The Town of Garden City is a
Statutory Town located in
Weld County,
Colorado
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, United States.
[ The town population was 254 at the 2020 United States census.][ Garden City is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. It is surrounded by the cities of Greeley and Evans, Colorado.
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Geography
Garden City is located at (40.394766, -104.688634).[
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Demographics
History
Garden City was founded on August 2, 1938, as a base for saloons and liquor stores serving residents of nearby Greeley, Colorado
Greeley is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,795 at the 2020 United States census, an increase of 17.12% since the ...
, which was then a Dry City. Shortly after the repeal of Prohibition in the United States
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, an ...
, in June 1935, Greeley voters, by a majority of 356 votes, voted in the local option election to make Greeley "dry" and prohibit the sale, manufacture, transportation, or possession of liquor in the city limits of Greeley. The morning following the election, two Greeley liquor stores were closed by the Chief of Police. The ''Greeley Tribune'' published several articles about a Wet Town incorporating Greeley's southern edge.
This area was home to a 10-acre area known at the time as Ray's Cottage Camp, owned by Mrs. A.F. Ray. The law for incorporating a town at the time required a petition to be filled with Weld County of 30 or more residents who were also landowners. Mrs. Ray sold cabins and lots in her Cottage Camp for as little as $100.00 so that Garden City could meet the petition criteria.
According to ''Tribune'' articles written at the time, the incorporation of Garden City was challenged and found to be invalid twice but Garden City did finally become incorporated on the third attempt in 1938. According to the incorporation document on file in the Clerk's Office, the incorporation date was August 2, 1938.
Education
Garden City is within Weld County School District Six. As of 2008 residents are zoned to Jackson Elementary School, Brentwood Middle School, and Greeley Central High School.District 6 High School Boundaries
." '' Weld County School District Six''. Retrieved on December 10, 2008. All of the schools assigned to Garden City are in Greeley.
See also
*Colorado
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** Bibliography of Colorado
** Index of Colorado-related articles
**Outline of Colorado
The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado – List of U.S. states and territories by population#State and territory rankings, 22nd most populous, the Lis ...
*List of counties in Colorado
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*List of municipalities in Colorado
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* List of places in Colorado
*List of statistical areas in Colorado
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** Front Range Urban Corridor
** North Central Colorado Urban Area
** Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area
** Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
Town of Garden City website
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Towns in Colorado
Towns in Weld County, Colorado