Community profile: Fort Collins, Loveland and northern Colorado

Old Town Fort Collins

Based in thriving Fort Collins, Colorado, Poudre Valley Health System and its many healthcare facilities attract patients from throughout the Rocky Mountain region and the midwest United States. Fort Collins and northern Colorado are regional centers for higher education, shopping, entertainment, and recreation, as well as health care.

Northern Colorado enjoys a high elevation (about 5,000 feet above sea level) and a dry climate (14 inches of precipitation a year) where the plains meet the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. In northern Colorado, the sun shines more than 300 days a year.

Whether you enjoy dining out, shopping, golf, performing arts, hiking, college sports, fly fishing, rock climbing, mountain biking, boating, or winter sports, you can find it all in northern Colorado.

Fort Collins-Loveland area facts

• Home of Colorado State University (CSU)
• Located near Rocky Mountain National Park
• Fort Collins is situated on the Poudre River and Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway
• Roosevelt National Forest lies a few miles west
• Population: Fort Collins 141,000, Loveland 60,000, Windsor: 16,000
• Youthful City: Median age is 28.5 years old (includes CSU students)
• Educated Populace: more than 40% have college degrees
• Graced with numerous parks and natural areas
• Home to Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, Anheuser-Busch, Woodward Governor, and more Larimer County
• County seat of Larimer County
• Numerous rankings by Money Magazine as a "Best Place to Live"
• Ranked in the top 10 "Best Places to Raise Your Family" by Frommer's
• Ranked in Forbes.com's "Best Places for Business and Careers"
• Ranked by CNN/Money for "Best Places to Live and Launch" a business

Learn more about the area's attractions:

Fort Collins City of Fort Collins Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce Fort Collins Convention & Visitors Bureau Poudre School District (Fort Collins)	Loveland City of Loveland Loveland Chamber of Commerce Thompson School District (Loveland)
Windsor Town of Windsor Windsor Chamber of Commerce Windsor School District (Windsor)	Wellington Information on Town of Wellington Larimer County
Johnstown Town of Johnstown Johnstown-Milliken Chamber of Commerce Johnstown-Milliken School District	Estes Park Town of Estes Park Estes Park Chamber of Commerce Estes Park School District
Greeley City of Greeley Greeley Chamber of Commerce Greeley School District	Higher Education Colorado State University Front Range Community College AIMS Community College
Recreation Rocky Mountain National Park Roosevelt National Forest

University of Colorado Health employees dedicate themselves to providing patients and other customers with world-class care and service. Outside organizations recognize that, calling University of Colorado Health's hospitals some of the best in Colorado and even the best in the nation. Some of those accolades are listed below:

University of Colorado Health
Fort Collins, Colorado
970.495.7000
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