Frederick, Colorado
| Town of Frederick, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
| Motto: A dynamic picturesque community that offers diverse opportunities while respecting its heritage and planning for its future | |
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°6′40″N 104°57′39″W / 40.11111°N 104.96083°WCoordinates: 40°6′40″N 104°57′39″W / 40.11111°N 104.96083°W | |
| Country |
 USA |
| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | December 26, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | Tony Carey |
| • Town Manager | Matthew LeCerf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 sq mi (30 km2) |
| • Land | 12.8 sq mi (33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,984 ft (1,519 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 8,679 |
| • Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 80504 & 80516 & 80530 |
| Area code(s) | 303, 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-28360 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180839 |
| Website | Town of Frederick |
The Town of Frederick is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8679 at the 2010 census.
Initially named McKissick for the mine owner, Frederick was renamed when the daughters of Frederick A. Clark, a land owner, laid out the town site in 1907 and named it for their father. Incorporated in 1907, the Town of Frederick began as a coal mining town attracting immigrants from Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, several Slavic countries and Latin America. The Frederick Coal mine closed in 1928.
In 2014 the town 're-branded' by designing a logo that is a stylized gas lamp with a mountain range background, and adopting the tag line "Built on What Matters". Prior to the re-branding the town primarily used the seal as a logo on town vehicles and letter head.
Frederick is located at 40°6′40″N 104°57′39″W / 40.11111°N 104.96083°W (40.111175, −104.960967).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.7 square miles (23 km2), of which, 8.6 square miles (22 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.03%) is water.
Immediately adjacent communities to Frederick are Firestone to the North, and Dacono to the South. Frederick, Firestone, and Dacono generally being called the 'Tri-Towns' or the 'Tri-Town area', the area in general being called 'Carbon Valley'. The next closest communities are Erie to the South-West, Longmont to the West, Fort Lupton to the East, and an unincorporated area of Weld County called DelCamino to the North-West. Within the incorporated area of the Town of Frederick is an unincorporated section called 'Evanston'.
As of the census of 2010, there were 8679 people in 3070 households. The racial makeup of the town was 7747 White, 47 African American, 181 Asian, 34 AIAN, 1 NHPI, 398 Other, with 1222 claiming Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity. 4369 were Male, 4310 were Female and 2692 under 18 years of age.
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