Milliken, Colorado
Town in the United States in Weld County
About Milliken
Milliken is a statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 8,386 at the 2020 United States census. Milliken is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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How Milliken is governed
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Residents of Milliken
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Leads the fire and emergency services department.
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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Finance Director
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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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The elected body that passes ordinances, sets the tax rate and approves the budget.
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Boards & Commissions
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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Population over time
From 5,610 in 2010 to 8,386 in 2020 (+49.5%).
Show the numbers
| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 8,386 |
| 2010 | 5,610 |
History
The town was named for John D. Milliken, a judge.
The first community located near the Milliken townsite was initially known as Hillsboro. The community began as a trading post on the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad for agricultural goods in the 1860s. The Milliken, Colorado, post office opened on November 10, 1909, and the Town of Milliken was incorporated on October 1, 1910. In 1910, Milliken annexed nearby Hillsboro.
Fires in the 1910s destroyed much of the town, and in 1917 the Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad was abandoned.
Milliken was primarily a farming community through World War I, the Depression, and World War II. In the 1950s, two large potato decks were constructed. The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a housing boom.
In 1985 and 1986, the town’s roads were paved. The community continued to grow, causing the town government to move its facilities, to the Milliken Community Complex in 1996. Additional facilities were added, including the Milliken Public Work Facility in 2004, and a new police station in 2009.
When Millikens police department moved to a new building in 2009, the old building became vacant. It was home to a coffee shop before being used as a computer lab for many years. In 2021, the nearby Glenn A. Jones MD memorial library opened a branch there. After sharing the building with the Mill Haus Coffee for five years, the library moved to a part of the Milliken Intermediate School and is now known as the Milliken Public Library.
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