About Us

HOMEGROWN, HYPERLOCAL NEWS SINCE 1993

“Striving to be a small, credible voice in a big, complicated world.” – North Forty News, March, 1995

The North Forty News is published monthly and online
by 6000 Bees LLC
3101 Kintzley Court, Unit J
LaPorte, CO 80535
Phone: 970-221-0213
Fax: 970-221-4884
Email: info@northfortynews.com
Advertising Email: ads@northfortynews.com

Founded in 1993, the North Forty News covers interesting people, events and historical topics in northern Fort Collins and northern Larimer County, Colorado.

The North Forty News is mailed to 16,000 households and businesses via saturation coverage of ZIP codes 80524, 80549, 80612, 80535, 80512, 80536 and 80545.

An additional 7,000 copies are distributed to over 90 newsstands throughout northern Colorado.

If you are interested in receiving the North Forty News monthly but are outside our direct-mail area, you can subscribe here.

NORTH FORTY NAME ROOTED IN HISTORY

The term “north forty” from which this paper takes its name, has agricultural roots tied to the Homestead Act of 1862. The Homestead Act allowed for the transfer of 160 acres (a quarter section) of unoccupied public land to each homesteader on payment of a nominal fee after five years of residence or a fee of $1.25 an acre after six months of residence.

Homesteads were generally laid out in four quarters on a north, south, east and west square of 40 acres each. “North forty” was a reference to the northern most block of the homesteader’s property. Subsequently, rural people referred to property as the “north forty,” the “south forty” or even the “back forty.” It does not always mean an actual 40 acres it could be more, or it could be less. Hence, the North Forty News — reaching the northernmost part of Larimer County and covering acres and acres of people and places!

- Provided by David M. Knotts