Monte Vista, Colorado facts for kids
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Monte Vista, Colorado
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| City of Monte Vista | |
Downtown Monte Vista in late 2012
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| Motto(s):
Experience the Full Monte
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Location of the City of Monte Vista in Rio Grande County, Colorado
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 Monte Vista, Colorado
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Rio Grande County |
| City | Monte Vista |
| Incorporated | September 27, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2) |
| • Land | 2.63 sq mi (6.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,664 ft (2,336 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,247 |
| • Density | 1,603/sq mi (618.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes |
81135 (PO Box), 81144
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| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-51635 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411143 |
The City of Monte Vista is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4,247 at the 2020 Census.
History
Monte Vista was laid out in 1884. The site had previously served as a watering stop for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Monte Vista is the Spanish translation of "mountain view."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (2.56%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 780 | — | |
| 1900 | 556 | −28.7% | |
| 1910 | 2,544 | 357.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,484 | −2.4% | |
| 1930 | 2,610 | 5.1% | |
| 1940 | 3,208 | 22.9% | |
| 1950 | 3,272 | 2.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,385 | 3.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,909 | 15.5% | |
| 1980 | 3,902 | −0.2% | |
| 1990 | 4,324 | 10.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,529 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 4,444 | −1.9% | |
| 2020 | 4,247 | −4.4% | |
Culture
Monte Vista is served by the Carnegie Public Library.
Every March, nearly 20,000 Sandhill Cranes descend on the San Luis Valley before continuing their northward spring migration.
Climate
Monte Vista has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).
| Climate data for Monte Vista 2W, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1893-2020 extremes: 7,695 ft (2,345 m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 61 (16) |
65 (18) |
73 (23) |
78 (26) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
87 (31) |
80 (27) |
69 (21) |
61 (16) |
96 (36) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 47.8 (8.8) |
52.7 (11.5) |
65.9 (18.8) |
72.2 (22.3) |
79.0 (26.1) |
86.7 (30.4) |
88.0 (31.1) |
84.7 (29.3) |
81.3 (27.4) |
74.7 (23.7) |
62.2 (16.8) |
51.1 (10.6) |
88.8 (31.6) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 33.1 (0.6) |
39.6 (4.2) |
51.5 (10.8) |
58.8 (14.9) |
67.1 (19.5) |
77.2 (25.1) |
80.1 (26.7) |
77.8 (25.4) |
72.5 (22.5) |
61.6 (16.4) |
48.1 (8.9) |
34.5 (1.4) |
58.5 (14.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 15.4 (−9.2) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
33.7 (0.9) |
40.5 (4.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
57.7 (14.3) |
62.5 (16.9) |
60.6 (15.9) |
53.7 (12.1) |
42.4 (5.8) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
17.2 (−8.2) |
40.4 (4.7) |
| Average low °F (°C) | −2.2 (−19.0) |
5.0 (−15.0) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
38.3 (3.5) |
44.9 (7.2) |
43.3 (6.3) |
34.8 (1.6) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
−0.1 (−17.8) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.2 (−26.2) |
−10.5 (−23.6) |
0.3 (−17.6) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
39.2 (4.0) |
37.7 (3.2) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
−3.3 (−19.6) |
−14.1 (−25.6) |
−19.5 (−28.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −38 (−39) |
−31 (−35) |
−16 (−27) |
−2 (−19) |
9 (−13) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
−6 (−21) |
−22 (−30) |
−29 (−34) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.40 (10) |
0.32 (8.1) |
0.66 (17) |
0.66 (17) |
0.81 (21) |
0.50 (13) |
1.48 (38) |
1.64 (42) |
1.11 (28) |
0.83 (21) |
0.41 (10) |
0.41 (10) |
9.23 (235.1) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.00 (15.2) |
4.50 (11.4) |
6.50 (16.5) |
4.80 (12.2) |
1.20 (3.0) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
2.80 (7.1) |
3.90 (9.9) |
5.70 (14.5) |
35.4 (89.8) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Monte Vista (Colorado) para niños
