Yampa, Colorado

Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States

Town in Colorado, United States
40°09′11″N 106°54′31″W / 40.15306°N 106.90861°W / 40.15306; -106.90861Country United StatesState ColoradoCounty[1]Routt CountyIncorporatedFebruary 25, 1907[2]Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]Area • Total0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) • Land0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation7,878 ft (2,401 m)Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total399 • Density1,700/sq mi (640/km2)Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)ZIP code[6]
80483 (PO Box)
Area code970FIPS code08-86475GNIS feature ID2413518[4]Websitewww.townofyampa.com

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

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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) 11.9 11.1 9.9 10.9 10.2 6.9 9.8 10.8 9.0 8.0 9.4 10.9 118.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 12.0 11.0 9.0 6.9 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.3 8.3 10.9 64.4
Source 1: NOAA[8]
Source 2: National Weather Service[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910332—
1920200−39.8%
193031055.0%
194042637.4%
1950421−1.2%
1960312−25.9%
1970286−8.3%
198047265.0%
1990317−32.8%
200044339.7%
2010429−3.2%
2020399−7.0%

See also

  • flagColorado portal

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yampa, Colorado
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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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