Ault, Colorado
| Town of Ault, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
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| Nickname(s): A Unique Little Town | |
 Location within Weld County and the State of Colorado |
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 Town of Ault, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 40°35′00″N 104°44′02″W / 40.583454°N 104.733962°WCoordinates: 40°35′00″N 104°44′02″W / 40.583454°N 104.733962°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Weld County |
| Incorporated | 1904-04-11, as the Town of Bergdorf |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | Brad Bayne |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Troy Osborne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 4,938 ft (1,505 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,519 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (890/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 80610 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| INCITS place code | 0803950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180544 |
| Highways |
 SH 14
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| Website | www.townofault.org |
The Town of Ault is a Statutory Town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1519 at the 2010 United States Census.
First called High Land, the town's name was changed to Burgdorff Siding, sometimes called Bergdorf Switch (after a railroad worker who had been killed in an accident), before it acquired its current name in 1897. The town was named after Alexander Ault, a Fort Collins, Colorado resident and owner of a flour mill. Mr. Ault had helped to avert financial disaster to the agricultural base by purchasing the entire grain harvest during a year of severe economic hardship. The town was incorporated in 1904.
Much of the residential area of the town, as well as surrounding farmland, is on land given by the United States government to the Union Pacific Railroad, to be sold to finance railroad construction. A north-south segment of the railroad connecting Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, passes through the town, parallel to U.S. Highway 85. On February 21, 1910, Rabbi I. Idleson of Denver, Colorado, purchased 640 acres (2.6 km2) for farming purposes near Ault, proposing "to employ Jewish farmers and devote land to practical philanthropy". Little came of this venture, and within a few decades there were apparently no Jewish residents in the town.
Ault Public Emergency Radio Tower, a former emergency transmission facility, was located here.
Ault is located at 40°35′2″N 104°44′1″W / 40.58389°N 104.73361°W (40.583999, -104.733648), at the intersection of U.S. Highway 85 and State Highway 14.
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