Monte Vista, Colorado

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Monte Vista, Colorado
Home rule municipality [1]
City of Monte Vista [1]
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Downtown Monte Vista in late 2012
Motto: 
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
Location of the City of Monte Vista in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°34′41″N106°08′35″W / 37.57806°N 106.14306°W / 37.57806; -106.14306
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
County Rio Grande County [2]
City Monte Vista [1]
Incorporated September 27, 1886 [3]
Government
 • Type Home rule municipality [1]
Area
[4]
 • Total
2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2)
 • Land2.63 sq mi (6.82 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[5]
7,664 ft (2,336 m)
Population
 (2020) [6]
 • Total
4,247
 • Density1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP codes [7]
81135 (PO Box), 81144
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-51635
GNIS feature ID2411143 [5]
Website https://montevista.gov/

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. [6]

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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. [8] Monte Vista is the Spanish translation of "mountain view." [9]

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
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 780—
1900 556−28.7%
1910 2,544357.6%
1920 2,484−2.4%
1930 2,6105.1%
1940 3,20822.9%
1950 3,2722.0%
1960 3,3853.5%
1970 3,90915.5%
1980 3,902−0.2%
1990 4,32410.8%
2000 4,5294.7%
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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [10]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins) [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monte Vista, Colorado
  6. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Monte Vista city, Colorado" . Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
  8. ↑ Fielder, John (2002). John Fielder's Best of Colorado. Big Earth Publishing. p. 319. ISBN   9781565794290 . Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 35.
  10. ↑ "Monte Vista 2W, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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