Fort Lupton
| City of Fort Lupton, Colorado | |
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| Statutory City | |
Looking west along 1st Street.
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| Motto: " Where Tradition Builds The Future " | |
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°5′N 104°48′W / 40.083°N 104.800°WCoordinates: 40°5′N 104°48′W / 40.083°N 104.800°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Weld |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.49 sq mi (27.16 km2) |
| • Land | 10.44 sq mi (27.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,908 ft (1,496 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,377 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 7,971 |
| • Density | 763.58/sq mi (294.81/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80621 |
| Area code(s) | 303 |
| FIPS code | 08-27700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180857 |
| Website | City of Fort Lupton |
The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,787 as of the 2000 census.
The city was named for Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton, who built a trading post here on the Adobe Creek in 1840.
Fort Lupton is located at 40°5′N 104°48′W / 40.083°N 104.800°W (40.0849, -104.8030).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), of which, 4.0 square miles (10 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.00%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,787 people, 2,099 households, and 1,677 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,707.2 people per square mile (658.4/km²). There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of 536.3 per square mile (206.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.34% White, 0.43% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 22.65% from other races, and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.38% of the population.
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