Wray,_Colorado
Wray, Colorado
City in Colorado, United States
Wray (/ˈreɪ/) is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[9] Located in the Colorado Plains, the city is 170 miles east of Denver, 9 miles west of the Nebraska state line, and 25 miles northwest of the Kansas state line. The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census.[7]
Wray, Colorado | |
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Wray, Colorado in 2004 | |
Location of the City of Wray in Yuma County, Colorado. | |
Location of the City of Wray in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′36″N 102°13′33″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Yuma County[2] |
| City | Wray[1] |
| Incorporated | June 22, 1906[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • City Manager | James DePue[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.52 sq mi (9.10 km2) |
| • Land | 3.51 sq mi (9.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,566 ft (1,087 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,358 |
| • Density | 670/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | |
| Area code | 970[4] |
| FIPS code | 08-86310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0183032 |
| Website | Official website |
A post office called Wray has been in operation since 1882.[10] The community was named after John Wray, a cattleman.[11]
Wray was named an "All-America City" in 1993 by the National Civic League.[12]
Wray is located at 40°4′36″N 102°13′33″W (40.076721, -102.225873),[13] near the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 385. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land.
Climate
Wray has a semi-arid continental climate.
| Climate data for Wray, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 80 (27) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
94 (34) |
103 (39) |
110 (43) |
112 (44) |
110 (43) |
105 (41) |
96 (36) |
90 (32) |
78 (26) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.2 (6.2) |
45.8 (7.7) |
56.3 (13.5) |
64.0 (17.8) |
73.2 (22.9) |
84.9 (29.4) |
90.7 (32.6) |
88.2 (31.2) |
80.7 (27.1) |
67.2 (19.6) |
54.0 (12.2) |
43.8 (6.6) |
66.0 (18.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.3 (−1.5) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
41.0 (5.0) |
48.7 (9.3) |
59.0 (15.0) |
70.2 (21.2) |
75.9 (24.4) |
73.4 (23.0) |
64.8 (18.2) |
51.2 (10.7) |
39.1 (3.9) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
51.2 (10.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.5 (−9.2) |
17.7 (−7.9) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
33.4 (0.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
55.5 (13.1) |
61.1 (16.2) |
58.7 (14.8) |
48.8 (9.3) |
35.1 (1.7) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
16.1 (−8.8) |
36.4 (2.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−32 (−36) |
−24 (−31) |
−5 (−21) |
10 (−12) |
25 (−4) |
39 (4) |
34 (1) |
18 (−8) |
0 (−18) |
−15 (−26) |
−33 (−36) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (11) |
0.59 (15) |
0.80 (20) |
1.88 (48) |
2.88 (73) |
2.33 (59) |
3.43 (87) |
2.47 (63) |
1.22 (31) |
1.37 (35) |
0.59 (15) |
0.40 (10) |
18.39 (467) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.0 (13) |
6.2 (16) |
4.4 (11) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.9 (4.8) |
3.3 (8.4) |
4.4 (11) |
28.1 (71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 72.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 14.8 |
| Source: NOAA[14][15] | |||||||||||||
The school mascot is the Eagles for high school and Eaglets in the lower grades. School colors are purple and white and the Eaglets were blue and white but were changed to purple and white to match the high school in 2011. [citation needed] The school was recently renovated and now encompasses K-12 at the same location.
The town and surrounding area are served by the Wray Community District Hospital. The Wray Community District Hospital is one of the only hospitals on the Eastern Plains that has Obstetric Care on the Eastern Plains.
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- "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- "City Hall". Wray, Colorado. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- United States Census Bureau. "Wray city, Colorado". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 18, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 52.
- "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 5, 2024.
- "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- Official website
- Map of Wray, CDOT