Two Buttes is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 34 at the 2020 census.[5]
Two Buttes, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Two Buttes Library (2015) | |
 Location within Baca County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′38.39″N 102°23′47.6″W / 37.5606639°N 102.396556°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Baca County[1] |
| Incorporated | Oct 19, 1911[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,105 ft (1,251 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81084 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-79270 [2] |
| GNIS ID | 2413409 [2] |
| Website | Town of Two Buttes |
Geography
editTwo Buttes is located in northeast Baca County. The hill known as Two Buttes is 8 miles (13 km) to the northwest of the town, overlooking Two Buttes Reservoir on Two Butte Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River.
The town of Two Buttes is on State Highway 116 and is 23 miles (37 km) by road northeast of Springfield, the Baca County seat. East on Highway 116 it is 20 miles (32 km) to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Climate
editThe Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[6]
| Climate data for Two Buttes, Colorado | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
10 (50) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
26 (79) |
33 (91) |
40 (104) |
33 (91) |
28 (83) |
22 (72) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
21 (69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−7 (20) |
−3 (26) |
2 (36) |
8 (46) |
13 (56) |
17 (62) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
4 (39) |
−3 (26) |
−7 (19) |
3 (38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
33 (1.3) |
56 (2.2) |
58 (2.3) |
51 (2) |
46 (1.8) |
30 (1.2) |
20 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
350 (13.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase [7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 93 | — | |
| 1930 | 158 | 69.9% | |
| 1940 | 158 | 0.0% | |
| 1950 | 121 | −23.4% | |
| 1960 | 111 | −8.3% | |
| 1970 | 138 | 24.3% | |
| 1980 | 84 | −39.1% | |
| 1990 | 63 | −25.0% | |
| 2000 | 67 | 6.3% | |
| 2010 | 43 | −35.8% | |
| 2020 | 34 | −20.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Notable people
edit- Clare Dunn, (b. 1987), country music artist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Two Buttes, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Two Buttes town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Climate Summary for Two Buttes, Colorado
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.
External links
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