Sep record high F = 101

|Oct record high F = 92

|Nov record high F = 83

|Dec record high F = 78

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|Feb avg record high F = 67.0

|Mar avg record high F = 74.8

|Apr avg record high F = 81.8

|May avg record high F = 89.2

|Jun avg record high F = 97.2

|Jul avg record high F = 100.6

|Aug avg record high F = 97.8

|Sep avg record high F = 94.0

|Oct avg record high F = 84.2

|Nov avg record high F = 72.2

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|Feb high F = 46.8

|Mar high F = 56.8

|Apr high F = 63.2

|May high F = 72.7

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|Jul high F = 90.8

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|Sep high F = 80.3

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|Feb mean F = 32.0

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|Aug mean F = 70.8

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|May low F = 41.4

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|Sep low F = 45.8

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|Feb avg record low F = -3.5

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|Jun avg record low F = 40.5

|Jul avg record low F = 48.3

|Aug avg record low F = 46.3

|Sep avg record low F = 30.1

|Oct avg record low F = 18.6

|Nov avg record low F = 3.1

|Dec avg record low F = -7.7

|year avg record low F = -15.9

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|Feb record low F = -36

|Mar record low F = -26

|Apr record low F = -7

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|Jul record low F = 38

|Aug record low F = 37

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = -5

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|Dec record low F = -32

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|source 1 = National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 1971–2000)

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|source 2 = NOAA (average snowfall/snowy days 1981–2010)

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{{US Census population

| 1880 = 773

| 1890 = 1543

| 1900 = 2201

| 1910 = 4256

| 1920 = 5848

| 1930 = 6029

| 1940 = 7406

| 1950 = 8099

| 1960 = 11489

| 1970 = 23209

| 1980 = 42942

| 1990 = 51555

| 2000 = 71093

| 2010 = 86270

| 2020 = 98885

| estyear = 2023

| estimate = 98630

| estref = {{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census

}}

As of the census{{cite web |title=United States Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Longmont_city,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0845970 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=March 25, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}} of 2020, there were 98,885 people living in the city (2023 estimate: 98,630). The population density was {{convert|3,436|pd/sqmi}}. There were 41,680 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was:

• 65.65% White
• 0.91% African American
• 0.45% Native American
• 3.52% Asian
• 0.06% Pacific Islander
• .52% from other races
• 4.14% from two or more races.
• Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.73% of the population.

There were 42,201 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 44.1% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 18.6% had a male householder with no spouse present. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23% under the age of 20, 6.2% from 20 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $82,984, and the median income for a family was $102,651. Male householders had a median income of $67,311 versus $46,467 for females. The per capita income for the city was $46,830. About 11.1% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

In 2011 Longmont was rated the second safest city in Colorado.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescall.com/ci_19618937?source%253Dmost_viewed.20F88DA3D7D369F5BB70F372987EAE1F.html|title = Crime rankings publication calls Longmont Colorado's second safest city|date = December 25, 2011}}

Longmont is home to the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College, the St. Vrain Valley School District, and to a number of private schools. Longmont is also home to the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program (MICEP) a voluntary accreditation program for aviation educators.

There is also a municipal public library. {{As of|2019}} there was deliberation over whether to establish a library district and to have the library publish news. That year the library's director stated, in the words of Corey Hutchins of the Columbia Journalism Review, "lacks resources and hasn’t kept up with the city’s growth".{{cite web|author=Hutchins, Corey|url=https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/longmont-information-district-library.php|title=Should a Colorado library publish local news?|work=Columbia Journalism Review|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 12, 2019}}

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Longmont has bus service to Denver and Boulder as part of the RTD transit district. Longmont is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud via a [http://www.flexnoco.com FLEX] regional bus service.

{{As of|2024}}, the FasTracks project plans to extend RTD's commuter rail B Line to Longmont, which could be completed in the early 2040s.{{Update after|2040}}

In 2012, Longmont was recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a silver-level bicycle-friendly community. Longmont is one of 38 communities in the United States to be recognized with this distinction. It is the only city in Colorado placed at the silver level that is not a major tourist center or a university city.{{cite web| last=Wegrzyn| first=Magdalena| title=Longmont More Bike-Friendly Than Ever| url=http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_20623193/longmont-more-bike-friendly-than-ever| work=Longmont Times Call Newspaper| date=May 14, 2012| access-date=May 15, 2012}}

Vance Brand Airport is a public-use airport owned by the city. It currently has no scheduled passenger flights, but it is popular for general aviation.{{cite web| title=Vance Brand Municipal Airport| url=https://www.visitlongmont.org/listing/vance-brand-municipal-airport/14333/| access-date=May 13, 2021}}

{{main|Media in Longmont, Colorado}}

The Longmont Leader (formerly the Longmont Observer){{cite web |title=Welcome to the Longmont Leader |url=https://www.longmontleader.com/local-news/welcome-to-the-longmont-leader-2375966 |website=Longmont Leader |date=May 25, 2020 |access-date=June 28, 2020}} is the local daily newspaper.

The Longmont Times-Call, while bearing the city's name, is published from Boulder and is operated by Alden Global Capital of New York City.{{cite web | title = Longmont Daily Times-Call | date = February 10, 2017 | publisher = Longmont Times-Call | url = http://www.timescall.com/ci_30787278/longmont-times-calls-staff-move-boulder-office | access-date = September 9, 2018}}

Longmont's radio stations include KRCN, KGUD, and KKFN. Sports radio is broadcast on KKSE-FM from a tower about {{convert|10|mi|0}} southeast of Longmont. Also located nearby is KDFD, a Fox News Radio affiliate with a conservative talk format. The KDFD (760 AM) transmitter site is about {{convert|15|mi}} east of Boulder.

NPR programming can be heard on Colorado Public Radio stations KCFR from Denver, and KCFC (AM) in Boulder. The NPR affiliate KUNC from the Fort Collins-Greeley market can also be heard in Longmont.

Longmont is also served by Pacifica Radio affiliate KGNU, a non-commercial community radio station from Boulder.

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According to the city's 2020 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,{{cite web|url=https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/34143/637623873413470000|title=City of Longmont 2020 ACFR}} the top employers in the city are:

In addition, Longmont supports a thriving craft brewing industry as well as many recreational and travel-related businesses. Local breweries include two of the nation's largest craft brewers,{{Cite news|url=https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-releases-top-50-breweries-of-2016/|title=Top 50 Breweries of 2016|date=March 15, 2017|work=Brewers Association|access-date=August 7, 2017|language=en-US}} Left Hand and Oskar Blues, as well as many others. To service the transportation needs of brewery patrons, the local Brew Hop Trolley offers a hop-on-hop-off brewery tour for a fixed price. Longmont is known for its 'maker' community.{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitlongmont.org/local-makers/|title=Local Makers|website=Visit Longmont, Colorado|language=en-US|access-date=March 27, 2019}} Longmont also features a Saturday Farmers Market.

Due to its proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park, Longmont is home to many hotels, restaurants, and other businesses that cater in part to the tourists visiting the park each year. One recreational business that calls Longmont home is Mile Hi Skydiving, which is one of the largest skydiving facilities in the state of Colorado. Longmont is also home to Saul, the World's Largest Sticker Ball at StickerGiant,{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_29381769/longmont-favorite-son-saul-sticker-ball-breaks-guinness.html|title=Longmont favorite son Saul the sticker ball sets Guinness World Record|access-date=August 21, 2017}} a custom sticker and label printing company on the city's east side. Other businesses support skiing and other snowsports, bicycling, and rock climbing.

Longmont's median household income was $89,720 per year in 2022. The largest industries in Longmont as of 2022 are manufacturing (7,188 people); professional, scientific, and technical services (6,533 people); and retail trade (6,066 people).{{cite web |title=Longmont, CO |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/longmont-co/ |website=Data USA |publisher=Datawheel |access-date=2 December 2024}}

Longmont is a home rule municipality. Its current city charter was adopted in 1961, and has been amended numerous times since.{{Cite web

|title=History of Longmont

|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/museum/historic-collections/history-of-longmont/#:~:text=1961%20%E2%80%93%20City%20Charter%20adopted%20and,control%20center%20in%20northwest%20Longmont.

|website=City of Longmont

|access-date=November 1, 2024

}}{{Cite web

|title=Longmont City Charter

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}} Longmont is governed by a seven-member City Council, which consists of the directly-elected mayor of Longmont and six additional councilmembers.{{Cite web

|title=Mayor & City Council Members

|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/government/mayor-city-council-members/

|website=City of Longmont

|access-date=November 1, 2024

}} Of the six councilmembers, three are elected from one of three wards, and three are elected from the city at-large.{{Cite web

|title=Find My Council Member

|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-clerk/election-information/find-my-council-member/

|website=City of Longmont

|access-date=November 1, 2024

}} The mayor is elected for a term of two years, and each councilmember is elected for a term of four years. Regular city elections in Longmont are held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years.{{Cite web

|title=Election Information

|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-clerk/election-information/

|website=City of Longmont

|access-date=November 2, 2024

}} The officials elected at each regular city election alternate between (1) the mayor, the councilmembers from Wards One and Three, and one councilmember elected at-large, and (2) the mayor, the councilmember from Ward Two, and two councilmembers elected at large.

Longmont operates under a council-manager system of government, with a city manager acting as the city's chief administrative officer.{{Cite web

|title=City Manager

|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-manager/

|website=City of Longmont

|access-date=November 1, 2024

}} The city manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council.

This is a list of individuals who have served as mayor of Longmont.{{cite web| url=https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/city-council/mayors-of-longmont| title=Mayors of Longmont since 1881| publisher=City of Longmont| access-date=October 14, 2019}}

In the Colorado House of Representatives, Longmont is split between the 11th and 19th House districts, which are currently represented by Representatives Karen McCormick (D) and Dan Woog (R), respectively.

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}} In the Colorado State Senate, Longmont is a part of the 17th Senate district, which is currently represented by Senator Katie Wallace (D), who was selected by a vacancy committee to represent the district following the resignation of former Senator Sonya Jaquez Lewis.

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{{Cite web

|url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/18/sonya-jaquez-lewis-resignation/

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|website=The Colorado Sun

|access-date=February 20, 2025

}}{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jesse |date=2025-03-19 |title=Katie Wallace selected by Democratic vacancy committee to replace Colorado senator who resigned amid controversy |url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/katie-wallace-sonya-jaquez-lewis-colorado-senate/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}} At the federal level, Longmont is a part of Colorado's 2nd congressional district, which is currently represented in the United States House of Represenatives by Congressman Joe Neguse (D).

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The Longmont Fire Department was established in its current form in 1908. The history of the department can be traced back to the creation of the W. A. Buckingham Hook & Ladder Company in 1879.{{Cite web|title=Longmont Fire Department|url=https://5280fire.com/home/colorado-fire-apparatus-stations/boulder-county/longmont-fire-department/|last=|first=|date=|website=5280fire.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 2, 2020}}

{{As of|2020}} the department operates from six stations throughout the city. Longmont Fire Department Station 1 was built in 1907, used by the department until 1971, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.{{Cite journal|last=Sculle|first=Keith A.|date=July 1989|title=The National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Preservation Possibilities National Park Service Frederick: A Historic Preservation Commission at Work National Park Service|journal=The Public Historian|volume=11|issue=3|pages=92–94|doi=10.2307/3378617|jstor=3378617|issn=0272-3433}}

{{Category see also|People from Longmont, Colorado}}

• Valarie Allman (b. 1995), discus gold medalist in the 2020 Olympics and 2024 Olympics; graduate of Silver Creek High School{{Cite news |last=Noe |first=Alissa |date=August 2, 2021 |title=Silver Creek grad Valarie Allman wins the gold in women's discus |work=Longmont Times-Call |url=https://www.timescall.com/2021/08/02/silver-creek-grad-valarie-allman-wins-the-gold-in-womens-discus/ |access-date=November 25, 2023}}
• Greg Biekert (b. 1969), American football player and coach; played football for Longmont High School{{cite news| url=http://www.denverpost.com/devlin/ci_4744449| title=Looking back at Colorado's best| date= November 30, 2006| newspaper=Denver Post| access-date=August 25, 2010}}
• David Bote (b. 1993), MLB player; Longmont native{{Cite news |date=August 14, 2018 |title=Longmont's David Bote slamming way into bigger role with Cubs |work=Daily camera |url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2018/08/14/longmonts-david-bote-slamming-way-into-bigger-role-with-cubs/ |access-date=November 25, 2023}}
• Vance D. Brand (b. 1931), NASA astronaut; graduate of Longmont High School{{cite web |date= |title=Vance D. Brand |url=https://www.nasa.gov/people/vance-d-brand/ |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=NASA |publisher=}}
• Elizabeth A. Fenn (b. 1959), Pulitzer Prize–winning historian; Longmont resident{{Cite news |last=Kuta |first=Sarah |date=April 20, 2015 |title=Elizabeth Fenn, CU-Boulder prof and Longmont resident, wins Pulitzer Prize for history |work=Longmont Times-Call |url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2015/04/20/elizabeth-fenn-cu-boulder-prof-and-longmont-resident-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-history/ |access-date=December 2, 2023}}
• Terry Johnson (b. 1935), engineer and entrepreneur{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2010 |title=Terry Johnson, founder of Longmont's MiniScribe, missing in Canada during solo flight |url=https://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15605559/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820101851/http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_15605559? |archive-date=August 20, 2011 |access-date=June 13, 2024 |publisher=Denver Post}}
• John R. Kelso (b. 1831), congressman and author; Longmont resident{{cite encyclopedia| url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000081| title=KELSO, John Russell| dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress| access-date=August 25, 2010}}
• Kody Lostroh (b. 1985), Professional Bull Riders World Champion 2009; Longmont native{{Cite news |date=November 9, 2009 |title=Longmont's Lostroh wins first PBR world title |work=Daily Camera |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2009/11/09/longmonts-lostroh-wins-first-pbr-world-title/ |access-date=December 2, 2023}}
• David Pauley (b. 1983), MLB pitcher; graduate of Longmont High School{{Cite web |title=David Pauley Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/david-pauley-456102 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=December 2023}}
• Jack Reynor (b. 1992), Irish actor; born in Longmont{{IMDb name|id=nm2930503|name=Jack Reynor|section=bio}}{{Better source needed|reason=IMDB bios are not considered reliable (WP:RS/IMDB).|date=November 2023}}
• Kristen Schaal (b. 1978), comedian and actress; raised in Longmont{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2008 |title=The kooky monster |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/the-kooky-monster-20080323-ge6vgz.html |access-date=November 25, 2023 |website=The Age |language=en}}
• Dan Simmons (b. 1948), Hugo Award–winning author; Longmont resident{{cite news| url=http://www.dailycamera.com/archivesearch/ci_13073336| title=Myth and madness in the frozen north| last=Evans| first=Clay| date=February 7, 2007| publisher=Boulder Daily Camera| access-date=February 19, 2010}}
• Kimiko Soldati (b. 1974), diver at the 2004 Olympics; raised in Longmont{{Cite news |last=Arritt |first=Dan |date=December 27, 2004 |title=Life's Twists Turn for Soldati at 30 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-27-sp-olydiving27-story.html |access-date=December 2, 2023}}
• Fred Stone (b. 1873), stage and film actor; lived in Longmont{{Cite book |last=Collins |first=Dorothy Stone |url=https://www.kshs.org/p/fred-stone-collection/14124 |title=From Sawdust to Stardust: A Story of Fred Stone |oclc=49725781 |access-date=December 2, 2023}} (Dorothy Collins is the daughter of Fred Stone)
• William Oxley Thompson (b. 1855), fifth President of The Ohio State University; founder of the short-lived Longmont Presbyterian College{{Cite web |title=Longmont Presbyterian College |url=https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/planning-and-development-services/historic-preservation/designated-landmarks/longmont-presbyterian-college |access-date=December 2, 2023 |website=City of Longmont |language=}}
• Ed Werder (b. 1960), Dick McCann Award–winning sports reporter; attended Longmont High School{{Cite magazine |last=Crum |first=Lindsey |date=November 21, 2017 |title=A Career Worthy of Canton |url=https://www.unco.edu/unc-magazine/features/fall-ed-werder.aspx |magazine=UNC Magazine |publisher=University of Northern Colorado |access-date=December 2, 2023}}

Longmont has established a sister city relationship with:

• {{flagicon|Japan}} Chino, Nagano, Japan
• {{flagicon|Mexico}} Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico
• Northern Arapaho Tribe, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

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• Chivington Drive: the council took the decision to rename the city street following two decades of protests that it honored the soldier who was responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.
• Front Range Urban Corridor

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.longmontcolorado.gov City of Longmont official website]
• [https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/museum/collections/history-of-longmont History of Longmont]
• [http://www.longmontmuseum.org Longmont Museum & Cultural Center]

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