Stratton, Colorado facts for kids
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Stratton, Colorado
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Stratton's business district, looking north along Colorado Avenue
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Location of Stratton in Kit Carson County, Colorado.
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Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Kit Carson County |
Incorporated | April 15, 1917 |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town |
Area | |
• Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2) |
• Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,413 ft (1,345 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 656 |
• Density | 1,286/sq mi (493.2/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code |
80836
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Area code(s) | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-74485 |
GNIS feature ID | 0204821 |
Stratton is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.
Geography
Stratton is located at 39°18′11″N 102°36′15″W / 39.30306°N 102.60417°W (39.302976, -102.604272).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
Climate
Climate data for Stratton, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1934–2012 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 77 (25) |
80 (27) |
85 (29) |
93 (34) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
105 (41) |
101 (38) |
94 (34) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
108 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.3 (19.1) |
67.4 (19.7) |
78.3 (25.7) |
84.8 (29.3) |
90.3 (32.4) |
98.0 (36.7) |
101.0 (38.3) |
98.3 (36.8) |
94.6 (34.8) |
86.2 (30.1) |
75.0 (23.9) |
66.4 (19.1) |
101.5 (38.6) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.0 (6.1) |
46.1 (7.8) |
56.0 (13.3) |
63.2 (17.3) |
73.2 (22.9) |
84.2 (29.0) |
89.6 (32.0) |
87.5 (30.8) |
79.7 (26.5) |
66.7 (19.3) |
52.6 (11.4) |
43.7 (6.5) |
65.5 (18.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.4 (−0.9) |
32.8 (0.4) |
41.3 (5.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
58.8 (14.9) |
69.6 (20.9) |
75.1 (23.9) |
73.3 (22.9) |
64.7 (18.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
39.5 (4.2) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
51.4 (10.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.7 (−7.9) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
33.7 (0.9) |
44.5 (6.9) |
54.9 (12.7) |
60.7 (15.9) |
59.1 (15.1) |
49.6 (9.8) |
36.9 (2.7) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
37.4 (3.0) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.9 (−18.3) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
9.0 (−12.8) |
19.1 (−7.2) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
41.4 (5.2) |
51.5 (10.8) |
50.7 (10.4) |
35.9 (2.2) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
−9.0 (−22.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) |
−26 (−32) |
−19 (−28) |
3 (−16) |
16 (−9) |
30 (−1) |
40 (4) |
40 (4) |
20 (−7) |
6 (−14) |
−6 (−21) |
−24 (−31) |
−26 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.41 (10) |
0.58 (15) |
0.81 (21) |
2.24 (57) |
2.72 (69) |
2.68 (68) |
3.34 (85) |
2.87 (73) |
0.93 (24) |
1.18 (30) |
0.62 (16) |
0.43 (11) |
18.81 (479) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
5.2 (13) |
6.0 (15) |
5.6 (14) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.7 (6.9) |
6.1 (15) |
3.8 (9.7) |
33.9 (84.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 70.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 19.7 |
Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1920 | 421 | — | |
1930 | 507 | 20.4% | |
1940 | 623 | 22.9% | |
1950 | 720 | 15.6% | |
1960 | 680 | −5.6% | |
1970 | 790 | 16.2% | |
1980 | 705 | −10.8% | |
1990 | 649 | −7.9% | |
2000 | 669 | 3.1% | |
2010 | 658 | −1.6% | |
2020 | 656 | −0.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
Education
The community is served by Stratton Senior High School.
Transportation
- Interstate 70
- U.S. Highway 24
See also
In Spanish: Stratton (Colorado) para niños
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