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Briggsdale, Colorado
Census Designated Place
A church in Briggsdale.
A church in Briggsdale.
Briggsdale, Colorado is located in Colorado
Briggsdale, Colorado
Briggsdale, Colorado
Location in Colorado
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Weld County
Established 1909
Government
 • Type unincorporated town
Area
 • Total 0.650 sq mi (1.683 km2)
 • Land 0.650 sq mi (1.683 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
4,865 ft (1,483 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 134
 • Density 206.2/sq mi (79.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
80611
Area code(s) 970
GNIS feature Briggsdale CDP

Briggsdale is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Weld County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Briggsdale post office has the ZIP Code 80611. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Briggsdale CDP was 134.

History

The town of Briggsdale was established in 1909. The town was named for Frank N. Briggs, a farmer and one of the founders. The Briggsdale Post Office opened on August 1, 1910.

Geography

The Briggsdale CDP has an area of 416 acres (1.683 km2), all land.

Climate

Climate data for Briggsdale, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1963–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22)		 74
(23)		 81
(27)		 89
(32)		 96
(36)		 102
(39)		 106
(41)		 103
(39)		 99
(37)		 89
(32)		 78
(26)		 75
(24)		 106
(41)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 61.0
(16.1)		 64.5
(18.1)		 74.4
(23.6)		 80.8
(27.1)		 89.6
(32.0)		 95.2
(35.1)		 99.7
(37.6)		 97.4
(36.3)		 92.9
(33.8)		 83.6
(28.7)		 71.9
(22.2)		 61.5
(16.4)		 100.4
(38.0)
Average high °F (°C) 41.4
(5.2)		 44.3
(6.8)		 54.8
(12.7)		 62.0
(16.7)		 71.3
(21.8)		 83.1
(28.4)		 90.0
(32.2)		 87.1
(30.6)		 78.8
(26.0)		 64.9
(18.3)		 50.8
(10.4)		 40.8
(4.9)		 64.1
(17.8)
Daily mean °F (°C) 25.5
(−3.6)		 28.4
(−2.0)		 38.1
(3.4)		 45.9
(7.7)		 56.0
(13.3)		 66.7
(19.3)		 73.1
(22.8)		 70.4
(21.3)		 61.2
(16.2)		 47.9
(8.8)		 34.5
(1.4)		 25.1
(−3.8)		 47.7
(8.7)
Average low °F (°C) 9.7
(−12.4)		 12.6
(−10.8)		 21.4
(−5.9)		 29.8
(−1.2)		 40.7
(4.8)		 50.4
(10.2)		 56.2
(13.4)		 53.7
(12.1)		 43.6
(6.4)		 31.0
(−0.6)		 18.2
(−7.7)		 9.4
(−12.6)		 31.4
(−0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −9.6
(−23.1)		 −5.9
(−21.1)		 4.0
(−15.6)		 16.1
(−8.8)		 26.8
(−2.9)		 38.4
(3.6)		 47.4
(8.6)		 45.3
(7.4)		 30.4
(−0.9)		 12.5
(−10.8)		 −0.8
(−18.2)		 −8.0
(−22.2)		 −16.8
(−27.1)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34)		 −33
(−36)		 −20
(−29)		 4
(−16)		 16
(−9)		 20
(−7)		 33
(1)		 33
(1)		 17
(−8)		 −18
(−28)		 −17
(−27)		 −38
(−39)		 −38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.15
(3.8)		 0.23
(5.8)		 0.76
(19)		 1.49
(38)		 2.08
(53)		 2.08
(53)		 1.75
(44)		 1.98
(50)		 1.26
(32)		 0.87
(22)		 0.43
(11)		 0.35
(8.9)		 13.43
(340.5)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 2.4
(6.1)		 2.3
(5.8)		 3.8
(9.7)		 1.2
(3.0)		 0.3
(0.76)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.25)		 1.6
(4.1)		 2.8
(7.1)		 4.3
(11)		 18.8
(47.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.8 8.8 7.4 7.0 7.1 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.6 57.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 1.4 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.3 10.1
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau defined the Briggsdale CDP for the United States Census 2020.

Briggsdale CDP, Colorado
Year Pop. ±%
2020 134 —    
Source: United States Census Bureau
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