City of Longmont is a home rule municipality located in Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado, United States.
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12 Facts About Longmont Colorado
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Originally called the Chicago-Longmont Colorado Colony, led by president Robert Collyer, the men sold memberships in the town, purchasing the land necessary for the town hall with the proceeds.
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Longmont Colorado is home to the Boulder County Campus of Front Range Community College, the St Vrain Valley School District, and to a number of private schools.
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Longmont Colorado is home to the Master Instructor Continuing Education Program a voluntary accreditation program for aviation educators.
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Longmont Colorado is part of the RTD transit district that provides local and regional bus service to Denver and Boulder.
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Outside of RTD, Longmont Colorado is connected to Fort Collins, Loveland, and Berthoud via a FLEX regional bus service.
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In 2012, Longmont Colorado was recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a silver-level bicycle-friendly community.
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Longmont Colorado is one of 38 communities in the United States to be recognized with this distinction.
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Longmont Colorado is served by Pacifica Radio affiliate KGNU, a non-commercial community radio station from Boulder.
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One recreational business that calls Longmont home is Mile Hi Skydiving, which is one of the largest skydiving facilities in the state of Colorado.
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Longmont Colorado is home to Saul, the World's Largest Sticker Ball at StickerGiant, a custom sticker and label printing company on the city's east side.
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