Brighton

Brighton is a home rule municipality city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States Census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County. Brighton was founded in the 1870s as a stage/railroad depot and farming community. Among the notable scholars born there are Richard Ling, founding editor of Mobile Media & Communication, and Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Brighton is the home of two Vestas manufacturing plants, a wind turbine blade factory and a nacelle manufacturing plant. The Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce is ranked the 14th Best Chamber in the Denver area per the Denver Business Journal per the Business Journal's rankings of the best local businesses. The Brighton Chamber helped to secure the Denver Metro area for Farm Fresh Produce and opening the Brighton Visitors Center in May 2020. The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York. It is a suburb of Denver and is located on the Colorado Turnpike. It has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps, with an average daily temperature of -2.2 degrees Celsius. The average daily rainfall is 1.7 inches (4.4 mm) The city has a total area of 13,783 acres (55.777 km²) including 185 acres (0.747 km²), and has a population of 40,000.

History

Brighton is the primary city name, but also Commerce City, Lochbuie are acceptable city names or spellings. Brighton was founded in the 1870s as a stage/railroad depot and farming community. Among the notable scholars born there are Richard Ling, currently the Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, and Max Pfeffer, Senior Associate Dean of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Michael Martinez serves as the current city manager. The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York. It was originally named Hughes Station. The city was incorporated in 1887. It is located on New York's East River, which runs through the center of the town. It has a population of about 2,000 people. The current mayor is Michael Martinez, who has been in office since 2008. The mayor's office is located in the town's downtown area, which is known as the "Brighton Center" The town is home to a number of colleges and universities, including Cornell University and the University of New York at Geneseo. It also has a high school, which was established in 1883. The school's mascot is the "Bulldog" and the school's colors are blue, white, and yellow. The high school has a football field and a track and field field, which were built in the early 1900s. The football field is named after Brighton Beach. The basketball field is called the "New York City Track and Field Field" and was built in 1903. The baseball field was named after the city's original location, Brighton Beach in New York City.

Geography

Brighton is a suburb of Denver.At the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a total area of 13,783 acres (55.777 km²) According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brighton has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The city is home to the Brighton Airport, which is located on the Colorado-New Mexico border. The airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving more than 100,000 passengers a day. It is also the second-busiest airport in the state, after Denver, with an average of 2,000 people a day using the airport. It also has the third-largest airport in Colorado, behind Denver and Denver International Airport, and the fourth-largest in the nation, behind Colorado Springs and Denver-Duluth. It has an average population of 1,856.5 people per square mile (3,854.5 per km²), according to the 2010 U.N. World Census. Brighton has an area of 55.777 kilometers (43.777 miles) and has a climate that is cold and dry, with aBSk on the climate classification system. In the summer, Brighton is known for its hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters. The town has a population of about 1,500 people (1,000 per cent of the city's total population) The city has a high school population of around 1,000.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,905 people, 6,718 households, and 5,058 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 76.91% White, 0.99% African American, 1.47% Native American,1.10% Asian,0.04% Pacific Islander, 16.29% from other races, and 3.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.22% of the population. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.34. The median income for a household in theCity was $46,779, and the median income. for a family was $53,286. About 6.1% of families and 9.4% of people were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.6% ofThose age 65 or over. The per capita income for the City was $17,927. For every 100 females, there are 108.3 males. The city's median age is 32 years. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city has a population of 20,000. The population density is 1,224.1 inhabitants per square mile (472.6/km²). There were 6,990 housing units at an average density of 409.3 per squaremile (158.0/km 2) The city has an average household income of $46.779 and a median age of 32.7 years.

Economy

Brighton is the home of two Vestas manufacturing plants, a wind turbine blade factory and a nacelle manufacturing plant. The factories are valued at $290 million and will provide 1,350 employment opportunities. The Prairie Center is a 396-acre (1.60 km²) shopping center with a pedestrian-oriented retail village. The Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce is ranked the 14th Best Chamber in the Denver area per the Denver Business Journal. The Brighton Chamber helped to secure Brighton as an Agritourism destination within the Denver Metro area for Farm Fresh Produce and opening the Brighton Visitors Center in May 2020. It is also the home to JC Penney, Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Super Target, and many other stores. It has a population of 2,000, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States. The city is located on the Colorado River, which runs through the center of the city. The town is located in the Rocky Mountains, which run through the eastern part of the town. The community is home to a number of businesses, including a ski resort, a golf course, a bowling alley, a movie theater, and a bowling center. It also has a large number of restaurants, many of which are open to the public. The area has a history of economic growth, especially in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. It was the site of the opening of the Prairie Center, which is now the city's largest shopping center.

Education

School District 27J serves the community. The district is located in the eastern part of the city. The school district is part of School District 27A, which serves the western half of the district. It is in the city's eastern part, near the town of Waukeshie County. The schools serve a population of about 2,000 people. They are in the Wauwatosa-Waukeshie County School District.

Sister city

Brighton has a sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: Zibice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.Brighton is in the East Anglia region of the South East European Union (SE Europe) Brighton is in South East England (SE England) and SE Wales (SE Wales). Brighton is also in the West Midlands region of England (Wales, Dorset and Dorset) and the West Country region of Scotland (Dorset, Somerset and Lincolnshire) Brighton has a twin city, ZibICE, in the Silesia region of Poland (Luxembourg, Cumbria, Poland). Brighton also has a sister city, Zibice in the Czech Republic (Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Latvia and Lithuania). Brighton has a sister city in the United States (Sister Cities International), as designated by Sister cities International: Brighton, Washington, D.C. and Washington, DC. Brighton is a member of the European Sister Cities Association (ESCA), which has over 1,000 sister cities worldwide. It is also a member city of the Sister Cities of the United Nations (SOCU), and the World Council of Sister Cities, which has more than 1,500 sister cities around the world. It has a Sister City in the UK (Brighton) with which it has a treaty of friendship. It also has sister city status with the city of Zibic in the Republic of Ireland (SCCI).

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado = 86.8. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 80. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Brighton = 5.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 40,083 individuals with a median age of 32.6 age the population grows by 41.23% in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,887 residents per square mile of area (729/km²). There are average 2.96 people per household in the 9,529 households with an average household income of $56,221 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.80% of the available work force and has dropped -4.90% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.40%. The number of physicians in Brighton per 100,000 population = 69.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Brighton = 14.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 40.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 73. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 246. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 59, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Brighton, Adams County, Colorado which are owned by the occupant = 69.01%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 13 years with median home cost = $159,190 and home appreciation of -3.18%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.37 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,763 per student. There are 19.1 students for each teacher in the school, 507 students for each Librarian and 490 students for each Counselor. 9.35% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 10.76% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.10% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).