Brighton, Colorado

Brighton is the Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Weld counties that is the county seat of Adams County, Colorado, United States.[9] The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 41,554 in 2018.[7]

Brighton, Colorado
Home Rule Municipality
Brighton City Hall.
Motto(s): 
"What we value today is what we become tomorrow"
Location of Brighton in Adams County and Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°57′53″N 104°47′48″W[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesAdams,[2] Weld
IncorporatedSeptember 1, 1887[3]
Named forBrighton Beach, New York
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[2]
 • MayorGreg Mills
Area
 • Total21.45 sq mi (55.55 km2)
 • Land21.15 sq mi (54.77 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Elevation4,984 ft (1,519 m)
Population
 • Total33,352
 • Estimate 
(2019)[7]
41,554
 • Density1,811.79/sq mi (699.53/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80601-80603[8]
Area code(s)Both 303 and 720
FIPS code08-08675
GNIS feature ID0204736
Highways
Websitebrightonco.gov

History

The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York.[10] Brighton was founded in the 1870s as a stage/railroad depot and farming community. The town was originally named Hughes Station. The town was incorporated in 1887.[11] Among the notable scholars born there are Richard Ling, founding editor of Mobile Media & Communication, currently the Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, and Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Philip Rodriguez served as city manager until July 2019, when the city council voted 5-4 to end his job. Rodriguez stated that he uncovered corruption around a water bill.[12]

The Bromley Farm–Koizuma Hishinuma Farm is a historic farmstead in the vicinity of Brighton, Colorado, United States. Established shortly before 1899, it includes a complex of four buildings and multiple other historic structures. In 2007, the farm was designated a historic district and listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its historically significant architecture.

It was a home of settler Emmet Ayers Bromley, who came to Colorado in 1877. Bromley was president of the First National Bank of Brighton and of the Gibraltar Oil Company. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives and in the Colorado Senate.


Geography

Brighton is located at 39°58′27″N 104°48′36″W (39.974184, -104.809926).[13] It is often considered a suburb of Denver.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.1 square miles (44 km2), of which 17.1 square miles (44 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.29%) is water.

Climate data for Brighton, Colorado (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 44.3
(6.8)		 46.9
(8.3)		 55.5
(13.1)		 63.6
(17.6)		 72.9
(22.7)		 83.2
(28.4)		 89.6
(32.0)		 87.1
(30.6)		 78.8
(26.0)		 66.5
(19.2)		 52.7
(11.5)		 43.3
(6.3)		 65.4
(18.6)
Average low °F (°C) 15.6
(−9.1)		 18.5
(−7.5)		 26.2
(−3.2)		 33.6
(0.9)		 43.0
(6.1)		 51.8
(11.0)		 57.2
(14.0)		 55.7
(13.2)		 46.3
(7.9)		 34.6
(1.4)		 24.0
(−4.4)		 15.2
(−9.3)		 35.2
(1.8)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.43
(11)		 0.37
(9.4)		 1.20
(30)		 1.70
(43)		 2.26
(57)		 1.71
(43)		 1.51
(38)		 1.74
(44)		 1.05
(27)		 0.93
(24)		 0.77
(20)		 0.49
(12)		 14.18
(360)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.9
(15)		 4.3
(11)		 7.0
(18)		 3.5
(8.9)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.5
(1.3)		 2.4
(6.1)		 6.2
(16)		 6.3
(16)		 36.6
(93)
Source: NOAA[14]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890306—
190036619.6%
1910850132.2%
19202,715219.4%
19303,39425.0%
19404,02918.7%
19504,3367.6%
19607,05562.7%
19708,30917.8%
198012,77353.7%
199014,20311.2%
200020,90547.2%
201033,35259.5%
Est. 201941,554[7]24.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]

As of the census[16] of 2000, there were 20,905 people, 6,718 households, and 5,058 families living in the city. The population density was 1,224.1 people per square mile (472.6/km²). There were 6,990 housing units at an average density of 409.3 per square mile (158.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.91% White, 0.99% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 16.29% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.22% of the population.

There were 6,718 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,779, and the median income for a family was $53,286. Males had a median income of $35,686 versus $27,103 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,927. About 6.1% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Brighton is the home of two Vestas manufacturing plants, a wind turbine blade factory and a nacelle manufacturing plant. The factories are valued at $290 million and will provide 1,350 employment opportunities: 650 in the blade factory and another 700 in the nacelle manufacturing plant. Groundbreaking for the factories took place on March 25, 2009.[17]

The Prairie Center is a 396-acre (1.60 km2) shopping center with a pedestrian-oriented retail village, which is anchored by JC Penney, Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Super Target, and many other stores.

Education

School District 27J serves the community.

Notable people

Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Brighton include:

Sister city

Brighton has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International:

See also

References
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