Seibert, Colorado

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Seibert, Colorado
Town
Seibert elevator.jpg
View from the south (2009)
Kit Carson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Seibert Highlighted 0869040.svg
Location within Kit Carson County and Colorado
Coordinates: 39°17′58″N102°52′13″W / 39.29944°N 102.87028°W / 39.29944; -102.87028 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County [2] Kit Carson
Incorporated June 21, 1917 [3]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [2]
Area
[4]
 • Total
0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,712 ft (1,436 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
172
 • 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 [1]
GNIS ID 195118 [1]

Seibert is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. [1] 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 2004–2022
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 2006–2020) [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

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Seibert, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  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 United States Census Bureau. "Seibert town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  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. 46.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Seibert, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  11. ↑ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Goodland". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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