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Greeley Relocation Guide

Welcome to Greeley! Greeley and Weld County are among the fastest growing areas in the nation and continually rank high on the list of best places to live. While the area has enjoyed growth over recent years, the city´s core values are unchanged. You are as likely to see a business suit as a cowboy hat in this western town. Residents here enjoy easy access to arts and entertainment as well as outdoor recreation. The city´s main events include: The Greeley Independence Stampede, the largest 4th of July rodeo/festival in the nation; the Greeley Fiesta, celebrating the diversity of our people; and the Greeley Philharmonic, the oldest orchestra west of the Mississippi. There is something for everyone in Greeley!

Greeley listed as Best Performing City - Milken Institue Index
The recently-released Milken Institute Best Performing Cities Index, a measurement of where jobs are being created in America, shows that Greeley, Colorado ranks in the top 10 percent of the best performing small U.S. cities in both job and salary growth. The study, conducted by the nonprofit independent economic think tank, lists the best performing 179 small cities in the country during 2005, and measures one-year and five-year job creation track records.

• Greeley ranks #31 among the 179 cities in overall best performance in 2005 .
• It scores an impressive #16 in job growth during the 5-year period from 1999-2004. The city improved its one-year job growth performance to # 13 in 2004-2005, up from #28 in 2003-2004.
• Greeley ´s 5-year salary growth performance ranks #17.
  
  

• Horace Greeley came to Greeley once.

• Nathan C. Meeker - The C stands for Cook

• Rosedale was once named "Boozeville".

• 59 stockholders started Union Colony.

• Lucerne was named after Alfalfa.

• There was a cheese factory in Peckham - started in 1898.

• Weld County was established in 1861.

• Greeley was "dry" until 1969.

• Dearfield was started in 1910 by Oliver T Jackson - it was a farming community and the only Black colony in the state.

• Eaton was founded by Benjamin Eaton - he was elected the fourth governor of Colorado.

• Weld County is one of the largest counties in the state (3,999 square miles) compared to Rhode Island (1214 square miles), Connecticut (5,009) square miles.

• The two stone pillars stand side-by-side at the edge of U.S. 34 (across from Promontory) are the only markers remaining to locate the old POW camp.

• Rattlesnake Kate killed 140 rattlesnakes of which she had a dress, shoes, necklace, and headband made. The dress is on display at Centennial Village.

• Northeastern Colorado was the inspiration for James Michener's novel Centennial.