Did You Know?

• According to the Software & Information Industry Association, the Boulder/Longmont area has the highest concentration of software-related jobs in the nation.
• Compared to the other cities in Boulder County, Longmont has the highest number of people who both live and work in the city.
• Astronaut Vance Brand was born in Longmont, and graduated from Longmont High School.
• The first store to carry the JC Penney name was located in Longmont.
• An expedition, headed by Major Stephen H. Long, explored the area's St. Vrain River valley in 1820. The word "Longmont" is a combination of his name and "mont" from the French word for mountain.
• The City of Longmont was founded in 1871 by members of the Chicago Colony who settled in the valley.
• The average maximum temperature is 64.5 degrees, while the summer is a bit hotter with average July temperatures hitting 88.6 degrees. January is the coldest month in Longmont with an average high of 42 degrees and an average low of 11.7 degrees.
• In a typical year Longmont receives approximately 34 inches of snow, and March is the snowiest month.
• Longmont is home to 1 of 2 commercial drop sites in Colorado at Vance Brand Municipal Airport.

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