Why you'd want to live in Loveland

The City of Loveland was founded in 1877 along the newly-constructed line of the Colorado Central Railroad, near its crossing of the Big Thompson River. It was named for William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. The City was founded one mile upstream from the existing small settlement of St. Louis, the buildings of which were moved to the site of Loveland. Loveland lies south of Fort Collins, its larger neighbor and the county seat. The two cities have been steadily growing towards each other over the last several decades and are considered to be a single metropolitan area by the U.S. government. The establishment of county-owned open space between the two communities in the 1990's was intended to create a permanent buffer to contiguous growth. Loveland has aggressively expanded its incorporated limits eastward to embrace the interchanges at Interstate 25. The I-25 and Crossroads Boulevard intersection and the I-25 and U.S. Highway 34 intersection are both being developed with retail and commercial properties. In the last decade, the I-25 and Hwy. 34 intersection has become a primary commercial hub of northern Colorado, with the Promenade Shops at Centerra, the Outlets at Loveland, and the Budweiser Events Center. This area is known as Centerra. The interchange is shared with Johnstown, Weld County. Loveland and Johnstown also share the intersection of I-25 and Highway 402. via City of Loveland