Why visit Ault
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Ault
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About Ault
Ault is a statutory town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,887 at the 2020 United States census, a 24.23% increase since the 2010 United States census. Ault is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
From the Wikipedia article Ault, Colorado (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Continental Supply - Carquest Auto
Hardware store · 0.6 mi
106 West 1st Street, Ault
Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
History
First called High Land, the town's name was changed to Burgdorff Siding, sometimes called Bergdorf Switch (after a railroad worker, who died in an accident). The Ault, Colorado, post office opened on March 29, 1898. 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 of Berdorf was incorporated on August 26, 1901, but was renamed the Town of Ault 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.
Ault Public Emergency Radio Tower, a former emergency transmission facility, was located here.
From the History section of Ault, Colorado on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Benjamin Eaton Elementary School
School · 4.6 mi
100 South Mountain View Drive, Eaton
Map of Ault
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People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Weld County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for biologicals.
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2013-09-14: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2013-09-12: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2008-05-26: Severe Storms And Tornadoes (Severe Storm)
- 2005-09-05: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (Coastal Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Severance 9 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Greeley 12 mi south, about 19 min by car
- Windsor 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- Wellington 16 mi northwest, about 26 min by car
- Fort Collins 17 mi west, about 28 min by car
- Evans 17 mi south, about 27 min by car
- Loveland 21 mi southwest, about 33 min by car
- Johnstown 21 mi southwest, about 35 min by car
- Berthoud 24 mi southwest, about 38 min by car
- Longmont 35 mi southwest, about 56 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ault, Colorado, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
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