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Why visit Gilcrest
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails in and around town.
Weather in Gilcrest
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About Gilcrest
The Town of Gilcrest is a Statutory town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,029 at the 2020 United States census. Gilcrest is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
From the Wikipedia article Gilcrest, Colorado (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
History
A post office called Gilcrest has been in operation since 1907. The community has the name of W. K. Gilcrest, a businessperson in the banking industry.
From the History section of Gilcrest, Colorado on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Gilcrest
10 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
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, 13 miles away.
- Milliken 4 mi northwest, about 7 min by car
- Evans 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Platteville 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- La Salle 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Johnstown 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Greeley 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Berthoud 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Mead 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Firestone 13 mi southwest, about 20 min by car
- Windsor 15 mi northwest, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Gilcrest, Colorado, Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0
- Nantes Library Gilcrest CO, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nantes Library Gilcrest CO 2, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gilcrest, Colorado and U.S. 85 southwest of Greeley, Colorado (2520224990), Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nantes Library Interior 1, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nantes Library Interior 2, Erie Bard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS011-E-13338 - View of Nebraska, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS018-E-11973 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-48724 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS015-E-26327 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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