Silver Plume, Colorado

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Town of Silver Plume, Colorado
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Silver-Plume Train-Station 2012-10-20.JPG
Train station in Silver Plume
Clear Creek County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Silver Plume Highlighted 0870360.svg
Location of Silver Plume in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 39°41′45″N105°43′35″W / 39.69583°N 105.72639°W / 39.69583; -105.72639
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg State of Colorado
County [1] Clear Creek County
Incorporated September 24, 1880 [1]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
 • Land0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
 • Water0.01 km2 (0.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
2,779 m (9,118 ft)
Population
 (2020) [4]
 • Total
207
 • Density300/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [5]
80476
Area codes Both 303 and 720
FIPS code 08-70360
GNIS feature ID2413287 [3]
Website silverplumetown.com/home/

Silver Plume is a Statutory Town located in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Silver Plume, the neighboring town of Georgetown, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns.

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The town population was 207 at the 2020 census. [4] The Silver Plume Post Office has the ZIP code 80476. [5]

History

The family of John Henry Bowman (1850–1900) came to the Silver Plume area in 1864. The Silver Plume, Colorado, post office opened on December 1, 1875, [6] and the Town of Silver Plume was incorporated on September 24, 1880. [1] The spelling of the town's name was briefly changed to Silverplume, but was later changed back to the original Silver Plume. [6] The town has a very rich history. That history can be viewed by the general public either at the George Rowe Museum, which is in the original school house of the town, or by walking the 7:30 Mine Trail, which gives the individual a grand view of the Silver Plume valley and the town nestled at its base.

Homes dot a mountainside at Silver Plume, Colorado. SilverPlume.jpg
Homes dot a mountainside at Silver Plume, Colorado.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 908—
1900 775−14.6%
1910 460−40.6%
1920 272−40.9%
1930 126−53.7%
1940 13910.3%
1950 136−2.2%
1960 86−36.8%
1970 16490.7%
1980 140−14.6%
1990 134−4.3%
2000 20351.5%
2010 170−16.3%
2020 20721.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

Geography

Silver Plume is located in the valley of Clear Creek. Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 6 pass through the town, with access from Exit 226. It is 20 miles (32 km) west across the Continental Divide to Silverthorne and 46 miles (74 km) east to Denver.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Silver Plume has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Silver Plume has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps.

Climate data for Cabin Creek, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)56
(13)		55
(13)		65
(18)		64
(18)		75
(24)		81
(27)		85
(29)		78
(26)		78
(26)		76
(24)		63
(17)		57
(14)		85
(29)
Mean maximum °F (°C)48.4
(9.1)		47.0
(8.3)		53.1
(11.7)		58.0
(14.4)		66.9
(19.4)		75.4
(24.1)		77.0
(25.0)		74.6
(23.7)		71.9
(22.2)		65.6
(18.7)		54.6
(12.6)		48.1
(8.9)		77.7
(25.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)31.8
(−0.1)		31.5
(−0.3)		37.9
(3.3)		42.8
(6.0)		52.6
(11.4)		64.2
(17.9)		69.3
(20.7)		67.1
(19.5)		61.2
(16.2)		49.8
(9.9)		39.2
(4.0)		31.9
(−0.1)		48.3
(9.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)21.9
(−5.6)		21.5
(−5.8)		27.4
(−2.6)		32.8
(0.4)		41.9
(5.5)		52.2
(11.2)		57.4
(14.1)		55.6
(13.1)		49.4
(9.7)		39.2
(4.0)		28.9
(−1.7)		22.0
(−5.6)		37.5
(3.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)12.0
(−11.1)		11.5
(−11.4)		16.9
(−8.4)		22.8
(−5.1)		31.3
(−0.4)		40.1
(4.5)		45.5
(7.5)		44.0
(6.7)		37.6
(3.1)		28.5
(−1.9)		18.6
(−7.4)		12.2
(−11.0)		26.8
(−2.9)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−8.1
(−22.3)		−8.5
(−22.5)		−2.4
(−19.1)		4.6
(−15.2)		16.2
(−8.8)		28.5
(−1.9)		37.2
(2.9)		35.8
(2.1)		24.3
(−4.3)		8.4
(−13.1)		−2.7
(−19.3)		−8.9
(−22.7)		−13.6
(−25.3)
Record low °F (°C)−28
(−33)		−28
(−33)		−20
(−29)		−14
(−26)		2
(−17)		18
(−8)		27
(−3)		24
(−4)		9
(−13)		−9
(−23)		−21
(−29)		−23
(−31)		−28
(−33)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.99
(25)		1.23
(31)		2.04
(52)		2.79
(71)		2.15
(55)		1.55
(39)		2.77
(70)		2.63
(67)		1.63
(41)		1.40
(36)		1.31
(33)		1.16
(29)		21.65
(549)
Average snowfall inches (cm)15.9
(40)		19.3
(49)		24.9
(63)		28.4
(72)		11.9
(30)		0.3
(0.76)		0.0
(0.0)		0.1
(0.25)		2.1
(5.3)		10.4
(26)		20.1
(51)		20.3
(52)		153.7
(389.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)7.78.69.010.49.08.113.214.39.37.47.17.8111.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)7.88.98.99.63.80.30.00.00.64.86.67.658.9
Source 1: NOAA [7]
Source 2: National Weather Service [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Plume, Colorado
  4. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Silver Plume town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
  6. 1 2 Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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