Yampa, Colorado

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Yampa, Colorado
Town
Moffat Avenue (Yampa, Colorado).JPG
Moffat Avenue in Yampa.
Routt County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yampa Highlighted 0886475.svg
Location of Yampa in Routt County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°09′11″N106°54′31″W / 40.15306°N 106.90861°W / 40.15306; -106.90861
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Routt County
Incorporated February 25, 1907 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,878 ft (2,401 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total399
 • Density1,700/sq mi (640/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80483 (PO Box)
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-86475
GNIS feature ID2413518 [4]
Website www.townofyampa.com

Yampa is a statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 399 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

City name

Yampa is the Northern Ute word for the Perideridia root, which was an important food source.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.

Climate

Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days. [7]

Climate data for Yampa, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)55
(13)		57
(14)		68
(20)		73
(23)		85
(29)		90
(32)		96
(36)		89
(32)		88
(31)		79
(26)		69
(21)		61
(16)		96
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C)43.9
(6.6)		48.2
(9.0)		57.6
(14.2)		67.7
(19.8)		75.7
(24.3)		82.4
(28.0)		86.4
(30.2)		84.3
(29.1)		80.8
(27.1)		72.3
(22.4)		59.0
(15.0)		47.3
(8.5)		86.8
(30.4)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)31.6
(−0.2)		34.5
(1.4)		43.2
(6.2)		52.0
(11.1)		62.2
(16.8)		73.5
(23.1)		79.4
(26.3)		77.5
(25.3)		70.4
(21.3)		57.2
(14.0)		42.3
(5.7)		31.7
(−0.2)		54.6
(12.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)19.4
(−7.0)		21.5
(−5.8)		30.0
(−1.1)		38.1
(3.4)		47.4
(8.6)		56.7
(13.7)		63.0
(17.2)		61.3
(16.3)		53.8
(12.1)		41.9
(5.5)		29.6
(−1.3)		20.0
(−6.7)		40.2
(4.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)7.2
(−13.8)		8.5
(−13.1)		16.9
(−8.4)		24.2
(−4.3)		32.5
(0.3)		39.9
(4.4)		46.5
(8.1)		45.0
(7.2)		37.1
(2.8)		26.7
(−2.9)		17.0
(−8.3)		8.4
(−13.1)		25.8
(−3.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−13.8
(−25.4)		−11.8
(−24.3)		−2.9
(−19.4)		8.0
(−13.3)		19.1
(−7.2)		28.9
(−1.7)		37.6
(3.1)		36.2
(2.3)		23.4
(−4.8)		10.0
(−12.2)		−4.6
(−20.3)		−13.7
(−25.4)		−18.7
(−28.2)
Record low °F (°C)−47
(−44)		−35
(−37)		−24
(−31)		−10
(−23)		5
(−15)		13
(−11)		29
(−2)		24
(−4)		12
(−11)		−8
(−22)		−25
(−32)		−36
(−38)		−47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.37
(35)		1.29
(33)		1.32
(34)		1.82
(46)		1.62
(41)		1.11
(28)		1.62
(41)		1.59
(40)		1.48
(38)		1.26
(32)		1.19
(30)		1.27
(32)		16.94
(430)
Average snowfall inches (cm)26.1
(66)		21.3
(54)		16.8
(43)		15.5
(39)		4.7
(12)		0.5
(1.3)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.6
(1.5)		6.9
(18)		17.4
(44)		21.4
(54)		131.2
(332.8)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)16.2
(41)		19.7
(50)		17.0
(43)		7.4
(19)		2.9
(7.4)		0.3
(0.76)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.4
(1.0)		3.2
(8.1)		7.5
(19)		11.7
(30)		21.0
(53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)11.911.19.910.910.26.99.810.89.08.09.410.9118.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)12.011.09.06.92.30.30.00.00.43.38.310.964.4
Source 1: NOAA [8]
Source 2: National Weather Service [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 332—
1920 200−39.8%
1930 31055.0%
1940 42637.4%
1950 421−1.2%
1960 312−25.9%
1970 286−8.3%
1980 47265.0%
1990 317−32.8%
2000 44339.7%
2010 429−3.2%
2020 399−7.0%

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yampa, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Yampa town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  7. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction". National Weather Service. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Yampa, CO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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