Broomfield, Colorado

The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northwestern tier of the in the  of the. Broomfield has a which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the. The estimates that the population was 45,116 in 2006, a 17.88% increase since. Broomfield is the and the  in the. Broomfield is a part of the and the.

History
The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in in the southeastern corner of. It received its name from the grown in the area. Over the next three decades, the city grew through s, many of which crossed the county line into three adjacent counties:, and. In the, city leaders began to push for the creation of a separate county to avoid the inefficiencies of dealing with four separate court districts, four different county seats (each a considerable distance away), and four separate county sales tax bases. It also had longstanding political differences with Boulder County, which impelled it to separate. Broomfield reasoned that it could provide services more responsively under its own county government, and sought an amendment to the Colorado State Constitution to create a new county. The amendment passed in, after which a three-year transition period followed. On, , Broomfield County became the 64th, and smallest, county of Colorado.

Geography
Broomfield is located at °N, °W (39.931817, -105.065919).

According to the, the city has a total area of 71.1 (27.5 ). 70.2 km² (27.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.24%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,272 people, 13,842 households, and 10,270 families residing in the city. The was 545.1/km² (1,411.6/mi²). There were 14,322 housing units at an average density of 204.0/km² (528.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.62%, 0.92% , 0.61% , 4.14% , 0.04% , 3.21% from , and 2.45% from two or more races. or of any race were 9.07% of the population.

There were 13,842 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $63,903, and the median income for a family was $70,551. Males had a median income of $49,732 versus $31,864 for females. The for the city was $26,488. About 2.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
In the, Broomfield and other area suburbs experienced tremendous economic growth, much of it focused in. According to the Broomfield Economic Development Corporation website, Broomfield's top three employers are at 3,387 employees,  at 2,400 employees, and  at 1,000 employees.

Outdoors
Broomfield has an extensive trail system that connects the various lakes and parks. A spectacular trail connects the and the  on the west side of town. Broomfield also has a 9/11 memorial containing a piece of the steel beam from one of the towers.

Local Business
FlatIron Crossing is a large shopping and entertainment center, anchored by, and.

is the local newspaper.

is the local business chamber.

Executive Officials

 * Mayor – Karen Stuart (Term Expires )
 * Mayor Pro-Tem – Randy Ahrens (Term Expires )

Council Members

 * Ward 1
 * Steve Kaverman (Term Expires )
 * Bob Gaiser (Term Expires )
 * Ward 2
 * Lori Cox (Term Expires )
 * Dennis McCloskey (Term Expires )
 * Ward 3
 * Vincent Buzek (Term Expires )
 * Bette Erickson (Term Expires )
 * Ward 4
 * Walt Spader (Term Expires )
 * Randy Ahrens (Term Expires )
 * Ward 5
 * Linda Reynolds (Term Expires )
 * Brian Kenyon (Term Expires )

Education
Since Broomfield used to be divided among four counties, students living in the city were serviced by the appropriate school for their county. Even though the city is now united within one county, students attend the same schools they would have attended if county boundaries had remained the same.

The main school districts in Broomfield are and Boulder Valley School District.

Broomfield features two large public high schools, Broomfield High School and Legacy High School.

It also has one private Catholic high school, Holy Family

Religion
Broomfield is home to several churches encompassing many of the major Christian denominations, as well as non-denominational bodies.

Sister cities
Broomfield has two, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI):
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 * 🇯🇵, , (became a sister city after the former town of Maruko, Broomfield, Colorado's sister city, became part of the new city of Ueda on , )