Johnstown, Colorado
Town in the United States in Weld County, Larimer County
About Johnstown
Johnstown is a home rule municipality in Weld and Larimer counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 17,303 at the 2020 United States census.
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How Johnstown is governed
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Residents of Johnstown
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Mayor
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Police Chief
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Municipal Court
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Municipal Judge
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Population over time
From 9,887 in 2010 to 17,303 in 2020 (+75.0%).
Show the numbers
| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 17,303 |
| 2010 | 9,887 |
History
The Town of Johnstown began with the vision of Harvey J. Parish before its platting in 1902. When Parish realized that the Great Western Railway was building close to his homestead, he purchased land for $11/acre and platted the land that would later be known as Johnstown. The original plat of Johnstown contained no more than 10 acres. Lots were 25'x140' with 20' alleys. Johnstown's main street, now known as Parish Avenue, was originally named Greeley Avenue Public Road.
Incorporated in 1902, Johnstown was named for Parish's seven-year-old son, John, who had been hospitalized with a ruptured appendix. John's father reportedly urged him to "hurry up and get well" because their town was being named in his honor. When asked what he would call his new Town, he replied, "It will be my son's town. Let's call it John's Town." John Parish would later serve as Mayor from 1929 to 1934.
A meteorite fall in the adjacent former town of Elwell on the afternoon of July 6, 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 23.5 kg (52 lb) that impacted into the Earth to a depth of 1.7 m (5.5 ft). The meteorite 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 "achondrite stony meteorite of the diogenite class in the HED group" of meteorites that are believed to have hived off of the asteroid Vesta approximately one billion years ago.
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