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Population (year 2000): 6,787. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,121 (+4.9% change)
Males: 3,458 (51.0%), Females: 3,329 (49.0%)
Weld County
Zip code:
80621
Median resident age: 28.9 years
Median household income: $40,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,900 (year 2000)
Races in Fort Lupton:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.9%)
- Hispanic (47.4%)
- Other race (22.6%)
- Two or more races (4.4%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (8.5%),
English (6.6%), French (3.2%), United States (2.4%), Italian
(2.3%).
Elevation: 4906 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fort Lupton
- High school or higher: 67.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fort Lupton city
- Never married: 26.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 10.9%
21.8% Foreign born (20.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,400 (+26.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Lupton:
- PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 8 miles; BRIGHTON,
CO)
- MEDIPLEX SPECIALTY HOSPITAL REHAB (about 19 miles;
THORNTON, CO)
- NORTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CTR (about 19 miles;
THORNTON, CO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort
Lupton:
- DENVER INTL (about 19 miles; DENVER, CO; ID: DEN)
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 27 miles; AURORA, CO; ID: BKF)
- FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND MUNI (about 29 miles; FORT
COLLINS/LOVELAND, CO; ID: FNL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Lupton:
- PLATTE VALLEY AIRPARK (about 8 miles; HUDSON, CO;
ID: 18V)
- ERIE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; ERIE, CO; ID: 48V)
- EASTON/VALLEY VIEW/ (about 22 miles; GREELEY, CO;
ID: 11V)
Amtrak station near Fort Lupton:
- 19 miles: DENVER INTERNATIONAL AP'T (DENVER, DENVER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fort Lupton:
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GREELEY, CO;
Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
- FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
WESTMINSTER, CO; FT enrollment: 6,858)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 23 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DENVER, CO; FT
enrollment: 5,898)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 24 miles; AURORA,
CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
- EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 29 miles;
DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
- RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
Public high school in Fort Lupton:
- FORT LUPTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 720;
Location: 530 REYNOLDS STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fort Lupton:
- TWOMBLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 722;
Location: 1600 NINTH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- FORT LUPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 590;
Location: 201 SOUTH MCKINLEY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LEO WILLIAM BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 554; Location: 411 SOUTH MCKINLEY; Grades: PK
- 05)
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