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Welcome to Fort Collins Colorado! As with most towns in Colorado, quality of life is of the utmost importance. If you go to the cities website it becomes quite clear the residence consider redevelopment, family activities and environmental aspects paramount to life in this small town.
Tucked away at the base of the Rockies, For Collins covers 52 square miles. They have an estimated population as of 2007, of 131,000 and roughly 56,441 housing units. 48% of the population has a degree and the median age is 29 with there annual income is $68,000. It is good to point out that the city is run by elected Council members and Mayor. Council is elected under non-partisan basis and hold their office for 4 years. There are 6 district council members. The council members, along with recommendations from the re-development committee and the general public, decides how best to use the funds for the city.
History of Fort Collins
Travelers crossing the country on the Overland Trail often stopped at Camp Collins, which was established on the Cache La Poudre River in 1862. The camp was named for Colonel W. O. Collins, a commander of the eleventh Ohio Cavalry at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. The fort was built to protect the important trading post from attacks by native Americans. In 1864 a community grew around the fort and became a center of trading, shipping, and manufacturing. Fort Collins was incorporated in 1869.
As farmers settled in the outlying areas, other settlers began moving to the new town, where they opened stores, livery stables, and other businesses. The first buildings of the state agricultural college, located in Fort Collins by vote of the state legislature, were erected in the 1870s....[more] |
