Welcome to Ault ...

The town of Ault is located in Weld County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ault, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

The town was incorporated April 11, 1904.

From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Ault is described as "Named after Alexander Ault, a miller and grain buyer"

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ault has a population of 1,988 people<3> (see below for details).

Ault is 4,930 feet [1,503 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Ault is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ault lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ault is located in the (970) area code.

The ZIP code for Ault: 80610<5>

Websites for Ault ...

Official Website: www.townofault.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ault had an population of 1,988 people. This is an increase of 30.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ault had a population of 1,519 people. This makes Ault the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Ault represents 0.03% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 122nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,519 people, the population of Ault increased 6.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,432 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ault.

Communities Also Named Ault ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ault - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ault.

Communities near Ault ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ault.

• Fort Collins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Collins
  • Fort Collins is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Collins <6>
• Greeley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <6>
• Windsor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
  • Former names for Windsor:
  • New Liberty
  • New Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <6>
• Evans
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <6>
• Johnstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <6>
• Wellington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
• Milliken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milliken have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliken
  • Milliken is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milliken <6>
• Severance
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severance have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
  • Severance is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Severance <6>
• Timnath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timnath have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timnath
  • Timnath is located in Larimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timnath <6>
• La Salle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ault. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ault.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ault. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ault.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ault. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ault.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ault ...

Looking for more information about Ault? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ault, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ault.

Adding Ault to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ault in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ault was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ault post office opened in 1898.

We also found Ault mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ault.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ault: www.townofault.org/

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/