Town in Colorado, United States
Statutory Town in Colorado, United States
Kit Carson is a statutory town in Cheyenne County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 255 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]
History
The town was named in honor of frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson.[7]
Geography
Kit Carson is located at 38°45′50″N 102°47′38″W / 38.76389°N 102.79389°W / 38.76389; -102.79389 (38.763999, -102.793843).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Kit Carson, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1939–present)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °F (°C)
|
77
(25)
|
83
(28)
|
87
(31)
|
94
(34)
|
106
(41)
|
109
(43)
|
108
(42)
|
106
(41)
|
102
(39)
|
96
(36)
|
85
(29)
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79
(26)
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109
(43)
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| Mean daily maximum °F (°C)
|
45.4
(7.4)
|
47.8
(8.8)
|
57.7
(14.3)
|
65.9
(18.8)
|
75.3
(24.1)
|
86.7
(30.4)
|
92.2
(33.4)
|
89.2
(31.8)
|
82.3
(27.9)
|
68.8
(20.4)
|
55.3
(12.9)
|
45.4
(7.4)
|
67.7
(19.8)
|
| Daily mean °F (°C)
|
28.6
(−1.9)
|
31.1
(−0.5)
|
40.6
(4.8)
|
48.8
(9.3)
|
59.2
(15.1)
|
70.2
(21.2)
|
75.7
(24.3)
|
73.3
(22.9)
|
64.8
(18.2)
|
50.9
(10.5)
|
38.2
(3.4)
|
29.2
(−1.6)
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50.9
(10.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °F (°C)
|
11.7
(−11.3)
|
14.4
(−9.8)
|
23.5
(−4.7)
|
31.7
(−0.2)
|
43.2
(6.2)
|
53.8
(12.1)
|
59.2
(15.1)
|
57.5
(14.2)
|
47.3
(8.5)
|
33.0
(0.6)
|
21.0
(−6.1)
|
12.9
(−10.6)
|
34.1
(1.2)
|
| Record low °F (°C)
|
−32
(−36)
|
−29
(−34)
|
−24
(−31)
|
5
(−15)
|
19
(−7)
|
31
(−1)
|
37
(3)
|
36
(2)
|
17
(−8)
|
7
(−14)
|
−17
(−27)
|
−29
(−34)
|
−32
(−36)
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| Average precipitation inches (mm)
|
0.26
(6.6)
|
0.35
(8.9)
|
0.65
(17)
|
1.32
(34)
|
2.24
(57)
|
2.25
(57)
|
2.65
(67)
|
2.71
(69)
|
0.90
(23)
|
1.25
(32)
|
0.42
(11)
|
0.42
(11)
|
15.42
(392)
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| Average snowfall inches (cm)
|
2.4
(6.1)
|
3.0
(7.6)
|
3.0
(7.6)
|
0.9
(2.3)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.2
(0.51)
|
2.4
(6.1)
|
4.0
(10)
|
15.9
(40)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
|
1.7
|
2.5
|
3.3
|
4.5
|
6.4
|
5.8
|
7.3
|
6.5
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
48.5
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| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
|
1.1
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.1
|
1.2
|
2.0
|
8.2
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| Source: NOAA[9][10]
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Demographics
See also
References
- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Kit Carson, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Kit Carson town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 176.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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