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Loveland has a strong art community and was once notes as #8 on The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America. Every August brings thousands of visitors and artists to Loveland for the annual sculpture show. This weekend long event showcases sculpture, artwork and crafts from hundreds of artisans.
Loveland is also home to the Loveland Museum and Art Gallery, the historic Rialto Theatre, the Chamber Orchestra, Choral Society and several community theatre groups. For outdoor enthusiasts, Loveland has over 10 miles of bike/hike trails, over 25 public parks, three scenic and manicured golf courses, a recreation and senior center, a water park and a dog track. There really is something for everyone in the wonderful community known as Loveland, Colorado.
Loveland's low crime rate ranks among Colorado's lowest, due in part to the efforts of its local police department, whose progressive policies and programs have deterred crime by ensuring a fast response time and maintaining adequate distribution and high visibility throughout the city. Loveland has an estimated population of 50,500. AARP Magazine named Loveland the "#1 Place to Reinvent Yourself", specifically referring to the baby boomers, empty nesters and retired community.
Loveland is centrally located to many communities including Denver, Boulder, Longmont, Estes Park, Ft. Collins, Greeley and Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Loveland Culture
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Loveland, the first Colorado city to adopt an "Art in Public Places" ordinance, publicly displays bronze sculptures throughout the city's public areas as the main emphasis of the city's art collection and numerous pieces of 2-dimensional work in the collection throughout city buildings. The Visual Arts Commission, a seven member committee of volunteer citizens, oversees Loveland's art acquisitions, donations and site selection. Loveland's 3 million dollar art collection is approximately 83% donated by organizations and individuals. Guides to viewing collection are available at the Loveland Museum and Gallery.
Loveland homeowners enjoy the annual Sculpture in the Park Show and Sale and the Sculpture Invitational Show and Sale during the month of August. Each year in February, Loveland's artists host a "studio walk" where they open their workplaces for the entire day. The Governor's Invitational Art Exhibition is held each year in April. Loveland's galleries offer changing exhibitions that reveal a rich diversity of subject matter, technique and media.
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Loveland Education
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Thompson School District - 535 Douglas St., Loveland, CO 80537. - The Thompson School District, recognized by the State Accountability Committee for exemplary practices of involving the school communities in decision making, includes 18 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and 4 high schools. Loveland students test above both the state and national levels in district achievement test scores and the average ACT scores for Thompson District students are higher than the average Colorado State students and Colorado's scores are higher than the national average. Front Range Community College/Larimer County Center offers eight high school vocational programs that can be taken as credit towards graduation.
Loveland residents enjoy living in close proximity to the Colorado's three largest universities, including University of Northern Colorado 20 miles to the east in Greeley, Colorado State University 12 miles to the north in Fort Collins, the and the University of Colorado 35 miles southwest in Boulder. Also in Loveland are a number of Smaller Schools such as Front Range Community college, Aims Community College and Regis University.
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Loveland Employment
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Loveland's economy is government, manufacturing, trade, publishing, and arts based. Computers & peripherals and microelectronics comprise about 40 percent of the Loveland area's advanced technology firms, with biotechnology companies adding another 14 percent. There are a number of large firms, such as Hewlett Packard, Colorado Memory Systems, Hach Company, and Woodward Governor located in Loveland, but small businesses are still the backbone of the economy.
Small businesses such as retailers, manufacturers, artists, professionals, restaurants, wholesalers make up a large part of the economy in Loveland. This balanced and stable economy is due to Loveland's highly educated work force which is among the the country finest. Loveland's total labor force was 24,578 as of the 1996 Census. The unemployment rate for Loveland in January 1996 was only 4.0%. Loveland has an average family income of over $59,000.
Loveland's major employers include:
City of Loveland - 465 - City Government
500 E. 3rd Street Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-962-2000
Hewlett-Packard - 1600 - Electronic test and measurement equipment and software, and printed circuit boards.
815 14th St., S.W. Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-679-2976
(Also former Colorado Memory Systems, now part of Hewlett-Packard )- 775 - Tape backup systems for personal computers. - 800 S. Taft Ave. Loveland, CO 80537
Wal-Mart Dist. Center - 636 - Regional distribution center for Wal-Mart stores. - 7500 E. Crossroads Blvd Loveland, CO 80538 - 970-679-4700
McKee Medical Center - 800 - Full service hospital.
2000 N. Douglas Ave Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-635-4085
Sam's Club #8147 - 200 - Wholesale membership warehouse.
1200 E. Eisenhower Blvd. Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-669-6100
Thompson School District - 1500 - Public schools
535 N. Douglas Ave. Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-669-3940
Agilent Technologies - Provides solutions and technologies that revolutionize the way people live and work... to make dreams real.
Teledyne Water Pik - 200 - Water Pik oral hygiene products, water filters, and shower head massagers.
609 14th Street S.W. Loveland, CO 80537
970-669-5670 - Sherrie Norman (221-8692)
Quebecor Printing Inc Loveland - 250 - Perfect bound directories and catalogs. - 380 W. 37th Street Loveland, CO 80538 - 970-962-5100
Goldco Industries, Inc. - 180 - Custom designed conveying, pelletizing and other container handling equipment.
5605 Goldco Drive Loveland, CO 80537 - 970-663-4770
Woodward Governor - 450 - Manufacture fuel controls for industrial gas turbines and steam controls.
3800 N. Wilson Ave. Loveland, CO 80538 - 970-663-3900
Hach Chemical Company - 594 - Water analysis equipment and systems. 5600 Lindbergh Drive Loveland, CO 80538 - 970-669-3050
Group Publishing Inc. - Group provides ministry resources and services for Christian churches worldwide. - P.O. Box 481 Loveland, CO. 80539
Phone 1-800-447-1070 Fax 970-679-4373
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Loveland Housing
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Colorado's rising housing prices reflect a strong economy, an influx of new residents, and rising land values. The average sales price in the Fort Collins/Loveland area increased ten percent in 1999 to just over $175,000. In 1999, Fort Collins & North Larimer County had a higher average home sale price in both the single family new and resale markets, while Loveland had a higher sale price in multi family homes. The average sale price of a home increased 107% ($100,416) from 1990 to 2000.
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Loveland Lifestyle
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Loveland is located less than one hour to Denver's museums, nightlife and Rockies' and Broncos' games. Homeowners have a wide range of choices of entertainment in Loveland.
Many Loveland homeowners enjoy privacy, but know that their neighbors are nearby if they need them. Smell the scent of the fire in a wood burning stove and wear blue jeans and hiking boots as daily attire.
You can take a walk out your back door and go for a hike with your dog. See the stars at night without the glare of city lights, listen to the wind blowing through the pines or choose a favorite spot to watch the sunset. watch an Eagle fly circles in the sky over your house or see a Big Horn Sheep on your way to work. Take your kids into the forest to cut their own Christmas tree.
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Loveland Transportation
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Interstate 25 traverses the extreme eastern edge of the Loveland while Colorado State Highway 34, a major traffic route, connects the interstate to the mountain areas and runs through community in an east to west direction. Highway 34 is the main access to Rocky Mountain National Park, located approximately 25 miles due west of Loveland. Interstate 70 is located 50 miles to the south in Denver, and Interstate 80 is 45 miles to the north in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A majority of commuters in Larimer County commute less than 30 minutes as of the year 2000 Census and fewer than 20% of commuters who drove to work were regular carpoolers.
The C.O.L.T. offers fixed route bus transportation 6:38 a.m. - 6:38 p.m. Monday - Saturday throughout the City of Loveland. Buses stop at all signed stops along the route, which are indicated on the map inside.
The Denver International Airport is only an hour and a half away and offers general aviation airport services, commuter service, hangar leases, fueling and maintenance.
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