Otis, Colorado | |
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Entering Otis from the east (2013) | |
![]() Location within Washington County and Colorado | |
Coordinates: 40°9′2″N102°57′45″W / 40.15056°N 102.96250°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County [1] | Washington |
Incorporated (town) | March 27, 1917 [2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town [1] |
• Mayor | Jennifer Brandon |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Brooke Price |
Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,360 ft (1,329 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 511 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code [6] | 80743 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-56365 |
GNIS feature ID | 0182989 |
Website | townofotis |
Otis is a Statutory Town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census. [5]
Otis was established in 1882 as a construction campsite for workers building the Burlington & Missouri River rail line from Lincoln Nebraska to Denver, Colorado. [7] According to tradition, the community was named after W. O. Otis, a pioneer settler. [8] The post office opened in 1886 and the town was platted in 1887. [9]
Otis is located at 40°9′2″N102°57′45″W / 40.15056°N 102.96250°W (40.150645, -102.962521). [10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 467 | — | |
1930 | 529 | 13.3% | |
1940 | 498 | −5.9% | |
1950 | 532 | 6.8% | |
1960 | 568 | 6.8% | |
1970 | 521 | −8.3% | |
1980 | 534 | 2.5% | |
1990 | 451 | −15.5% | |
2000 | 534 | 18.4% | |
2010 | 475 | −11.0% | |
2020 | 511 | 7.6% |
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Otis has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. [11]
Climate data for Otis, Colorado | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4 (39) | 7 (44) | 11 (51) | 16 (60) | 21 (70) | 28 (82) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 26 (78) | 18 (65) | 10 (50) | 4 (40) | 17 (63) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11 (13) | −8 (17) | −4 (24) | 0 (32) | 6 (42) | 11 (52) | 14 (58) | 13 (56) | 8 (47) | 2 (35) | −5 (23) | −10 (14) | 1 (34) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 25 (1) | 43 (1.7) | 71 (2.8) | 58 (2.3) | 66 (2.6) | 58 (2.3) | 30 (1.2) | 23 (0.9) | 15 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 420 (16.6) |
Source: Weatherbase [12] |