Seibert, Colorado

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Seibert, Colorado
Seibert elevator.jpg
Overview from the south
Kit Carson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Seibert Highlighted 0869040.svg
Location of Seibert in Kit Carson County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°17′58″N102°52′13″W / 39.29944°N 102.87028°W / 39.29944; -102.87028
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Kit Carson
Incorporated June 21, 1917 [2]
Government
  Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
  Total0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
  Land0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,711 ft (1,436 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
  Total172
  Density510/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80834
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-69040
GNIS feature ID 0195118

Seibert is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

History

A post office called Seibert has been in operation since 1888. [7] The community was named after Henry Seibert, a railroad agent. [8]

Geography

Seibert is located at 39°17′58″N102°52′13″W / 39.29944°N 102.87028°W / 39.29944; -102.87028 (39.299456, -102.870204). [9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

Climate

Climate data for Seibert, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 20042022
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)76
(24)
80
(27)
83
(28)
88
(31)
93
(34)
107
(42)
105
(41)
100
(38)
97
(36)
90
(32)
80
(27)
73
(23)
107
(42)
Mean maximum °F (°C)66.3
(19.1)
66.5
(19.2)
76.5
(24.7)
82.9
(28.3)
88.9
(31.6)
98.1
(36.7)
98.9
(37.2)
96.5
(35.8)
93.3
(34.1)
84.9
(29.4)
75.0
(23.9)
66.3
(19.1)
100.0
(37.8)
Average high °F (°C)42.5
(5.8)
44.8
(7.1)
55.0
(12.8)
62.5
(16.9)
71.4
(21.9)
83.0
(28.3)
89.1
(31.7)
85.0
(29.4)
78.4
(25.8)
65.0
(18.3)
51.7
(10.9)
42.6
(5.9)
64.3
(17.9)
Daily mean °F (°C)28.8
(−1.8)
30.6
(−0.8)
39.9
(4.4)
47.3
(8.5)
57.1
(13.9)
67.9
(19.9)
74.0
(23.3)
71.3
(21.8)
63.6
(17.6)
50.8
(10.4)
38.1
(3.4)
29.5
(−1.4)
49.9
(9.9)
Average low °F (°C)15.2
(−9.3)
16.3
(−8.7)
24.9
(−3.9)
32.1
(0.1)
42.9
(6.1)
52.8
(11.6)
59.0
(15.0)
57.5
(14.2)
48.8
(9.3)
36.6
(2.6)
24.4
(−4.2)
16.3
(−8.7)
35.6
(2.0)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−3.3
(−19.6)
−2.1
(−18.9)
8.9
(−12.8)
19.0
(−7.2)
29.9
(−1.2)
42.8
(6.0)
50.9
(10.5)
49.6
(9.8)
35.5
(1.9)
18.9
(−7.3)
10.3
(−12.1)
−3.8
(−19.9)
−10.1
(−23.4)
Record low °F (°C)−17
(−27)
−24
(−31)
−10
(−23)
6
(−14)
23
(−5)
36
(2)
46
(8)
45
(7)
27
(−3)
1
(−17)
−13
(−25)
−18
(−28)
−24
(−31)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.28
(7.1)
0.49
(12)
1.01
(26)
1.44
(37)
2.69
(68)
2.05
(52)
2.64
(67)
2.70
(69)
1.10
(28)
1.22
(31)
0.39
(9.9)
0.60
(15)
16.61
(422)
Average snowfall inches (cm)3.8
(9.7)
4.2
(11)
5.8
(15)
4.6
(12)
0.8
(2.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
2.1
(5.3)
2.4
(6.1)
5.9
(15)
29.6
(76.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)2.93.03.95.28.05.07.47.24.44.22.83.557.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)2.62.52.62.00.20.00.00.00.00.72.03.215.8
Source 1: NOAA [10]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 20062020) [11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 311
1930 273−12.2%
1940 249−8.8%
1950 34639.0%
1960 210−39.3%
1970 192−8.6%
1980 180−6.2%
1990 1810.6%
2000 180−0.6%
2010 1810.6%
2020 172−5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

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