Firestone, Colorado

{{short description|Statutory town in Weld County, Colorado, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox settlement  |name = Firestone, Colorado |official_name = Town of Firestone |settlement_type = statutory town<ref name=COMun>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicMunicipalities.jsf|title=Active Colorado Municipalities|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> |motto = “A Community In Motion”  | image_skyline = Firestone, Colorado.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = The Firestone Town Hall. | image_flag = File:Flag_of_Firestone,_Colorado.svg | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = File:Weld County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Firestone Highlighted 0826600.svg | map_caption = Location of the Town of Firestone in {{nowrap|Weld County, Colorado.}}  |pushpin_map = USA#USA Colorado |pushpin_relief = yes |pushpin_label = Firestone |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Town of Firestone, Colorado.  |coordinates = {{coord|40.1125|-104.9366|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-180841|name=Firestone, Colorado|display=it}} |coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis|id=180841|name=Firestone, Colorado|access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> |elevation_ft = 4971 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=GNIS/> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Colorado |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Weld<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref>  |government_type = statutory town<ref name=COMun/> | governing_body = Firestone Board of Trustees | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Don Conyac | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title2 = Incorporated (town) | established_date2 = October 8, 1908<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030823045734/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 23, 2003 | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | access-date = September 2, 2007}}</ref> | established_title3 =  | established_date3 =  | unit_pref = US | total_type = Total | area_footnotes = <ref name=2020_Census>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html|title=Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 36.849 | area_land_km2 = 35.141 | area_water_km2 = 1.708  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2020_Census/> | population_total = 16,381 | population_density_sq_mi = 1,207 | population_metro = 328,981 (156th) | population_blank1_title = CSA | population_blank1 = 3,623,560 (17th) | population_blank2_title = Front Range | population_blank2 = 5,055,344  |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00  |postal_code_type = ZIP code<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?bycitystate|title=ZIP Code Lookup|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref> |postal_code = 80504, 80520 (PO Box) |area_code_type = Area codes |area_code = 303/720/983 |blank_name = GNIS place ID |blank_info = {{GNIS 4|180841}} |blank1_name = GNIS town ID |blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|2412626}} |blank2_name = FIPS code |blank2_info = {{FIPS|08|26600}} |website = {{URL|https://www.firestoneco.gov/}} |footnotes = }}

The '''Town of Firestone''' is a statutory town in southwestern Weld County, Colorado, United States.<ref name=COMun/> The town population was 16,381 at the 2020 United States census, a 61.44% increase since the 2010 United States census.<ref name=2020_Census/> Firestone is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.

==History== The Firestone, Colorado, post office opened on August 30, 1907,<ref name=CPO>{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}</ref> and the Town of Firestone was incorporated on October 8, 1908.<ref name=COMun/> The town was named for Jacob Firestone, a landowner.<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|year=1954|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=27|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=21}}</ref>

In April 2017, an explosion caused by an untapped gas well destroyed a home on Twilight Avenue, killing two people and seriously injuring a third.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-04 |title=Timeline Of Fatal Gas Explosion At House In Firestone |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/timeline-firestone-explosion/ |website=CBS Colorado |language=en-US}}</ref> This incident prompted a state-wide discussion on fracking and drilling throughout the state. On May 24, 2018, the drilling company responsible for the blast, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., announced it had reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum with the family affected by the blast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/05/23/anadarko-firestone-explosion-lawsuit-settlement/|title = Anadarko reaches settlement with families of victims, survivors of Firestone house explosion|date = May 23, 2018}}</ref>

On June 7, 2021, an EF-2 tornado started on the farmlands of Firestone. It tracked northeast for about 2 miles before heading north away from the town. Minimal damage to crops was recorded.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

==Geography== Firestone is located in southwestern Weld County at coordinates {{coord|40.1125|-104.9366|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-180841|name=Firestone, Colorado}} and elevation {{convert|4971|ft|0}}.<ref name=GNIS/> Firestone is about {{convert|30|mi}} north of Denver.

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of {{convert|36.849|km2|acre|order=flip}} including {{convert|1.708|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.<ref name=2020_Census/>

==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = right | 1910 = 110 | 1920 = 214 | 1930 = 240 | 1940 = 262 | 1950 = 297 | 1960 = 276 | 1970 = 570 | 1980 = 1204 | 1990 = 1358 | 2000 = 1908 | 2010 = 10147 | 2020 = 16381 | estyear = 2023 | estimate = 18589 | estref =<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> {{increase}} | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Firestone had a population of 16,381. The median age was 34.3 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 9.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.0 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A26600&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL"/>

94.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 5.3% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A26600&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 5,383 households in Firestone, of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 63.5% were married-couple households, 12.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 16.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 5,614 housing units, of which 4.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A26600&in=state%3A08|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 27, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 12,357 || 75.4% |- | Black or African American || 129 || 0.8% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 196 || 1.2% |- | Asian || 405 || 2.5% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 17 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 1,090 || 6.7% |- | Two or more races || 2,187 || 13.4% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 3,486 || 21.3% |}

===2010 census=== 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 2010, there were 10,147 people and 3,134 households in the town. The population density was {{convert|978.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,499 housing units at an average density of {{convert|337.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 87.8% White, 0.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, and 3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.2% of the population.

===2000 census=== There were 621 households in 2000 out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.41.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $59,219. Males had a median income of $37,230 versus $30,147 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,428. About 4.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over. {{clear|left}} ==Points of interest== Firestone has more than thirty-five parks and twelve miles of scenic trail. The Firestone/Legacy Trail runs for more than twelve miles, much of that distance along a railroad right-of-way which once serviced the coal industry.

==Public schools== Firestone falls within the [http://www.svvsd.org/ St. Vrain Valley School District], with three elementary schools (Centennial, Prairie Ridge, and Legacy) and one middle school (Coal Ridge).<ref>St. Vrain Valley School District</ref> Students typically attend one of the two high schools that serve the Firestone locale: Mead High School or Frederick High School.

==Notable people== * Eric Uptagrafft (born 1966), sport shooter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shooting.teamusa.org/athletes/eric-uptagraff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018234329/http://shooting.teamusa.org/athletes/eric-uptagraff |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |title=Eric Uptagraff | Athletes | USA Shooting |publisher=Shooting.teamusa.org |accessdate=November 14, 2011}}</ref>

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==External links== {{sister project links|auto=yes}} *[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado] **[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado] *[https://www.firestoneco.gov/ Town of Firestone website] {{Geographic Location |title = '''Surrounding communities''' |Centre = Firestone |North = Mead |Northeast = |East = ''Great Plains'' |Southeast = |South = Frederick |Southwest = |West = Longmont |Northwest = }} {{Weld County, Colorado|collapse_state=expanded}} {{Colorado}} {{authority control}}

Category:Towns in Weld County, Colorado Category:Towns in Colorado Category:1907 establishments in Colorado Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1907