Broomfield, Colorado
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The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northern tier of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Colorado. One of only a few consolidated city-counties, the population was 38,272 as of the 2000 Census.
History
The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in 1961 in the southeastern corner of Boulder County. It received its name from the broomcorn grown in the area. Over the next three decades, the city grew through annexations, many of which crossed the county line into three adjacent counties: Adams, Jefferson and Weld. In the 1990s, city leaders began to push for the creation of a separate county to avoid the inefficiencies of dealing with four separate court districts, four different county seats (each a considerable distance away), and four separate county sales tax bases. Broomfield reasoned that it could provide services more responsively under its own county government, and sought an amendment to the Colorado State Constitution to create a new county. The amendment passed in 1998, after which a three-year transition period followed. On November 15, 2001, Broomfield County became the 64th county of Colorado.Geography
Broomfield is located at (39.931817, -105.065919)[Geographic references#1GR1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.1 km² (27.5 mi²). 70.2 km² (27.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.24%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 38,272 people, 13,842 households, and 10,270 families residing in the city. The population density was 545.1/km² (1,411.6/mi²). There were 14,322 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (528.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.62% White, 0.92% African American, 0.61% Native American, 4.14% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.21% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.07% of the population.There were 13,842 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $63,903, and the median income for a family was $70,551. Males had a median income of $49,732 versus $31,864 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,488. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
In the 1990s, Broomfield and other area suburbs experienced tremendous economic growth, much of it focused in technology. According to the Broomfield Economic Development Corporation website [link], Broomfield's top five employers are IBM at 4,500 employees, Kaiser-Hill at 4,500 employees, Sun Microsystems at 2,700 employees, Ball Corporation at 3,175 employees, and Level 3 Communications at 3,175.Outdoors
Broomfield has an extensive trail system that connects the various lakes and parks. A spectacular trail connects the Stearns Lake and the Josh's Pond on the west side of town.Local Business
Flatiron Crossing is a large shopping and entertainment center, anchored by Nordstrom, Foley's and Best Buy.Broomfield Enterprise is the local newspaper.
Broomfield Chamber of Commerce is the local business chamber.
2005 Election
Mayoral Candidates
- Paul Madigan (Filed August 4, 2005)
- Clark Griep (Filed March 22, 2005)
- Karen Stuart1 (Filed February 3, 2005)
Council Candidates
- Ward 1
- * Bob Gaiser (Filed August 11, 2005)
- * Todd Tuell (Filed July 27, 2005)
- Ward 2
- * Karen Nelson (Filed July 7, 2005)
- * Dennis McCloskey (Filed August 11, 2005)
- Ward 3
- * Bette Erickson1 (Filed April 4, 2005)
- Ward 4
- * Joe Manrich (Filed August 3, 2005)
- * Lisa Whitsell (Filed July 8, 2005)
- * Randy Ahrens1 (Filed March 24, 2005)
- Ward 5
- * Bryan A. Kenyon (Filed April 29, 2005)
- * Nancy Taerude (Filed August 19, 2005)
Candidates appear in the order they appear on the ballot.
Government
Executive Officials
Council Members
- Ward 1
- * Steve Kaverman (Term Expires 2007)
- * Bob Gaiser (Term Expires 2009)
- Ward 2
- * Lori Cox (Term Expires 2007)
- * Dennis McCloskey (Term Expires 2009)
- Ward 3
- * Vincent Buzek (Term Expires 2007)
- * Bette Erickson (Term Expires 2009)
- Ward 4
- * Walt Spader (Term Expires 2007)
- * Randy Ahrens (Term Expires 2009)
- Ward 5
- * Linda Reynolds (Term Expires 2007)
- * Brian Kenyon (Term Expires 2009)
Education
Since Broomfield used to be divided among four counties, students living in the city were serviced by the appropriate school for their county. Even though the city is now united within one county, students attend the same schools they would have attended if county boundaries had remained the same.The main school districts in Broomfield are Adams Twelve Five Star Schools and Boulder Valley County Schools.
Sister cities
Broomfield has two sister cities, as designated by [Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI)]:External links
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