Otis, Colorado

Otis, Colorado
Town
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 / 40.15056; -102.96250
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County [1]	Washington
Incorporated (town)	March 27, 1917 [2]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town [1]
• Mayor	Jennifer Brandon
• Mayor Pro Tem	Brooke Price
Area [3]
• Total	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
• Land	0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,360 ft (1,329 m)
Population  (2020) [5]
• Total	511
• Density	1,240/sq mi (478/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.colorado.gov

Otis is a Statutory Town in Washington County, Colorado, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census. ^[5]

History

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]

Geography

Otis is located at 40°9′2″N102°57′45″W / 40.15056°N 102.96250°W / 40.15056; -102.96250 (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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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%

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Otis has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. ^[11]

Climate data for Otis, Colorado
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]

See also

• Geography portal
• North America portal
• United States portal
• Colorado portal

• Outline of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Colorado municipalities
• Colorado counties

References

1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on August 23, 2003. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. United States Census Bureau. "Otis town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
7. BNSF Track Segments, Version 9, compiled by Alan Eisenberg, Revised November 10, 2005.
8. 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. 38.
9. Zion, Lee. "Map and Place Name Directory". Washington County Colorado. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
11. Climate Summary for Otis, Colorado
12. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on October 2, 2013.

External links

• Official website