Hartsel,_Colorado
Hartsel, Colorado
Census-designated place in Park County, Colorado, United States
Hartsel is a census-designated place (CDP) in and governed by Park County, Colorado United States. The population was 38 at the 2020 census.[3] The Hartsel post office has the ZIP Code 80449.[4] The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hartsel, Colorado | |
|---|---|
U.S. Route 24/State Highway 9 in Hartsel, September 2006 | |
Location of the Hartsel CDP in the State of Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 39°01′19″N 105°47′52″W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Park County |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Type | unincorporated town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.192 sq mi (0.498 km2) |
| • Land | 0.188 sq mi (0.486 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.012 km2) |
| Elevation | 8,904 ft (2,714 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code[4] | 80449 |
| Area code | 719 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805924[1] |
Founded in 1880, Hartsel is close to the geographic center of the state, and is often referred to as "The Heart of Colorado". The namesake of the community is Samuel Hartsel,[5] a local farmer and cattle rancher who came to Park County in 1860 and left in 1908. He developed the Hartsel hot springs and built a sawmill, blacksmith shop, and a trading post to lay the groundwork for the town.[6]
The Hartsel CDP has an area of 123 acres (0.498 km2), including 3.0 acres (0.012 km2) of water.[2]
The United States Census Bureau defined the Hartsel CDP for the United States Census 2020.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | — |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hartsel has a Cold Semi-arid climate (BSk). According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the Plant Hardiness zone is 3b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of −30.7 °F (−34.8 °C).[7]
Summers are warm with chilly nights in the 30s and 40s (°F) and some thunderstorm activity during the months of July and August. Winters are cold and dry with lows below zero.[8][9] A climate writeup consisting of interpolated data is below.
| Climate data for Hartsel, Park County, CO. Elevation 8901 ft. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.1 (1.7) |
37.1 (2.8) |
42.6 (5.9) |
49.9 (9.9) |
60.1 (15.6) |
70.6 (21.4) |
76.3 (24.6) |
73.5 (23.1) |
67.2 (19.6) |
56.0 (13.3) |
43.5 (6.4) |
35.1 (1.7) |
54.0 (12.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.2 (−16.6) |
4.5 (−15.3) |
13.6 (−10.2) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
35.8 (2.1) |
41.2 (5.1) |
40.3 (4.6) |
32.0 (0.0) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
2.9 (−16.2) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.35 (8.9) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.84 (21) |
0.81 (21) |
1.09 (28) |
1.19 (30) |
2.05 (52) |
2.56 (65) |
1.05 (27) |
0.90 (23) |
0.37 (9.4) |
0.40 (10) |
11.86 (301) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56.0 | 52.2 | 51.0 | 46.4 | 44.3 | 40.5 | 45.5 | 52.5 | 47.0 | 44.0 | 48.4 | 53.1 | 48.4 |
| Average dew point °F (°C) | 5.5 (−14.7) |
6.0 (−14.4) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
16.5 (−8.6) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
37.8 (3.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
18.8 (−7.3) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
19.8 (−6.8) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[10] | |||||||||||||
Ecology
According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. Potential natural vegetation Types, Hartsel would have a Wheatgrass / Needlegrass (66) vegetation type and a North Mixed grass prairie (7) vegetation form.[11]
- "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- United States Census Bureau. "Hartsel CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 26.
- Laura King Van Dusen, "Samuel Hartsel: 1860s Pioneer Rancher, One of Colorado's First Cattlemen. Founded Town of Hartsel", Historic Tales from Park County: Parked in the Past (Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1-62619-161-7, pp. 21-27.
- "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- Team, National Weather Service Corporate Image Web. "National Weather Service Climate". w2.weather.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "HARTSEL, COLORADO - Climate Summary". wrcc.dri.edu. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". www.prism.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- "U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)". Data Basin. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
