FORT COLLINS
Population
City of Fort Collins (53.38 sq. mile) = 146,762
Metropolitan Area = 299,630
4th Largest city in Colorado
“The Choice City”
As the largest city in Northern Colorado, Fort Collins offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a larger city. Fort Collins has been no stranger to the nation’s “Top 10” and “Best 100” lists and for years has been known as “The Choice City”.
Regional Center for Industry
Fort Collins has a positive income growth and quality educational systems, including Colorado State University, which are driving factors making it the regional center for industry in Northern Colorado. Fort Collins’ economy is mixed between manufacturing, service-related businesses, high-tech, clean energy, bioscience and agri-tech business. Some of the largest employers in Fort Collins are Colorado State University, Hewlett Packard, Poudre Valley Health Systems, Eastman Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, and AMD.
Fort Collins sits in one of the most under-served areas of the U.S.