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Fort Collins, Colorado |
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Home Rule Municipality |
 Downtown "Old Town" Fort Collins
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 Location of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado.
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| Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 105°4′41″W / 40.55917°N 105.07806°W / 40.55917; -105.07806Coordinates: 40°33′33″N 105°4′41″W / 40.55917°N 105.07806°W / 40.55917; -105.07806
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| Country |
United States |
| State |
Colorado |
| County |
Larimer |
| Commissioned |
1864 |
| Incorporated |
February 12, 1883[1]
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| Named for |
United States Army colonel William O. Collins |
| Government
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| • Type |
Home Rule Municipality[2]
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| • Mayor |
Wade Troxell |
| • Mayor pro tem
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Gerry Horak |
| • City Manager |
Darin Atteberry |
| Area [3]
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| • Total |
57.05 sq mi (147.77 km2) |
| • Land |
55.82 sq mi (144.58 km2) |
| • Water |
1.23 sq mi (3.20 km2) 1.27% |
| Elevation
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5,003 ft (1,525 m) |
| Population
(2010)[4]
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| • Total |
143,986 (US:155th) |
| • Estimate (2018)[5]
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167,830 |
| • Density |
2,941.67/sq mi (1,135.78/km2) |
| Time zone |
UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) |
UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes[6]
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80521–80528 |
| Area code |
970 |
| FIPS code |
08-27425 |
| GNIS feature ID |
0204673 |
| Highways |
I-25, US 287, SH 1, SH 14 |
| Website |
fcgov.com |
| Fourth most populous Colorado city |
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