Johnstown is a

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in Weld and Larimer counties in the

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. The population was 9,887 at the

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History

The Town of Johnstown began with the vision of Harvey J. Parish before its platting in 1902. The town was named for Parish's son. The town was incorporated in 1907. JohnstownDiogenite

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in the adjacent former town of Elwell on the afternoon of 6 July 1924, became known as the Johnstown meteorite. It was notable with a number of large pieces of the broken-up asteroid recovered, including one of that impacted into the Earth to a depth of . The

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fell during an outdoor funeral service with more than 200 people attending who witnessed the event or heard the several stones falling. The meteorite is classified as an "

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stony meteorite of the

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class in the HED group" of meteorites that are believed to have hived off of the asteroid Vesta approximately one billion years ago.

Geography

Johnstown is located just west of the

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of the

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and the Little Thompson River. Greeley is about ten miles to the east-northeast and Loveland is approximately nine miles to the northwest. According to the

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, the town in 2010 had a total area of .

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,887 people, 3,356 households, and 2,738 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 3,554 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 91.7%

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, 0.8%

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, 1.4% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 7.3% from

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or Latino of any race were 16.8% of the population. There were 3,356 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were

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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $69,919, and the median income for a family was $75,000. Males had a median income of $55,426 versus $40,536 for females. The

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for the town was $26,324. About 5.4% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Johnstown is served by two school districts. The majority of residents fall within Weld County School District RE-5J, though the northwest of the town falls within

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Johnstown

* Letford Elementary School * Pioneer Ridge Elementary School * Roosevelt High School

Milliken

* Knowledge Quest Academy * Milliken Middle School * Milliken Elementary School

Notable people

Reed Doughty (NFL player –

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). Doughty was raised in Johnstown and played varsity football at Roosevelt High School.

References

External links

Town of Johnstown websiteTown of Johnstown Facebook Page

CDOT map of the Town of Johnstown

Johnstown Breeze
(weekly newspaper)
Johnstown Historical SocietyJohnstown BBQ Day
(Annual town celebration, first Saturday of June)
Own Your Share of Johnstown, Colorado
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