Longmont Colorado Real Estate

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LONGMONT HOMES FOR SALE BY PRICE

$50,000 - 150,000        $150,000 - 200,000
$200,000 - 250,000       $250,000 - 300,000
$300,000 - 350,000        $350,000 - 400,000
$400,000 - 500,000        $500,000 - 600,000
   $600,000 - 700,000        $700,000 - 1,000,000

Homes over $1,000,000

Longmont is located approximately 16 miles from the City of Boulder and 35 miles from Denver. With over 22 square miles and 1,500 acres of open space and parks, Longmont and is one of the larger cities in Boulder County. This town has become the bedroom community to nearby Boulder, Colorado as well as to Denver. The town has flourished, with a population reaching over 76,000 and a booming local economy as well.

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HISTORY

One of the first American explorers to come into the northern Colorado area was Major Stephen Long of the Army. Long's Peak, the most prominent mountain in northern Colorado, was named after the Major, and the town of Longmont was eventually named after him as well.

The town of Longmont got off to an unusual start, with men from Chicago deciding to settle in the area. They sold memberships to their town and used the proceeds to buy land for their Chicago-Colorado Colony. They named the town Longmont in honor of the clearly visible Long's Peak above the town. Large irrigation ditches were created and Longmont became a promising farming community.

People came from all over America and Mexico, Europe and Asia to be a part of the Longmont community, mostly attracted by the rich lands of the area. The population was doubling every ten years until the 1920 census, with WWI having taken a toll on the young men of the community. The names of Longmont's fallen were recorded on a flagpole which still stands in Roosevelt Park.

The KKK gained control over the city in the 1925 election and were voted back out of office two years later. A damming project started by the Klan was abandoned as unfeasible and the foundations of the dam can still be seen in the St. Vrain River.

THE TOWN TODAY

Over the years, Longmont has kept up with the trends of technology, constructing a dam and improving the town so that it was ready when IBM showed up in 1965. The town exploded, leaving behind its agricultural roots almost completely. Today, the town is still booming with many of its citizens employed in technological fields instead of sugar beet fields.

LONGMONT NEIGHBORHOODS

Clover Creek

Village at Creekside

Fox Creek Farm

Fox Hill

Holiday Park

Idaho Creek

Longmont Estates

Meadowlark

North Longmont

Park Ridge

Prospect

Quail Crossing

Rainbow Ridge

POINTS OF INTEREST

Visit the Longmont Hot Air Balloon Company, hike or ride horses in the beautiful countryside, or visit nearby Boulder for some fun.

LONGMONT SCHOOLS

Longmont has 44 schools to service the large population of more than 70,000 people. The school system includes:

31 Elementary Schools

17 Middle Schools

10 High Schools

This number of schools includes several that have multiple grade levels, such as K-12 schools. - Longmont school ratings

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