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• American Community Survey - local statistics on level of education, income, the economy, housing, transportation and more

• Founded - 1877
• Incorporated - April 30, 1881
• Named for - William A. H. Loveland
• Nicknames - "Sweetheart City" and "Gateway to the Rockies"
• Government Type - Home Rule Municipality
• County - Larimer
• State - Colorado
• Location - 46 miles (74 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado. Loveland Pass, also named for William A.H. Loveland, is NOT located in the City of Loveland. Loveland Ski Area is instead located in Georgetown, Colorado.
• Elevation - 4,982 ft (1,519 m)
• Time Zone - Mountain Standard Time (MST);  Summer Daylight Savings Time (MDT)
• Water Utility Established - 1887
• Power Utility Established - 1925
• Education & Schools - Thompson R2J School District, Aims Community College, Colorado Christian University, plus various private schools, charter schools, etc.
  • Universities:
    Colorado State University (CSU) - Fort Collins
    University of Northern Colorado (UNC) - Greeley 
    University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) - Boulder
• Neighboring Communities - Fort Collins, Berthoud, Greeley, Estes Park, Windsor, Johnstown.

The City of Loveland was founded in 1877 along the newly-constructed line of the Colorado Central Railroad, near its crossing of the Big Thompson River. It was named for William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. The City was founded one mile upstream from the existing small settlement of St. Louis, the buildings of which were moved to the site of Loveland.

For the first half of the 20th Century the town had an agriculturally-based economy. The primary cropwere sugar beets and sour cherries. In 1901 the Great Western Sugar Company built a factory in Loveland, which remained operated until 1985. In the late 1920's the Spring Glade Orchard was the largest cherry orchard west of the Mississippi River. At that time the cherry orchards produced more than $1 million worth of cherries per year. A series of droughts, attacks of blight and finally a killer freeze destroyed the industry. By 1960 cherries were no longer farmed in the area. In the late 20th Century the economy diversified with the arrival of manufacturing facilities including Hewlett-Packard, Teledyne and Hach. The more recent addition of the Medical Center of the Rockies has added a substantial amount of employment in that sector as well.

Loveland lies south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat. The two cities have been steadily growing towards each other over the last several decades and are considered to be a single metropolitan area by the U.S. government. The establishment of county-owned open space between the two communities in the 1990's was intended to create a permanent buffer to contiguous growth.

Loveland has aggressively expanded its incorporated limits eastward to embrace the interchanges at Interstate 25. The I-25 and Crossroads Boulevard intersection and the I-25 and U.S. Highway 34 intersection are both being developed with retail and commercial properties. In the last decade, the I-25 and Hwy. 34 intersection has become a primary commercial hub of northern Colorado, with the Promenade Shops at Centerra, the Outlets at Loveland, and the Budweiser Events Center. This area is known as Centerra. The interchange is shared with Johnstown, Weld County. Loveland and Johnstown also share the intersection of I-25 and Highway 402.

• Local weather
• Monthly Averages for temperature and precipitation (graph with optional record highs and lows)
  July is the average warmest month
  December is the average coolest month
  May is the average wettest month.

• Denver International Airport - DIA is approximately 60 miles southeast of Loveland
• Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport located near I-25
• City of Loveland Transit - COLT Bus System
• FLEX Regional Bus Route - connecting Fort Collins, Berthoud and Longmont
• Highways-
  • Interstate 25 (I-25) runs north & south through Colorado. Loveland is just west of I-25 between the Crossroads Boulevard and State Highway 402 interchanges.
  • US Highway 34 (US-34) runs east and west through Colorado, and goes straight through the center of Loveland. It becomes Eisenhower Boulevard within the City. Loveland's two main zip codes (80537 and 80538) are separated by this highway.
  • US Highway 287 (US-287) runs north and south along the Front Range range and through the center of Loveland. It becomes Cleveland Avenue as you travel to the south through downtown Loveland, Lincoln Avenue as you travel north through downtown Loveland, and becomes Garfield Avenue at the north end of Loveland.
  • State Highway 402 (SH-402) runs east and west from US Highway 287 to Interstate 25, exit 255. It is a 4.2 mi (6.8 km) long highway. It continues to the west side of Loveland as 14th Street SW.
• The City of Loveland's Recreation Trail is 23 miles long and nearly encircles the city. It is used year-round for exercise, enjoyment and bike commuting to work or shopping.  

• Entertainment Venues
  • Benson Sculpture Garden
  • Budweiser Events Center 'The Ranch'
  • Cattail Creek Golf Course
  • Chapungu Sculpture Park
  • Foote Lagoon Amphitheater
  • Hatfield-Chilson Recreation/Senior Center
  • Larimer County Fair and PRCA Rodeo
  • Loveland Museum/Gallery
  • Loveland Public Library
  • Mariana Butte Golf Course
  • Norma & Lynn Hammond Amphitheater
  • The Olde Course at Loveland Golf Course
  • Rialto Theater Center
  • Thunder Mountain Amphitheatre 
• Shopping Centers
  • Downtown Loveland via The Downtown Loveland Association
  • Outlets at Loveland
  • Promenade Shops at Centerra

The City of Loveland hosts many meetings that may be of interest to residents. The City also offers lots of events, which highlight Loveland's rich and diverse community. To learn about City meetings, activities and events, check out the City's Event Calendar.