Kit Carson, Colorado
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Kit Carson, Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Kit Carson (2013) Kit Carson (2013) | |
| Location within Cheyenne County and Colorado Location within Cheyenne County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Cheyenne[1] |
| Incorporated | July 13, 1931[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 255 |
| • Density | 437/sq mi (169/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 80825[6] |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-41010 [2] |
| GNIS ID | 195254 [2] |
| Major highways | File:US 40.svg File:US 287.svg File:Colorado 59.svg |
| Website | townofkitcarson.com |
Kit Carson is a statutory town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 255 at the 2020 United States census.[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.[7][8]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Kit Carson is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. (38.763999, -102.793843).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
The antipode of Kit Carson is Saint Paul Island (French Antarctic island in the Indian Ocean). Kit Carson county is one the few American places whose antipode is located on land, and not in the open sea.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| 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[10][11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| 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 | |||
See also
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References
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External links
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