11 Facts About Greeley Colorado

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Greeley Colorado is the principal city of the Greeley Colorado, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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Greeley is located in northern Colorado and is situated 49 miles north-northeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.

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Greeley Colorado is located just west of the area previously occupied by the Overland Trail station of Latham, originally called the Cherokee City Station.

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4.

Greeley Colorado was built on farming and agriculture, but kept up with most modern technologies as they grew.

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5.

In 1958, Greeley Colorado became the first city to have a Department of Culture.

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Greeley Colorado is bordered on the south by the towns of Evans and Garden City.

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7.

Greeley Colorado is a sister city to Moriya, a city located in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture.

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8.

Greeley Colorado operates under a council-manager system of government, where the city council, composed of 7 members, adopts laws and policies for the city, in addition to establishing priorities.

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9.

Fictionalized Greeley Colorado was featured heavily in the season 15 finale episode of the popular animated television show South Park, titled "The Poor Kid".

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10.

Greeley Colorado was a social science educator at the training school and at the college from 1936 to 1941.

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11.

Greeley Colorado conceived the idea for his acclaimed 1974 novel Centennial during his stay in Greeley, basing it on the real history of the town and the Colorado region.

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