Two_Buttes,_Colorado
Two Buttes, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
Two Buttes is a Statutory Town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census.[4]
Two Buttes, Colorado | |
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The Two Buttes Library in 2015. | |
Location of Two Buttes in Baca County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′40″N 102°23′52″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Baca County[1] |
| Incorporated | 1911-10-19[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 34 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81084 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-79270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0196063 |
Sixth least populous Colorado municipality | |
Two Buttes is located in northeast Baca County at 37°33′40″N 102°23′52″W (37.561046, -102.397729).[5] The hill known as Two Buttes is 8 miles (13 km) to the northwest of the town, overlooking Two Buttes Reservoir on Two Butte Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River.
The town of Two Buttes is on State Highway 116 and is 23 miles (37 km) by road northeast of Springfield, the Baca County seat. East on Highway 116 it is 20 miles (32 km) to the Kansas border.
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
The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[6]
| Climate data for Two Buttes, Colorado | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
10 (50) |
14 (58) |
20 (68) |
26 (79) |
33 (91) |
40 (104) |
33 (91) |
28 (83) |
22 (72) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
21 (69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−7 (20) |
−3 (26) |
2 (36) |
8 (46) |
13 (56) |
17 (62) |
16 (60) |
11 (51) |
4 (39) |
−3 (26) |
−7 (19) |
3 (38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.6 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
33 (1.3) |
56 (2.2) |
58 (2.3) |
51 (2) |
46 (1.8) |
30 (1.2) |
20 (0.8) |
13 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
350 (13.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase [7] | |||||||||||||
- Clare Dunn, (b. 1987), country music artist
- "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- United States Census Bureau. "Two Buttes town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.
