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BERTHOUD
Berthoud Area Chamber of
Commerce
970-532-4200
Welcome Center for Berthoud
Department of Motor Vehicles
970-679-4521
205 E. 6th St., Loveland, CO 80537
Electric - Poudre Valley REA
970-226-1234 or 800-432-1012
Electric - Xcel Energy
800-772-7858
Gas - Xcel Energy
970-532-2096
Town of Berthoud
970-532-2643
807 Mountain Ave.
Berthoud, CO 80513
Trash Removal
contact Town Hall for licensed
trash haulers: 970-532-2643
Water - inside town limits
Town of Berthoud
970-532-2643
Water - outside town limits
Little Thompson Water District
970-532-2096
835 E. Hwy. 56
Berthoud, CO 80513
United States Postal Service
800-275-8777
425 3rd St.
Berthoud, CO 80513

THE 411

BERTHOUD

Population: 6,031 (2015)*
Climate:
July average high: 89°F
January average low: 15°F**

hen you arrive in Berthoud, you immediately feel the tranquility
and charm of a smaller town in Northern Colorado.

The movement to tag Berthoud and the Little Thompson Valley
as the Garden Spot of Colorado began in March 1907 when The Berthoud
Bulletin published a lengthy article under the headline, "The Best Place in the
World." The article painted a most favorable picture of the Little Thompson
Valley in order to entice farmers and investors to the area.
After Berthoud formed its Chamber
of Commerce in October 1907, the
organization promoted the town
and the surrounding agricultural
community by boosting it as the
"Garden Spot of Colorado." That
year the veracity of their claim
was supported by the Fort Collins
Courier when it noted,
"There is no section of country in
the entire world of the same extent
which excels in productiveness
that in the Little Thompson valley
tributary to Berthoud. ... There is lots of room here for people who want
to live in a healthful, growing, prosperous community. Pure air, sunshine,
mountain water all to go to produce the best crops ..."

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Modern-day visitors to Berthoud would assume the Garden Spot refers
to flower and vegetable gardens in town. That was never the intent of the
old-timers who bunched the town and valley together and promoted it as a
Northern Colorado paradise.
However, more and more present-day residents are redefining Berthoud's
century-old heritage and picturesque name-The Garden Spot of Colorado.
Folks today are planting family gardens, forming garden groups, supporting community gardens, conducting a farmer's market and creating a
quaint Main Street that burgeons with flowers and trees that comfort all.
TPC Colorado (a Tournament Players Club course) chose Berthoud at its
newest location, adding another reason to visit and live in Berthoud.
Join the Berthoud Chamber in one of its community festivals: Berthoud Day
(the 1st Saturday in June), Traditional German Oktoberfest (the 1st Saturday
in October) and Berthoud Snowfest-home of the Colorado Snow Sculpting
Championship (December 11-14, 2019). Shop in our family-owned retail
businesses, eat in our restaurants, enjoy our locally made beer and wine and
enjoy time in our beautiful parks. We invite you to Experience Berthoud.

Elevation: 5,030 ft.
Education:
97.9% high school or higher;
35% Bachelor's degree or higher*
Schools: 1 high school,
3 elementary/middle schools*
School district:
www.thompsonschools.org

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Top Tourist Hot Spots
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Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum
www.berthoudhistoricalsociety.org

TPC Colorado tpc.com/colorado
Little Thompson Observatory www.starkids.org

Sources: *Town of Berthoud; ** www.bestplaces.net; Paragraphs 2-5: Berthoud Historical Society

https://www.berthoudcolorado.com http://www.berthoudhistoricalsociety.org http://www.tpc.com/colorado http://www.thompsonschools.org http://www.starkids.org http://www.bestplaces.net

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