Editing Granby, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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The '''Town of Granby''' is the [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] that is the [[List of municipalities in Colorado|most populous municipality]] in [[Grand County, Colorado|Grand County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=COMun/> The town population was 2,079 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name=2020_Census/> Granby is situated along [[U.S. Route 40 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 40]] in the [[Middle Park (Colorado basin)|Middle Park]] basin, and it is about {{convert|85|mi}} northwest of [[Denver]] and {{convert|14|mi}} southwest of [[Rocky Mountain National Park]].

==History==
The town was founded in 1904 along the route of the [[Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway]] and was incorporated one year later. It was named after Granby Hillyer,<ref>{{cite book| last=Dawson| first=John Frank| title=Place names in Colorado: Why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin| url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=30| publisher=J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.| location=Denver, CO| page=24}}</ref> a Denver lawyer who later served as the [[United States Attorney]] for that city's district.

Many Granby and Grand County residents are descended from pioneer settlers who arrived before the country was fully surveyed. Early families established themselves under the [[Homestead Act of 1862]], which allowed easy access to land to those who would inhabit and improve upon the territory.

Since the turn of the century, families have contended for prime ranch land. Their waning ranch once covered approximately {{convert|20000|acre|km2}} and was rich in cattle and hay.

===Bulldozer rampage===
{{Main|Marvin Heemeyer}}
[[Marvin Heemeyer]] was a local auto muffler shop owner who had multiple disputes with the town over zoning, sewage, and other issues.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brower |first=Patrick F |title=KILLDOZER: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage |publisher=Wilcox Swanson LLC/ dba Deer Track Publishing |date=January 1, 2017 |isbn=9780982352014}}</ref> As a result, on June 4, 2004, Heemeyer went on a rampage through town, driving a [[Marvin Heemeyer#The bulldozer|modified bulldozer]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2012 |title=Crews Begin Dismantling Granby Bulldozer - Denver News Story - KMGH Denver |url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4393800/detail.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315221635/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4393800/detail.html |archive-date=March 15, 2012 }}</ref> Several buildings were damaged, including a bank, a hardware store, the concrete company, a utility service center, the town hall, the police department, and a former mayor's home.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2004 |title=Man who bulldozed through Colo. town is dead |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5139598 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> The rampage lasted 2 hours and 7 minutes, ending when the bulldozer got stuck attempting to go through the alleyway of Gambles Hardware Store.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Interesting |first=All That's |date=February 8, 2022 |title=Marvin Heemeyer Wanted Revenge — So He Built A 'Killdozer' |url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/marvin-heemeyer-killdozer |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=All That's Interesting |language=en-US}}</ref> Heemeyer then committed suicide with a handgun. No other deaths occurred, but an estimated $7 million in damage was done.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2007 |title=Granby Rampage Damage Expected To Exceed $4 Million - News |url=http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3390654/detail.html |access-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115225652/http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/3390654/detail.html |archive-date=January 15, 2007 }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Granby sits at {{convert|7935|ft}} above [[sea level]] in the valley of the [[Fraser River (Colorado)|Fraser River]], {{Convert|2|mi|0}} east of its mouth at the [[Colorado River]]. It is located in eastern Grand County in an area subject to average annual rainfall of {{frac|12|1|4}} inches and annual snowfall of more than {{convert|128|in}}.

[[U.S. Route 40]] passes through the center of town as Agate Avenue, leading south and east over [[Berthoud Pass]] to the Denver area, west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado|Hot Sulphur Springs]], the Grand County seat. [[Kremmling, Colorado|Kremmling]] is {{convert|27|mi}} to the west on US 40. [[U.S. Route 34]] intersects US 40 on the west side of Granby and leads northeast into Rocky Mountain National Park, crossing the mountains as [[Trail Ridge Road]] and reaching [[Estes Park, Colorado|Estes Park]] {{convert|60|mi}} northeast of Granby.

At the [[2020 United States census]], the town had a total area of {{convert|32.845|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name=2020_Census/>

===Climate===
This climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Granby has a [[warm summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=50357&cityname=Granby%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Granby, Colorado]</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 40
|1920= 32
|1930= 90
|1940= 251
|1950= 463
|1960= 503
|1970= 554
|1980= 963
|1990= 966
|2000= 1525
|2010= 1864
|2020= 2079
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,525 people, 579 households, and 390 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|856.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 628 housing units at an average density of {{convert|352.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.26% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.98% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.44% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.52% from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.61% of the population.

There were 579 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years.  For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,667, and the median income for a family was $55,250. Males had a median income of $35,455 versus $24,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,224.  About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those ages 65 and older.
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== Transportation ==
[[File:Granby during the winter.jpg|thumb|right|Granby in winter.]]
[[File:Granby, CO, Public Library IMG 5404.JPG|thumb|right|The new Granby Public Library.]]
{{See also|Granby (Amtrak station)}}
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides daily service to Granby, operating its ''[[California Zephyr]]'' daily in both directions between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] and [[Emeryville station|Emeryville, California]], across the bay from [[San Francisco]].

Granby-Grand County Airport {{Airport codes|GNB|KGNB|GNB}}, a small airport one mile east of town, serves as a stopover for transient general aviation flights, as well as hosts some local aviation activity. There are currently no scheduled passenger carrier flights into or out of the airport, which features a {{convert|5000|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} by {{convert|75|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} asphalt runway. Services at the airport are limited to aviation fuel for both piston and jet/turboprop aircraft.  According to the [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG), the airport was previously served by [[Rocky Mountain Airways]] which operated scheduled passenger flights to [[Denver]] during the mid 1970s with small [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprop aircraft.<ref>April 15, 1975, Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Denver flight schedules</ref>

==Notable residents==
*[[Penny Rafferty Hamilton]], aviation educator, writer, and photographer
*[[Marvin Heemeyer]], perpetrator of the 2004 Granby rampage in an armored bulldozer
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Middle Park (Colorado basin)]]
*[[Rocky Mountain National Park]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.townofgranby.com/ Town of Granby website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Granby.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Granby]
*[http://www.destinationgranby.com/ Granby Visitor Information]
*[http://www.skyhidailynews.com/ ''Sky-Hi News''], Granby's local newspaper
*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hawp:@field(SUBJ+@band(Granby+)) Photographs from the Denver Public Library], now kept at the [[Library of Congress]]

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[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Grand County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1904]]