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Located in the heart of the largest agriculture and energy-producing county (Weld) in the state of , Milliken is a prime location for a “small town” to call home or industries looking to be centrally located Milliken Town Hall with easy access to major transportation networks. 1101 Broad Street Milliken, CO 80543 Nestled just a short distance from the base of the , Phone: 970-587-4331 Milliken is known for its spectacular mountain views, diverse culture and www.MillikenCO.gov endless outdoor activities.

The path of opportunity lies within and all around our town; we invite you Community Development Milliken Public Works Milliken Business to visit and give Milliken serious consideration when looking to relocate. Planning & Zoning Development: 970-660-5046 2951 Ash Street Association Economic Development: 970-541-8989 Milliken, CO 80543 1109 Broad Street, Milliken, CO We are here to serve you! Building Permits: 970-660-5045 Phone: 970-587-8723 970-587-0699 Our History

Milliken Community Complex – Constructed In the Spring of 1932, Frank Garner, a 1995-1996, is the Town’s Senior Center railroad foreman, discovered Mammoth and Administrative Offices. Bones and Clovis shaped arrowheads which Milliken 2000’s – Milliken continued to grow Hillsboro Skate Park – Constructed and 1898 Hillsboro Settlement are stored at the Denver Museum of Nature The late 1960’s and 1970’s brought and prosper during the 2000’s and the population Dedicated in 2014, is Northern Colorado Milliken ‘s First Post Office, Blacksmith, and Science. These artifacts were presented a large building boom within town limits. nearly doubled from 2,888 to 5,610. Housing Destination for Skateboard Enthusiasts High School 1923 And General Shop at the Town’s Bicentennial in 2010. affordability continued to draw new residents. Francis Burks, Chief Operator Mountain State Milliken Police Department and Community Chambers January 6, 1910 The town of Milliken Telephone Company transfers call in Milliken 1953. – Constructed 2009, Dedicated 2010, The Town’s was established under guidance/founder, Judge Integrated Community Court is Nationally Recognized. John D. Milliken. 1925 1975 1900 1950 2000

Great Depression 1930’s – Life was rough for Milliken and the Nation. Citizens Milliken Post Office – Dedicated were attempting to sell and trade everything 1969, Still Standing and they could. Some recall men in the streets Delivering Mail in 2015. Pat Flynn’s Exxon Station 1985 of Milliken trading blankets, food, and other goods in order to survive. Milliken, like the Milliken during the 1980’s was trying to Milliken’s First Buildings rest of Eastern Colorado was also heavily keep up with its neighboring communities. Milliken’s Beef N’ Bean Day, held on Broad Street 1910 impacted by the dust bowl. Former Beet Dump Illustrating Milliken’s The Town took a large progressive step in ANNUALLY each August, has Milliken Investers Come to Town – Agricultural Roots 1940’s 1985 by turning its dirt roads into paved Milliken 1910 - 2010 - been a community celebration 1910, The Building Boom Has Begun streets. The photo above was taken before Celebrating 100 years with the since 1924. Milliken’s Gateway Entrance just the roads were paved in 1987. Centennial Union Pacific Steam days after the 2013 Flood. Train.

2 3 Population 2019 Estimate – 6,060 Population 2014 – 5,778 Milliken Population 2010 – 5,612 Small town charm, Age – Median Age 31.2 Demographics

Income Fort Collins Per Capita Median 2014 Household Income $24,993 $61,875 Persons below4 poverty level +96 // 3.4%

Loveland North Colorado Airport Medical Center Medical Center Greeley (15 Miles) of the Rockies (13 Miles) (13 Miles) Airport Households (18 Miles) Number of Housing Units 2010 Greeley // 1,978 34 Loveland Median Value of Owner Occupied Units 257 // $165,500 60 Number of Households Number of Persons 79+21 3Housing Units in +97 // 1,785 Per Household // 3.19 Homeownership Rate // 78.5% Multifamily Structure // 2.8% Little Thompson River MILLIKEN

South Climate Ethnicity Average in January 85 Low of 16° to a High of 40° Longmont Asian .9% American Indian Record High of 112° and Alaska Native .5% // July (2006) I-25 Other 1.2% Boulder Over 300 days of sunshine per year! Hispanic or Latino 28.1%

Record Low of -25° // January (1984)

E-470 I-76 Average in July Caucasian 69.3% Denver Low of 59° to a High of 89°

Denver 69+281 High School Graduate or Bachelor’s Degree or International Higher // 79.7% Higher // 18.4% Airport Education (55 Miles)

DRIVE DISTANCES COLLEGES 1. Johnstown – 3 Miles 1. University of Northern Colorado –15 Miles 2. Windsor – 12 Miles 2. Aims Community College –15 Miles 3. Greeley – 15 Miles 3. Colorado State University – 27 Miles 4. Loveland – 15 Miles 4. Front Range Community College – 39 Miles 5. Longmont – 26 Miles 5. Regis University – 46 Miles 6. Brighton – 27 Miles 6. Colorado University – 50 Miles 7. Fort Collins – 28 Miles 7. Denver Art Institute – 50 Miles 8. Boulder – 40 Miles 8. Denver University – 54 Miles Big city access. 9. Downtown Denver – 49 Miles 4 9. Johnson & Wales University – 58 Miles 5 Milliken Milliken High Plains Baptist Church 1101 Broad Street Senior Housing Churches Milliken, CO 80543 Phone: 970-227-9465 Dove Valley Senior Housing Aposento Alto Church Milliken Presbyterian Church 1101 Sandpiper Lane 98 N Harriet Avenue 201 S Olive Avenue Milliken, CO 80543 / Phone: 970-667-3232 Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80543 LovelandHousing.org/property/dove-valley-milliken/ Our Town Phone: 970-587-2378 Phone: 970-576-5878 Dove Valley Senior Community consists of 20 Country Gospel Cowboy Church Providence Community Church rental duplexes with 1 and 2 bedroom units. These units are available to low and moderate income 12257 Highway 60 2132 Stage Coach Drive seniors. Eligibility and rental amounts are determined Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80543 by family size and gross yearly income. The rent level is Phone: 970-515-5097 Phone: 513-315-7120 based on Weld County 40%-60% area median income.

Weld RE-5J School District Milliken Elementary School Milliken Middle School Milliken Town Hall Administrative Offices 100 Broad Street 266 S Irene Avenue 110 South Centennial Drive, Ste. A Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80543 1101 Broad Street Phone: 970-587-6200 Phone: 970-587-6300 Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80453 Phone: 970-587-4331 Phone: 970-587-6050 www.MillikenES.WeldRE5J.k12.co.us www.MillikenMS.WeldRE5J.edlioschool.com www.MillikenCO.gov // Pre Kindergarten - Fifth Grade // Sixth - Eighth Grade Office Hours: 8:00 PM – 5:00 PM M-F Roosevelt High School Approximately 400+ students Total enrollment of 615+ students 616 N 2nd Street 26 students per class Johnstown, CO 80534 Knowledge Quest Academy Milliken Welcome Center Phone: 970-587-6000 705 School House Drive Milliken Young People’s Learning Center 1015 Elm Street 1109 Broad Street www.WeldRE5J.k12.co.us Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80534 // Ninth - Twelfth Grade Phone: 970-587-5742 Milliken, CO 80543 Phone: 970-587-9260 750+ students www.KQATrailBlazers.org Phone: 970-587-7722 Office Hours: 10:00 PM – 5:00 PM M-F Class size less than 200 // Kindergarten – Eighth Grade Charter School www.YoungPeoplesLC.com/preschoolers Milliken Schools 4A School 375 students // All-day preschool with learning and fun combined to 25 students per class create an accelerated program.

The Milliken police force works 365 days a year to Milliken Police Department keep our community safe. They work hard to bridge Milliken Community Court Mission Statement 1201 Broad Street the gap between the force and the community to Our nationally recognized Community Court was The Community Court’s mission is to address low-level offenses Milliken, CO 80543 build a united, friendly environment through programs developed to address youth crime in the early stages through a balance of due process and problem solving in partnership Phone: 970-587-2772 like National Night Out, annual Bike Rodeo, and the with a hands on, caring approach verses tossing with community resources resulting in individualized sentencing that www.MillikenCO.gov/police-department nationally recognized Community Court. Focused on our youngsters into the Municipal Court System. This increases accountability with positive outcomes and enhanced safety Office Hours: 8:00 PM – 5:00 PM M-F crime prevention and lasting solutions, the police force is program has numerous success stories. with visible community benefit. here to serve and protect.

The Milliken and Johnstown Fire Rescue units joined forces to form Front Range Fire Rescue in 2013. Serving a vast area of Front Range Fire Rescue 38 square miles, they are dedicated to protect both sprawling Milliken Fire Station 1 towns and the outlying communities. With Public Protection 101 S. Irene Avenue | Milliken, CO 80543 Classification (PPC) ranking of 3/3x and an average response Phone: 970-587-4464 time of 3 minutes the Fire and Rescue united is highly trained and www.frontrangefirerescue.co respond quickly to any situation. Live Work Play Annual Events Fish Derby – Varies // Arbor Day – Third Friday of April // Easter Eggstravaganza – Saturday before Easter Front Range Fire Rescue Milliken Fire Station 2 National Night Out – First Tuesday of August // Beef N’ Bean Day – Second Saturday each August 4225 Yosemite Drive | Greeley, CO 80634 Halloween Family Fun – Saturday before Halloween // Trick or Treat Street – Varies each October Phone: 970-587-4477 Festival of Lights – First Friday of December // Bike Rodeo – Varies www.frontrangefirerescue.co 6 7 7

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This quaint bedroom community with spectacular views has Elementary School Police Department something to offer everyone with homes starting in the mid 100’s Little Thompson River 8 ranging upward to beautiful golf course estates. Milliken has 1 60 been the best-kept secret in Northern Colorado for decades Fire and 1/2 11 and ranks #1 for the most affordable city to live in the state of 46 5 Rescue Colorado. We would love to have you as our neighbor! Middle 4 Subdivisions School Knowledge 3 Quest 25

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2. Centennial Farms 10 3. Colony Pointe 4. Fossil Park 5. Frank Farms Railroad

6. Mad Russian 7. Mill Iron 5 Ranch Estates 8. Old Town

9. Platte River Village 9 Ranked #1 in Colorado 10. Peregrine Creek Most Affordable Cities 11. Settlers Village for Affordable Housing.

// The Denver Business Journal, April 30, 2015

8 9 Hays Market Rollin’ Smoke BBQ 201 Johnstown Center Drive 903 Broad Street Johnstown, CO 80534 Milliken, CO 80543 Phone: 970-587-4658 Phone: 970-587-4674 Milliken Business 919 Mountain Ave Berthoud, CO 80513 The Cracked Egg Association Members Phone: 970-532-0257 914 Broad Street www.haysmarket.com Milliken, CO 80543 Phone: 970-587-1117 Johnstown Milliken Town of Milliken Chamber of Commerce MBA 1101 Broad Street 1109 Broad Street Contact/ Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80543 Membership Info Escape Landscapes, Inc. Phone: 970-587-7402 Phone: 970-587-4331 Bernhardt Ag LLC 302 S Pauline Avenue [email protected] www.millikenco.gov Milliken, CO 80543 12281 Hwy 60 www.jmchamber.com Tim Woodcock Phone: 970-587-0699 Milliken, CO 80543 President [email protected] Phone: 970-587-2036 Munroe Insurance Inc. 970-587-0699 [email protected] www.escapelandscapes.com Jerry Dunn Northern Colorado Agent Changes by Row Flower Shop & More Far Better Convenience Phone: 970-534-1410 175 N Alice Avenue 101 S Quentine Avenue [email protected] Milliken, CO 80543 Milliken, CO 80543 Phone: 970-515-8544 Phone: 970-587-8360 PDC Energy, Inc. [email protected] 1775 Sherman Street Great Western Oil & Suite 3000 El Mex-Kal Gas Company Denver, CO 80203 1760 Broad Street 1801 Broadway Phone: 303-860-5800 Milliken, CO 80543 Suite 500 www.pdce.com Phone: 970-587-7177 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: 303-398-0302 www.gwogco.com

Milliken Business Association will provide you with: Promote economic growth and a positive business environment by building partnerships // Business Networking within the Milliken business community, local // Mentoring Programs government, and its citizens. Serve as a resource // Advertising Opportunities & Promotion // An Awareness of Business Opportunities by mentoring new businesses and sponsoring events // Many Opportunities to Serve your Community while encouraging a cooperative community spirit. MBA Mission 10 11 Mad Russian Golf Course Parks 1. Ada Park — Playground, Picnic Tables, Basketball Court 2. Avila Park 3. Lola Park — Playground, Horseshoes, Picnic Pavilion, BBQ Grills 4. Mountain View — Playground, Picnic Pavilion, Softball, T-Ball, Restrooms 5. Florence — Playground 6. Centennial Park Big Thompson River 7. Ehrlich Park — Restrooms 8. Sappington — Soccer Fields, Walking Trails, Open Space 9. Cops & Kids Park

Fitness Areas Place of Interest 1. Hillsboro Skate Park 1. Heritage House 2. Dog Park 2. Judge Milliken House 3. Milliken Field House, Indoor Recreation 3. Wild Cat Mound 257 4. Water Works Pool 4. Dent Mound 5. Frank Farms Fitness Park

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