Why visit Fort Lupton
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 7 parks and trails, 21 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Fort Lupton
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About Fort Lupton
The City of Fort Lupton is a statutory city located in southern Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 7,955 at the 2020 United States census. Fort Lupton is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
From the Wikipedia article Fort Lupton, Colorado (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
South Platte Valley Historical Park
Park · 1.3 mi
2001 Historic Park Way, Fort Lupton
Restaurants and cafes21
Burger King
Fast food · Burger · 0.9 mi
25 South Grand Avenue, Fort Lupton
Mo-Sa 06:00-00:00; Su 07:00-00:00
9 more on the map.
History
The city was named for Lieutenant Lancaster Lupton, who built a trading post on Adobe Creek in 1838. The trading post, Fort Lupton, has been reconstructed near the site of the original fort using some of the original adobe bricks at the South Platte Valley Historical Park, which was established by the South Platte Valley Historical Society northwest of the city of Fort Lupton. It is a historical park about early area settlement.
The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and the Fort Lupton, Colorado Territory, post office opened on January 18, 1869. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. The Town of Fort Lupton was incorporated on January 15, 1890.
From the History section of Fort Lupton, Colorado on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship5
Fort Lupton Buddhist Temple
Place of worship · 0.4 mi
720 Main Street, Fort Lupton
Shopping5
Vanbuskirk Patton Talbot Plaza
Shopping center · 0.4 mi
150 Main Street, Fort Lupton
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Leo William Butler Elementary School
School · 0.8 mi
411 South Mckinley, Fort Lupton
Healthcare1
Map of Fort Lupton
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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
Denver International Airport (DEN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 miles away.
- Brighton 8 mi south, about 13 min by car
- Dacono 8 mi west, about 13 min by car
- Firestone 9 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Frederick 9 mi west, about 15 min by car
- Thornton 13 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Erie 13 mi west, about 21 min by car
- Commerce City 14 mi south, about 22 min by car
- Northglenn 15 mi southwest, about 24 min by car
- Broomfield 16 mi southwest, about 26 min by car
- Longmont 17 mi west, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Fort Lupton, Colorado, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0
- Fort Lupton Public & School Library, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fort Lupton Public & School Library Interior, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aims Community College, Fort Lupton Campus, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
- Ottesen Grain Company Feed Mill 1, Shane C. Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ottesen Grain Company Feed Mill 2, Shane C. Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ottesen Grain Co. Feed Mill, Suzanne Powell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ottesen Grain Company Feed Mill, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Heartland Story statue, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS030-E-253665 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS028-E-35918 - View of South Dakota, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS041-E-64039 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS041-E-64040 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-16102 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS041-E-63372 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Angie2 (3445518954), ProgressNow Colorado, CC BY 2.0
- Angie2 (3445518954) (cropped), ProgressNow Colorado, CC BY 2.0
- Aristocrat Ranchettes, Colorado, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
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