The population density was 2,549.3 people per square mile (984.4/km2). The Colorado Marathon is a yearly event running down the Poudre Canyon and finishing in downtown Fort Collins. [3][5] The western side of Cheyenne Mountain is in Pike National Forest,[6][7] within the Pikes Peak Ranger District. Federal, state, and local funding made the project a reality. In 1983–84, a portion of the Mountain Avenue line and one of the original trolley cars, Car 21, were restored as a heritage trolley service, under the same name used by the original system, the Fort Collins Municipal Railway. The Bike Library is centrally located in the heart of downtown Fort Collins in Old Town Square. In 1986, the resort closed Ski Broadmoor, but the city of Colorado Springs and Ski Vail stepped in to keep it open. [28] The land was sold to the Broadmoor Resort Community Association. The McNeil trail begins over the crest of a hill from the Broadmoor Stables, which is a 5.7 miles (9.2 km) drive up Old Stage Road. [28][11]:1[e] The Cheyenne Mountain Highway was built for transport to the zoo, shrine, and top of the mountain. Contact one of the A.A. resources below for a meeting list in that location and the surrounding area. There is an 800 feet (240 m) elevation gain over the combined trails, which are 6.5 miles (10.5 km) round trip. Average Plumber Rates. The city's former general aviation airport, known as Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5), opened in 1966 and closed in 2006.[45]. Hewlett Packard, Intel, AMD, Broadcom, Beckman Coulter, National Semiconductor, LSI, Microsoft, Rubicon Water and Pelco all have offices in Fort Collins. Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. [3][11]:2 Edmonds, John Browne, and Buck Ingersoll agreed to replace the trails to the area with a real road, which was opened in 1960 by the Cheyenne Propagation Company. The Fort Collins Lincoln Center is home to the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and regularly attracts national touring companies of Broadway plays. [63], Fort Collins was the setting of the infamous balloon boy hoax of October 15, 2009. The Fort Collins Public Library was established in 1900, the sixth public library in the state. [27] The source of North Cheyenne Creek is in Teller County. The arts are represented by The Center for Fine Art Photography, University Center for the Arts, Fort Collins Museum of Art (FCMOA), and the Bas Bleu Theatre Company. It is now The Broadmoor's Ranch at Emerald Valley. An additional 480 acres was donated by General William Jackson Palmer. [33][31]:194–195 Locally, this military boom during the Cold War included the establishment of the United States Air Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, and Fort Carson. It was completed in 1904 at a total cost of approximately $15,000. [3] The lodge closed in 1961. Elite Airways resumed commercial air service at the airport on August 27, 2015, providing non-stop flights to the Chicago Rockford International Airport in Illinois. K–12 public education is provided through Poudre School District (PSD). The U.S. Department of Energy contributed $6.3 million and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs provided $778,000. It was designed to be the "nerve center" for NORAD. It first started as a summer retreat for the educators, and grew to include musicians, doctors, artists, generals, oilmen, and an ambassador to India. [41] The institute's first campus was established in the city in 1987. Old buildings were razed to make way for new, modern structures. [34] In 2002, it was operated by the Cheyenne Propagation Company. [35][36] It has 20 miles of trails. The city receives much sunshine, with 300 days of sunshine per year and 19 days with 90° + weather. [16][18][c] The first mining claims granted for El Paso County were for the Manganese and Rio Grande lodes on Cheyenne Mountain by January 31, 1885. Fort Collins also once had a municipally owned trolley service with three branches from the intersection of Mountain and College avenues. [11]:1 The center, deep within Cheyenne Mountain, was completed in 1966 after spending $142 million and using 500 tons of explosives. [50] The Mason Corridor and the Mason Express are intended to be the center of future transit-oriented development. Longs Peak can also clearly be seen on a clear day to the southwest of the city. A second car, number 25, was returned to service on July 4, 2020. [11], The 1880s saw the construction of a number of elegant homes and commercial buildings and the growth of a distinctive identity for Fort Collins. Fort Collins' economy has a mix of manufacturing and service-related businesses. [25], In the 1920s, Penrose began to develop on Cheyenne Mountain property on the northern peak that he bought in 1915. The rainfall was the heaviest on record for an urban area of Colorado. The city purchased the Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, a park and conservation area north of the city. The district is one of the fastest growing in Northern Colorado, adding 500 students — about the size of an elementary school — each year. [21], Grace Lutheran Church built a retreat in Emerald Valley in 1904. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Although the city was affected by the Great Depression and simultaneous drought,[14] it nevertheless experienced slow and steady growth throughout the early part of the twentieth century. Additionally, four public charter schools are chartered through PSD, including Ridgeview Classical Schools, and Liberty Common High School, Mountain Sage Community School and Fort Collins Montessori School. The airline ended service to the airport in 2017. The Office of External Affairs for the Mountain-Prairie Region of the U.S. These parks often host events such as marathons, community activities and holiday celebrations. Land on Cheyenne Mountain that had once been owned by The Broadmoor is now the site of luxury homes. The Downtown Business Association hosts a number of small and large festivals each year in the historic Downtown district, including Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest in late summer, which features local cuisine, music, and businesses. The City of Fort Collins is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. [24][11]:1 The Cheyenne Mountain Cog Railroad provided narrow gauge cog railway service to South Cheyenne Cañon from the Broadmoor Casino beginning in 1918. His homestead ultimately became part of The Broadmoor resort. [10], Settlers began arriving in the vicinity of the fort nearly immediately. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was built just below and the Will Rogers Shrine built just above this community. [32] Some of these parks have facilities such as public tennis courts, frisbee golf courses, golf courses, dog parks, baseball diamonds, basketball courts and picnic shelters. [19] Management of city growth patterns became a political priority during the 1980s, as well as the revitalization of Fort Collins' Old Town with the creation of a Downtown Development Authority. The median income for a household in the city was $64,459, and the median income for a family was $110,332. [13], Bert Swisher and Thomas Dixon homesteaded on Cheyenne Mountain in 1917. It has been renamed Poudre River Public Library District. The FORTitude 10K run, a partner running event of the Bolder Boulder, is held on Labor Day each year. Bicycling is a popular and viable means of transportation in Fort Collins. FortZED was a zero energy district encompassing the Downtown area of Fort Collins and the main campus of Colorado State University. The result was an underground city operated by the Air Force. [citation needed] The city received $12,500 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to build the library, with the condition that it would be maintained as a free public library. [citation needed], Aerial photograph of the NORAD parking lot, NORAD Road, and the antenna farm, 2011, NORAD Command Center, United States Air Force photograph, During the 1950s, an antenna farm was built on the middle peak of the mountain[3][11]:1 when Bert Swisher deeded ten acres to Bud Edmonds and several backers and Swisher signed a non-compete agreement. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 22.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 17.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. It succeeded a previous encampment, known as Camp Collins, on the Cache La Poudre River, near what is known today as Laporte. [3] In 1926, the Cheyenne Mountain Lodge opened at the top of Cheyenne Mountain. 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Not a MyChart user? It was built by Joel H Wade about 1885 on the old Cripple Creek stage road (now Old Stage Road) along, It was next used beginning 1910 by the Girl Scouts of America. It meets on a ridge with the Swisher Trail. [32] These include City Park, Edora Park, Fossil Creek Park, Lee Martinez Park, Rolland Moore Park, and Spring Canyon Park. [19], During the late 20th century, Fort Collins expanded rapidly to the south, adding new development, including several regional malls. [42], North Cheyenne Cañon Park was started when the city of Colorado Springs bought 640 acres in North Cheyenne Cañon from Colorado College in 1885. 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Parcel service for Fort Collins is provided by FedEx, Airport Express, DHL, Burlington Air Express, UPS, and Purolator. [10] Moderate hikes in the canon include Mount Cutler and Columbine trails.