Walsh, Colorado | |
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Entering from the west on Highway 160 (2019) | |
![]() Location of Walsh in Baca County, Colorado | |
Coordinates: 37°23′10″N102°16′42″W / 37.38611°N 102.27833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County [1] | Baca County |
Incorporated | July 19, 1928 [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
• Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 3,954 ft (1,205 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 543 |
• Density | 1,200/sq mi (470/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code [6] | 81090 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-82460 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413444 [4] |
Website | www |
Walsh is a Statutory Town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. [5]
A post office called Walsh has been in operation since 1926. [7]
The community was named after one Mr. Walsh, a railroad official. [8]
Walsh is located in eastern Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes along the north edge of the town, leading west 20 miles (32 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and east 31 miles (50 km) to Johnson City, Kansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2).
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Walsh has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Walsh was 109 °F (42.8 °C) on July 17, 2022, while the coldest temperature recorded was −25 °F (−31.7 °C) on January 18, 1984. [9]
Climate data for Walsh, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) | 85 (29) | 89 (32) | 96 (36) | 102 (39) | 108 (42) | 109 (43) | 106 (41) | 105 (41) | 98 (37) | 88 (31) | 78 (26) | 109 (43) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 69.0 (20.6) | 73.3 (22.9) | 81.9 (27.7) | 87.4 (30.8) | 94.3 (34.6) | 101.2 (38.4) | 103.0 (39.4) | 100.3 (37.9) | 97.0 (36.1) | 90.1 (32.3) | 78.5 (25.8) | 69.6 (20.9) | 104.0 (40.0) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46.2 (7.9) | 50.2 (10.1) | 59.5 (15.3) | 67.6 (19.8) | 77.5 (25.3) | 88.4 (31.3) | 92.9 (33.8) | 89.7 (32.1) | 82.6 (28.1) | 69.9 (21.1) | 56.5 (13.6) | 46.5 (8.1) | 69.0 (20.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) | 35.7 (2.1) | 44.1 (6.7) | 52.2 (11.2) | 62.3 (16.8) | 73.0 (22.8) | 77.7 (25.4) | 75.3 (24.1) | 67.7 (19.8) | 54.5 (12.5) | 42.3 (5.7) | 33.1 (0.6) | 54.2 (12.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.9 (−7.3) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 28.6 (−1.9) | 36.7 (2.6) | 47.1 (8.4) | 57.6 (14.2) | 62.5 (16.9) | 61.0 (16.1) | 52.8 (11.6) | 39.2 (4.0) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 39.5 (4.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 0.5 (−17.5) | 3.7 (−15.7) | 10.9 (−11.7) | 21.0 (−6.1) | 32.6 (0.3) | 45.4 (7.4) | 53.5 (11.9) | 52.2 (11.2) | 38.1 (3.4) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 9.7 (−12.4) | 1.0 (−17.2) | −4.8 (−20.4) |
Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) | −24 (−31) | −6 (−21) | 8 (−13) | 24 (−4) | 38 (3) | 45 (7) | 41 (5) | 20 (−7) | 7 (−14) | −9 (−23) | −20 (−29) | −25 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.46 (12) | 0.40 (10) | 1.06 (27) | 1.65 (42) | 2.12 (54) | 2.60 (66) | 3.57 (91) | 3.26 (83) | 1.43 (36) | 1.64 (42) | 0.58 (15) | 0.76 (19) | 19.53 (497) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.5 (11) | 3.4 (8.6) | 4.2 (11) | 1.8 (4.6) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.0 (2.5) | 2.6 (6.6) | 5.3 (13) | 23.0 (58) |
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 4.3 (11) | 3.0 (7.6) | 3.0 (7.6) | 1.7 (4.3) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 2.2 (5.6) | 4.4 (11) | 8.3 (21) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 70.0 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 12.9 |
Source 1: NOAA [10] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service [9] × |
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1930 | 454 | — | |
1940 | 406 | −10.6% | |
1950 | 897 | 120.9% | |
1960 | 856 | −4.6% | |
1970 | 989 | 15.5% | |
1980 | 884 | −10.6% | |
1990 | 692 | −21.7% | |
2000 | 723 | 4.5% | |
2010 | 546 | −24.5% | |
2020 | 543 | −0.5% | |
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