Loveland, Colorado#History

The Loveland area was a hub for French fur trappers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mariano Medina built the first settlement in the area, Fort Namaqua, in 1858.{{cite book|author=Paul T. Hellmann|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5aFyDLBIjJ8C&pg=PA1942-IA116|date=February 14, 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=1-135-94858-5|page=1942}} It was a trading post and stage station, and the site is now Namaqua Park.{{cite book|title=From the Grave: A Roadside Guide to Colorado's Pioneer Cemeteries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nB0dLs8N6OkC&pg=PA217|publisher=Caxton Press|isbn=978-0-87004-565-3|page=217}}

The nearby Big Thompson, Colorado Territory, post office opened on November 12, 1862.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}} The Namaqua, Colorado Territory, post office operated from January 28, 1868, until January 3, 1879. The Loveland, Colorado Territory, post office operated from April 4, 1872, until January 24, 1873. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876.{{cite web |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-230-admission-colorado-into-the-union|title=Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union|author=Ulysses S. Grant |date=August 1, 1876|publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=December 24, 2024}}

Loveland was officially founded in 1877{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofloveland.org/about|title = About | Northern Colorado Law Enforcement Training Center}} along the newly constructed line of the Colorado Central Railroad, near its crossing of the Big Thompson River. It was named in honor of William A. H. Loveland,{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n190 191]}} the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. The city was founded one mile (1.6 km) upstream from the existing small settlement of St. Louis, the buildings of which were moved to the site of Loveland. The Big Thompson post office moved to Loveland on January 10, 1878, and the Town of Loveland was incorporated on April 30, 1881.

For the first half of the 20th century, the town was dependent on agriculture. The primary crops in the area were sugar beets and sour cherries. In 1901 the Great Western Sugar Company built a factory in Loveland, which remained as a source of employment until its closure in 1977. During the late 1920s, the Spring Glade Orchard was the largest cherry orchard west of the Mississippi River. At that time the cherry orchards produced more than $1 million worth of cherries per year. A series of droughts, attacks of blight, competition from growers in other states (particularly Michigan{{Cite web|url=https://www.reporterherald.com/2016/07/16/lovelands-cherry-industry-beginning-to-end/|title = Loveland's cherry industry, beginning to end|date = July 16, 2016}}), and finally a killer freeze destroyed the industry. By the late 1960s, cherries were no longer farmed at scale, although orchards remained in southeast Loveland and nearby Masonville into the 1990s. In the late 20th century, the economy diversified with the arrival of manufacturing facilities by Hewlett-Packard, Teledyne, and Hach, a water quality analysis equipment manufacturer. A new medical center has added a substantial amount of employment in that sector.

Loveland was known as a "sundown town." "Sundown towns" were racially segregated communities that excluded non-white travelers from remaining in their borders after the sun set. "The primary purpose of these towns was to enforce racial purity and to create an environment where white residents could live without any interaction with or proximity to Black individuals. These towns used intimidation, threats, and sometimes violence to enforce their unwritten rules that people of color should leave Town before Sundown."{{cite web |title=Sunset UnLimited: The Enduring Racist Legacy of America’s Sundown Towns |url=https://www.nuorigins.com/sunset-unlimited-the-enduring-racist-legacy-of-americas-sundown-towns/ |website=Nu Origins |access-date=16 May 2025}}

Before 1960, signs welcoming travelers to Loveland read, "“Welcome to Loveland – Elev. 5000 – Nationally Famous Sweetheart Town – Won’t You Stay Awhile – Industrial Opportunities – Diversified Agriculture.” A smaller handmade sign read, “We observe the Jim Crow Laws here.”"{{cite news |last1=Lowe |first1=Olivia |title=Loveland wasn’t immune to nation’s divided past |url=https://www.reporterherald.com/2016/07/02/loveland-wasnt-immune-to-nations-divided-past/ |publisher=Loveland Reporter-Herald |date=July 2, 2016}} According to the 2020 census, the Black population of Loveland makes up less than 1%, and the Hispanic population is 12%. In the early 1900s, neighborhoods and Homeowner Associations prevented people of color from purchasing homes.{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Micah |title=Sundown towns: Uncovering Colorado's dark past, dangers for Black people staying out after sunset |url=https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/sundown-towns-uncovering-colorados-dark-past-dangers-for-black-people-staying-out-after-sunset |agency=Denver 7 |date=February 26, 2021}}

Loveland has the largest percentage of residents in Colorado who solely identify as white. The city council began discussing racism and equity in 2019, but "[a]fter nearly two years and at least six meetings that prominently featured the issue, almost no action has been taken by city councilors."{{cite news |last1=Rayes |first1=Adam |title=Loveland, Colorado Splinters Over Racist Sundown Town Past And Increasingly Diverse Future |url=https://www.kunc.org/2021-09-13/loveland-colorado-splinters-over-racist-sundown-town-past-and-increasingly-diverse-future |agency=KUNC |date=September 13, 2021}} One resident recalled, "A visiting team didn’t spend the night in the city after the game because they had Black players."{{cite news |last1=Rayes |first1=Adam |title='We Were Here First': Native American, Mexican Residents Reflect On Life In Loveland, A Former Sundown Town |url=https://www.kunc.org/culture-identity/2021-09-30/we-were-here-first-native-american-mexican-residents-reflect-on-life-in-loveland-a-former-sundown-town |date=September 30, 2021}} All non-white residents were treated with disrespect, not just Black people. A Mexican and Native-American resident whose family migrated to the area stated, "We were recruited for cheap labor and allowed to live here and still treated pretty poorly. That was still more of a privilege than what Black people dealt with … Both are wrong, is what it comes down to."

On September 12, 2013, a historic flood affected numerous areas in Colorado. It rained heavily for four consecutive days, causing most rivers and creeks to overfill their banks. Estes Park received {{convert|8|to|12|in}} of rain, causing Lake Estes to overfill its banks. This prompted a lot of water to be released out of the dam, causing the Big Thompson River to swell. The flooding river caused sections of U.S. Highway 34, the main highway from Loveland to Estes Park, to collapse. The Big Thompson caused major flooding in Loveland, and caused numerous road closures because of flood waters. The Loveland/Fort Collins area received about {{convert|4|in}}, which is relatively less significant compared to the amount of rain other places received. This flood is often compared to the Big Thompson Flood of 1976, both of which are considered to be about a 1 in 500 chance of occurring in a given year, also called a "500-year flood", by the USGS and Colorado Department of Natural Resources standards and data respectively.{{cite web |author1=Heidi Schram |title=Hydrologic Evaluation of the Big Thompson Watershed |url=https://dnrftp.state.co.us/DWR/DamSafety/GROSS%20SSPMP/CDOT%20Big%20Thompson%20Hydrology%20_JACOBS_2014-08.pdf |website=Colorado Department of Natural Resources |access-date=April 28, 2021 |page=21 |date=August 2014}} Two people died as a result of the 2013 flooding in Larimer county while 144 people were killed in the 1976 flood, with 5 bodies in the 1976 incident never found.{{cite news |last1=Duggan |first1=Kevin |title=Recovering after rivers rage |url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2014/09/05/september-flood-anniversary-colorado/15151647/ |access-date=April 28, 2021 |work=Coloradoan |date=September 5, 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Pohl |first1=Jason |title=40 years later: Scores killed in Big Thompson Flood |url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/07/29/big-thompson-flood-killed-scores/87524858/ |access-date=April 28, 2021 |work=Coloradoan |date=July 29, 2016}}

The city is located in the Colorado Front Range region at the base of the foothills just east of the mouth of Big Thompson River Canyon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 287. Longs Peak and other mountains of the Front Range are visible from much of the city.

Loveland is in southeastern Larimer County. Located south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat of Larimer County, both cities have expanded steadily towards each other. They are considered a single metropolitan area by the U.S. government.{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} City of Loveland |url=https://www.lovgov.org/community/about |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=www.lovgov.org |language=en}} The establishment of county-owned open space between the two communities in the 1990s was intended to create a permanent buffer. The northern city limits are now contiguous with those of Windsor, which has expanded westward from Weld County across Interstate 25.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|25.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|24.6|sqmi|km2}} is land, and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} (3.68%) is water.

Loveland Pass, also named after William A.H. Loveland, is not located near the town of Loveland.

Loveland has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa). Its climate is characterized by warm to hot summer and long and moderately cold winter (sometimes severely). Due to its low annual precipitation, Loveland's climate can sometimes be categorized as cold semi-arid.

Loveland, Colorado has an annual snowfall of {{convert|47.0|in}}.

The hottest temperature recorded in Loveland was {{convert|106|°F}} on July 19, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-31|°F}} on December 22, 1990.

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|Jan record high F = 74

|Feb record high F = 75

|Mar record high F = 83

|Apr record high F = 89

|May record high F = 98

|Jun record high F = 103

|Jul record high F = 106

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 103

|Oct record high F = 89

|Nov record high F = 81

|Dec record high F = 73

|Jan avg record high F = 63.3

|Feb avg record high F = 66.1

|Mar avg record high F = 75.9

|Apr avg record high F = 81.5

|May avg record high F = 88.8

|Jun avg record high F = 96.1

|Jul avg record high F = 98.6

|Aug avg record high F = 96.6

|Sep avg record high F = 93.1

|Oct avg record high F = 84.2

|Nov avg record high F = 73.8

|Dec avg record high F = 63.4

|year avg record high F = 99.5

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|Feb high F = 46.2

|Mar high F = 56.1

|Apr high F = 62.4

|May high F = 71.0

|Jun high F = 82.7

|Jul high F = 88.6

|Aug high F = 86.7

|Sep high F = 78.9

|Oct high F = 65.2

|Nov high F = 52.8

|Dec high F = 43.6

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|Feb mean F = 30.8

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|Apr mean F = 46.5

|May mean F = 55.4

|Jun mean F = 66.0

|Jul mean F = 71.9

|Aug mean F = 69.8

|Sep mean F = 61.5

|Oct mean F = 48.7

|Nov mean F = 37.0

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|Feb low F = 15.4

|Mar low F = 23.0

|Apr low F = 30.6

|May low F = 39.8

|Jun low F = 49.2

|Jul low F = 55.1

|Aug low F = 52.9

|Sep low F = 44.2

|Oct low F = 32.2

|Nov low F = 21.1

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|Jan avg record low F = -7.3

|Feb avg record low F = -2.2

|Mar avg record low F = 7.7

|Apr avg record low F = 18.8

|May avg record low F = 28.3

|Jun avg record low F = 41.0

|Jul avg record low F = 49.7

|Aug avg record low F = 46.5

|Sep avg record low F = 33.1

|Oct avg record low F = 17.1

|Nov avg record low F = 4.3

|Dec avg record low F = -5.4

|year avg record low F = -12.5

|Jan record low F = -24

|Feb record low F = -22

|Mar record low F = -13

|Apr record low F = 4

|May record low F = 10

|Jun record low F = 34

|Jul record low F = 42

|Aug record low F = 38

|Sep record low F = 25

|Oct record low F = -8

|Nov record low F = -15

|Dec record low F = -31

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.52

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.62

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.28

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.18

|May precipitation inch = 2.68

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.63

|Jul precipitation inch = 1.47

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.29

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.36

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.18

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.81

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.58

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|Feb snow inch = 8.2

|Mar snow inch = 7.9

|Apr snow inch = 5.7

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|Jul snow inch = 0.0

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|Dec snow inch = 7.6

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|Nov precipitation days = 6.0

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|Oct snow days = 1.3

|Nov snow days = 3.5

|Dec snow days = 3.9

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{{Update|section|date=October 2020|reason=Newer information is available from the 2010 and 2020 reports}}

{{US Census population

| 1880 = 236

| 1890 = 698

| 1900 = 1091

| 1910 = 3651

| 1920 = 5065

| 1930 = 5506

| 1940 = 6145

| 1950 = 6773

| 1960 = 9734

| 1970 = 16220

| 1980 = 30215

| 1990 = 37352

| 2000 = 50608

| 2010 = 66859

| 2020 = 76378

| estyear = 2024

| estimate = 81102

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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}{{failed verification|reason=The linked page contains no information about Loveland, Colorado|date=January 2022}} 2020

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As of the census of 2000, there were 50,608 people, 19,741 households, and 14,035 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,059.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20,299 housing units at an average density of {{convert|826.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.85% White, 0.37% Black, 0.69% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.21% from other races, and 2.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.57% of the population.

In 2020, the population of Loveland was 76,378, which is a 51% increase from the population in 2000 census. The racial makeup of the city has changed to 84% White, 9% two or more races, 4% from other races, 1.2% from Asian, and 0.9% Black. Of those, Hispanic or Latino of any race makes up 13% of the population, and Non-Hispanic Whites makes up 79.7% of Loveland's population.{{cite web | url=https://data.coloradoan.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/loveland_ccd_larimer_county_colorado/060-0806992337/ | title=Loveland CCD, Larimer County, Colorado Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census }}

There were 19,741 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. Of all households, 23.4% were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,119, and the median income for a family was $54,337. Males had a median income of $38,971 versus $26,714 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,889. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

Because of its location along U.S. 34, at one of the principal access routes to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, Loveland receives a significant amount of pass-through tourist traffic, especially in the summer months. In addition, the city serves as a bedroom community to commuters in many directions: to employment locations in Boulder, Westminster and other parts of the Denver Metropolitan area; and also to the college towns of Fort Collins (CSU), Greeley (UNC), and Boulder, (CU).

Loveland has aggressively expanded its incorporated limits eastward to embrace the interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34, and is currently developing the area. The intersection has become a primary commercial hub of northern Colorado, with the construction of shopping centers and the Blue Arena. A new medical center[http://www.bannerhealth.com/Locations/Colorado/McKee+Medical+Center/_McKee+Medical+Center+Home.htm McKee Medial Center] and mall[http://www.thepromenadeshopsatcenterra.com/index.cfm The Promenade Shops at Centerra] have also been built at the I-25/US-34 interchange. This area is known as Centerra. The interchange is shared with its smaller neighbor Johnstown, of Weld County.

Loveland is the home of the Valentine Re-Mailing Program. For decades people from across the world have sent their valentines to Loveland, Colorado, to be hand-stamped with a cachet and verse, and a specially designed postal cancelation. A new verse and stamp are selected each year through a contest held by the Loveland Chamber of Commerce and residents can submit their poems and artwork to be judged. On average, this program re-mails more than 160,000 cards from the United States and more than 110 countries. Loveland's Valentine Re-mailing Program has inspired many other Valentine's Day programs including the Official Loveland Valentine, Miss Loveland Valentine and the Thompson Valley Rotary Heart's Program.

Loveland's Valentine Re-mailing Program began in January 1947 by Ted Thompson and Elmer Ivers, the Loveland postmaster after Ivers received about 30 valentines from individuals requesting to have the cards postmarked from Loveland for "a romantic extra touch." The two thought re-mailing valentines would be an opportunity to advertise Loveland, and the Loveland Chamber of Commerce agreed to promote the service. Thompson designed a cachet with the message, "A Valentine Greeting from Sweetheart Town, Loveland, Colorado," and the image was a heart pierced by an arrow over the Rocky Mountains. The cachet was used twice, then Thompson started the tradition of changing it each year at the request of collectors. Since then, a different verse and design have been used every year.

In addition to the mailing program, community members can pay to purchase a large valentine message on wooden hearts that are displayed on the streets across Loveland. Many of these public valentines are engagement proposals, anniversary messages, and annual traditions.

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There is a large population of artists in Loveland, which has drawn three foundries, an art museum, and the annual sculpture shows in August. The city is a major business center for northern Colorado.

Loveland has 475 pieces of art in its public arts collection. While the arts collection consists primarily of sculpture, the collection also includes murals and other flat work. Over 150 pieces of the city's sculpture can be found in Benson Sculpture Garden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lovgov.org/services/parks-recreation/parks-facilities/parks-reservation-spaces/benson-sculpture-garden|title = Benson Sculpture Garden | City of Loveland}}

The Sculpture in the Park show, hosted by the Loveland High Plains Arts Council, takes place annually in August and exhibits artwork from artists from the United States and the world.

Lake Loveland, an early agricultural reservoir in the irrigation system of the region, is located in the city limits. Today, the lake functions as a primary water supply for the city of Greeley. Although the City has historically operated a swim beach on Lake Loveland, recreation rights belong to the homeowners whose properties surround the lake. Public fishing is available from the public shorelines located along Southshore Parkway and North Lake Park.{{cite web | url=https://www.lakeloveland.com/text/history.html | title=History of Lake Loveland }}

{{see also|List of mayors of Loveland, Colorado}}

Loveland is a home-rule, council-manager form of government. The city council is a nine-member policy-making board, led by the mayor, who is elected for a two-year term by the community at large.

The mayor has the same voting rights as all other council members and is responsible for presiding over council meetings. This position is recognized as the city government leader for all ceremonial purposes. The council elects, by majority vote, a mayor pro tem to serve the same term as the mayor. The mayor pro tem is expected to perform responsibilities of the mayor when the mayor is absent or unable to perform their duties.

Two council members are elected from each ward to serve four-year terms. There are four wards in the city. The council member representing the ward must have lived in the ward for 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the election.{{cite web|title=City of Loveland City Council|url=http://www.ci.loveland.co.us/index.aspx?page=67|access-date=April 8, 2015}}

Loveland is represented in Congress by Representative Lauren Boebert (Republican). On the state level, the city lies in the 15th district of the Colorado Senate, represented by Democrat Janice Marchman, and in the 51st district of the Colorado House of Representatives, represented by Republican Ron Weinberg.

The Loveland Police Department has been involved in multiple controversies, including the arrest of Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia, the shooting of and order of euthanasia on a one-year-old puppy, and the arrest of and usage of excessive force on a good samaritan.{{Cite web|date=May 28, 2021|title=Who Is Karen Garner, Loveland Woman Who Was Violently Arrested By Officers And Suffers From Dementia?|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/05/28/karen-garner-loveland-woman-violently-arrested-officers-suffers-dementia/|access-date=August 28, 2021|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=August 25, 2021|title=Body-cam footage shows police shoot a 'playful' puppy: 'He was curious and excited to greet this officer'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/27/colorado-lawsuit-officer-shot-puppy/|access-date=August 28, 2021|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Marmaduke|first=Jacy|title=Loveland man sues police, claiming unlawful excessive force, false arrest|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2020/06/23/loveland-man-sues-police-claiming-excessive-force-false-arrest/3238531001/|access-date=August 28, 2021|website=The Coloradoan|language=en-US}} Between 2011 and 2019, the department had the second highest rate of police shootings among cities in Colorado.{{cite news |last1=Schmelzer |first1=Elise |title=We tracked every police shooting in Colorado last year. Here's what we learned. |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/02/02/colorado-officer-involved-shootings-2019-database/ |access-date=April 27, 2021 |publisher=Denver Post |date=February 2, 2020}} The chief of police in Loveland is Tim Doran, who was sworn in on January 3, 2023.

• Aims Community College
• Colorado Christian University (Northern Colorado Center satellite site)

• Harold Ferguson High School
• Loveland High School
• Mountain View High School
• Thompson Valley High School
• Loveland Classical High School

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The Fort Collins / Loveland Airport serves corporate and general aviation needs, but does not currently have commercial airline service. The closest commercial/commuter airport is Denver International Airport, {{convert|70|mi|km}} to the south, which is served by nearly twenty airlines. Loveland can be approached from Denver by car via Interstate 25. Hourly shared shuttle services to and from DIA are also offered by Green Ride Colorado and Red Lion to reach the Loveland and Fort Collins area.

U.S. Highway 34 runs east to west into the mountains through Loveland. It becomes Eisenhower Boulevard in the city, dividing it in half. Loveland's two main ZIP Codes (80538 and 80537) are separated by this highway. A Tesla Supercharger was built and operational in the city by the end of December 2016.

The city bus system in Loveland is called COLT—City of Loveland Transit.

Loveland is connected to Fort Collins, Berthoud, and Longmont via the FLEX regional bus route[https://archive.today/20130123064226/http://www.flexnoco.com/ Flex website] and to Denver via the Bustang interregional express bus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.codot.gov/travel/bustang|title = Bustang Express Bus Service}}

{{Main|Media in Loveland, Colorado}}

• Wayne Allard, former U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Jeremy Bloom, Olympic skier; former wide receiver and punt returner at the University of Colorado; drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2006
• Molly Bloom, author and inspiration for Molly's Game
• Jeff Byers, offensive guard for University of Southern California and the NFL's Carolina Panthers
• Lindsey Daugherty, attorney and member of the Colorado House of Representatives
• Robert Evett, composer and journalist{{cite book|title=The Grove Dictionary of American Music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQiiDAEACAAJ|date=January 2013|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-531428-1}}
• Alexi Grewal, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist
• Meredith Hodges, equine trainer and author
• Kyle Howard, actor
• Collin Klein, former starting quarterback for Kansas State University and Heisman Trophy finalist
• Jeff Lucas, writer/broadcaster
• George Lundeen, sculptor with work displayed in the National Statuary Hall Collection.{{cite web |title=Amelia Earhart Statue |url=https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/amelia-earhart-statue |website=Architect of the Capitol |access-date=23 April 2025}}
• Don Marostica, Colorado Director of Economic Development
• Marilyn Martinez, comic
• Scot McCloughan, former general manager of the Washington Redskins
• James Niehues, panoramic illustrator famous for his ski area trail maps
• Emily Rosa, scientist and youngest person to publish in a peer reviewed medical journal
• Sarah Milner Smith, first teacher in Loveland

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• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Fort Namaqua
• Loveland Chamber of Commerce
• Medical Center of the Rockies
• List of Colorado-related lists
• List of municipalities in Colorado
• List of populated places in Colorado
• List of post offices in Colorado
• Outline of Colorado

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• [http://www.cityofloveland.org/ City of Loveland]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722080109/http://www.loveland.org/index Loveland Chamber of Commerce]
• [http://www.reporterherald.com/ Loveland Reporter-Herald]
• [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/LOVELAND.pdf CDOT map of the City of Loveland]
• [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]

{{Geographic Location

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| North = Fort Collins

| Northeast = Windsor

| East = Greeley

| Southeast = Johnstown

| South = Berthoud

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| West = Estes Park

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