Sedgwick, Colorado

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Sedgwick, Colorado
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Location of Sedgwick in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°56′9″N102°31′31″W / 40.93583°N 102.52528°W / 40.93583; -102.52528 Coordinates: 40°56′9″N102°31′31″W / 40.93583°N 102.52528°W / 40.93583; -102.52528
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Sedgwick County
Incorporated January 28, 1918 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Land0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
3,586 ft (1,093 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total172
 • Density490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80749
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-68930
GNIS feature ID 0182694
Website www.sedgwickcolorado.com

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

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History

The town was named for Fort Sedgwick, which was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [7] [8]

Geography

Sedgwick is located at 40°56′9″N102°31′31″W / 40.93583°N 102.52528°W / 40.93583; -102.52528 (40.935706, -102.525272). [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

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sedgwick has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. July 1954 was one of Sedgwick's warmest months to date. The town had 16 days of temperatures at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and on July 11, 1954, Sedgwick saw its temperature rise to 114 °F (46 °C).

Climate data for Sedgwick, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)73
(23)		77
(25)		86
(30)		94
(34)		100
(38)		110
(43)		110
(43)		106
(41)		103
(39)		94
(34)		81
(27)		76
(24)		110
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)62.0
(16.7)		66.5
(19.2)		77.2
(25.1)		83.4
(28.6)		90.6
(32.6)		98.1
(36.7)		102.7
(39.3)		99.5
(37.5)		96.3
(35.7)		86.9
(30.5)		73.9
(23.3)		62.5
(16.9)		103.6
(39.8)
Average high °F (°C)39.5
(4.2)		42.3
(5.7)		53.3
(11.8)		60.7
(15.9)		70.1
(21.2)		82.6
(28.1)		89.7
(32.1)		87.2
(30.7)		79.3
(26.3)		64.0
(17.8)		50.4
(10.2)		39.9
(4.4)		63.2
(17.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)27.4
(−2.6)		29.8
(−1.2)		39.3
(4.1)		46.8
(8.2)		56.9
(13.8)		68.5
(20.3)		75.0
(23.9)		72.6
(22.6)		64.1
(17.8)		49.7
(9.8)		37.4
(3.0)		27.9
(−2.3)		49.6
(9.8)
Average low °F (°C)15.2
(−9.3)		17.3
(−8.2)		25.3
(−3.7)		33.0
(0.6)		43.8
(6.6)		54.4
(12.4)		60.3
(15.7)		57.9
(14.4)		48.8
(9.3)		35.5
(1.9)		24.3
(−4.3)		16.0
(−8.9)		36.0
(2.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−5.7
(−20.9)		−1.9
(−18.8)		7.5
(−13.6)		18.6
(−7.4)		29.5
(−1.4)		43.3
(6.3)		51.8
(11.0)		48.5
(9.2)		35.3
(1.8)		18.2
(−7.7)		6.5
(−14.2)		−3.1
(−19.5)		−11.7
(−24.3)
Record low °F (°C)−26
(−32)		−26
(−32)		−16
(−27)		6
(−14)		21
(−6)		33
(1)		42
(6)		40
(4)		17
(−8)		−2
(−19)		−9
(−23)		−30
(−34)		−30
(−34)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.32
(8.1)		0.49
(12)		0.90
(23)		2.03
(52)		2.92
(74)		3.15
(80)		2.16
(55)		2.08
(53)		1.35
(34)		1.32
(34)		0.52
(13)		0.37
(9.4)		17.61
(447.5)
Average snowfall inches (cm)4.1
(10)		6.1
(15)		5.1
(13)		4.6
(12)		0.4
(1.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.51)		2.5
(6.4)		3.6
(9.1)		4.8
(12)		31.4
(79.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)2.64.15.07.29.18.77.46.85.25.63.42.968.0
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)2.33.42.51.80.20.00.00.00.11.01.82.615.7
Source 1: NOAA [10]
Source 2: National Weather Service [11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 380—
1930 44416.8%
1940 373−16.0%
1950 332−11.0%
1960 299−9.9%
1970 208−30.4%
1980 25824.0%
1990 183−29.1%
2000 1914.4%
2010 146−23.6%
2020 17217.8%

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