Kit Carson, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Cheyenne County [1] |
Incorporated | July 13, 1931 [2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
• Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 255 |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP code [6] | 80825 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-41010 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195254 |
Website | Official website |
Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 United States Census. [5]
The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson. [7]
Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W (38.763999, -102.793843). [8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Climate data for Kit Carson, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
79 (26) |
109 (43) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.4 (7.4) |
47.8 (8.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
65.9 (18.8) |
75.3 (24.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
92.2 (33.4) |
89.2 (31.8) |
82.3 (27.9) |
68.8 (20.4) |
55.3 (12.9) |
45.4 (7.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.6 (−1.9) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
40.6 (4.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
59.2 (15.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
75.7 (24.3) |
73.3 (22.9) |
64.8 (18.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
38.2 (3.4) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.7 (−11.3) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.8 (12.1) |
59.2 (15.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
33.0 (0.6) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−29 (−34) |
−24 (−31) |
5 (−15) |
19 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
36 (2) |
17 (−8) |
7 (−14) |
−17 (−27) |
−29 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.26 (6.6) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.65 (17) |
1.32 (34) |
2.24 (57) |
2.25 (57) |
2.65 (67) |
2.71 (69) |
0.90 (23) |
1.25 (32) |
0.42 (11) |
0.42 (11) |
15.42 (392) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.4 (6.1) |
3.0 (7.6) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.4 (6.1) |
4.0 (10) |
15.9 (40) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 48.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
Source: NOAA [9] [10] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1940 | 333 | — | |
1950 | 379 | 13.8% | |
1960 | 356 | −6.1% | |
1970 | 220 | −38.2% | |
1980 | 278 | 26.4% | |
1990 | 305 | 9.7% | |
2000 | 253 | −17.0% | |
2010 | 233 | −7.9% | |
2020 | 255 | 9.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Kit Carson, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Cheyenne County [1] |
Incorporated | July 13, 1931 [2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
• Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 255 |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP code [6] | 80825 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-41010 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195254 |
Website | Official website |
Kit Carson is a Statutory Town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States. The population was 255 at the 2020 United States Census. [5]
The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson. [7]
Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W (38.763999, -102.793843). [8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Climate data for Kit Carson, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
83 (28) |
87 (31) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
102 (39) |
96 (36) |
85 (29) |
79 (26) |
109 (43) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.4 (7.4) |
47.8 (8.8) |
57.7 (14.3) |
65.9 (18.8) |
75.3 (24.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
92.2 (33.4) |
89.2 (31.8) |
82.3 (27.9) |
68.8 (20.4) |
55.3 (12.9) |
45.4 (7.4) |
67.7 (19.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.6 (−1.9) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
40.6 (4.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
59.2 (15.1) |
70.2 (21.2) |
75.7 (24.3) |
73.3 (22.9) |
64.8 (18.2) |
50.9 (10.5) |
38.2 (3.4) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.7 (−11.3) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
53.8 (12.1) |
59.2 (15.1) |
57.5 (14.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
33.0 (0.6) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
34.1 (1.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) |
−29 (−34) |
−24 (−31) |
5 (−15) |
19 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
37 (3) |
36 (2) |
17 (−8) |
7 (−14) |
−17 (−27) |
−29 (−34) |
−32 (−36) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.26 (6.6) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.65 (17) |
1.32 (34) |
2.24 (57) |
2.25 (57) |
2.65 (67) |
2.71 (69) |
0.90 (23) |
1.25 (32) |
0.42 (11) |
0.42 (11) |
15.42 (392) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.4 (6.1) |
3.0 (7.6) |
3.0 (7.6) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.4 (6.1) |
4.0 (10) |
15.9 (40) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 48.5 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
Source: NOAA [9] [10] |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1940 | 333 | — | |
1950 | 379 | 13.8% | |
1960 | 356 | −6.1% | |
1970 | 220 | −38.2% | |
1980 | 278 | 26.4% | |
1990 | 305 | 9.7% | |
2000 | 253 | −17.0% | |
2010 | 233 | −7.9% | |
2020 | 255 | 9.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |