Fort Lupton, Colorado
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The City of Fort Lupton is a Statutory City located in Weld County
Weld County, Colorado
As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...

, Colorado
Colorado
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, United States
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. The population was 6,787 as of the 2000 census.

Geography

Fort Lupton is located at 40°5′6"N 104°48′11"W (40.084918, -104.802996).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 4 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 4 square miles (10.4 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 6,787 people, 2,099 households, and 1,677 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,707.2 people per square mile (658.4/km²). There were 2,132 housing units at an average density of 536.3 per square mile (206.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.34% White, 0.43% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 22.65% from other races
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, and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 47.38% of the population.

There were 2,099 households out of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,917, and the median income for a family was $45,348. Males had a median income of $34,368 versus $23,849 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $15,649. About 11.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • Brian Shaw
    Brian Shaw (strongman)
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    , leading American strongman, placed first in the 2011 World's Strongest Man
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     competition.
  • John Naka
    John Naka
    John Yoshio Naka was an American horticulturist, and bonsai cultivator...

    , Japanese-America bonsai
    Bonsai
    is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ...

     grandmaster, was born in and spent his first eight years there.
  • Jorge Arturo "J.P." Palacios Jr., local bad-ass, legendary performer, and all around great guy. Lives and continues to make music here. He is probably the one person in the City of Fort Lupton that gives even the slightest shimmer of hope for the otherwise shit hole.

See also

  • Colorado municipalities
    Colorado municipalities
    The U.S. state of Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.-Municipal government:...

  • Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
    Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area
    thumb|300px|Map of the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaThe Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver region of the state of Colorado...

  • Front Range Urban Corridor
    Front Range Urban Corridor
    The Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...

  • Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • State of Colorado
  • Weld County, Colorado
    Weld County, Colorado
    As of the census of 2000, there were 180,936 people, 63,247 households, and 45,221 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 66,194 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile...


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