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Loveland, CO

City of Loveland, Colorado
Home Rule Municipality
Nickname(s): The Sweetheart City
Location of Loveland in Larimer County, Colorado.
Location of Loveland in Larimer County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 105°5′9″W / 40.40472°N 105.08583°W / 40.40472; -105.08583Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 105°5′9″W / 40.40472°N 105.08583°W / 40.40472; -105.08583
Country United States
State Colorado
County Larimer
Founded 1877
Incorporated April 30, 1881
Named for William A.H. Loveland
Government
 • Type Home Rule Municipality
 • Mayor Cecil Gutierrez
 • Mayor pro tem Dave Clark
 • City Manager Steve Adams
Area
 • Total 35.56 sq mi (92.11 km2)
 • Land 34.09 sq mi (88.29 km2)
 • Water 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2)  3.68%
Elevation 4,982 ft (1,519 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 66,859
 • Estimate (2016) 76,897
 • Density 2,255.64/sq mi (870.91/km2)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 80534, 80537-80539
Area code(s) 970
FIPS code 08-46465
GNIS feature ID 0177720
Highways I-25, US 34, US 287, SH 60, SH 402
Website City of Loveland
Fourteenth most populous Colorado city

The City of Loveland is the Home Rule Municipality that is the second most populous municipality in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Loveland is situated 46 miles (74 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Loveland is the 14th most populous city in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated that in 2014 the population of the city was 72,651. The city forms part of the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city's public schools are part of the Thompson R2-J School District.

Loveland is located at 40°24′17″N 105°5′9″W / 40.40472°N 105.08583°W / 40.40472; -105.08583 (40.404789, −105.085868).

It is south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat of Larimer County. Both cities have expanded steadily toward each other over the last several decades and are considered a single metropolitan area by the U.S. government. The establishment of county-owned open space between the two communities in the 1990s was intended to create a permanent buffer between them. The northern city limits are now contiguous with those of Windsor, which has expanded westward from Weld County across Interstate 25. Loveland has aggressively expanded its incorporated limits eastward to embrace the interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34, and is currently developing the area. In the last decade, the intersection has become a primary commercial hub of northern Colorado, with the construction of shopping centers and the Budweiser Events Center. A new medical center and mall have also been built on the Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34 interchange. This area is known as Centerra. The interchange is shared with its smaller neighbor Johnstown, of Weld County.


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