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Sedgwick, Colorado
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Sedgwick signs.
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Location of Sedgwick in Sedgwick County, Colorado.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Sedgwick County |
| Incorporated | January 28, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) |
| • Land | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,586 ft (1,093 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 491/sq mi (191.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
80749
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| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-68930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0182694 |
Sedgwick is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census.
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History
The town was named for Fort Sedgwick, which was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Geography
Sedgwick is located at 40°56′9″N 102°31′31″W / 40.93583°N 102.52528°W (40.935706, -102.525272). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sedgwick has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. July 1954 was one of Sedgwick's warmest months to date. The town had 16 days of temperatures at or above 100 °F (37.8 °C) and on July 11, 1954, Sedgwick saw its temperature rise to 114 °F (46 °C).
| Climate data for Sedgwick, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
77 (25) |
86 (30) |
94 (34) |
100 (38) |
110 (43) |
114 (46) |
106 (41) |
103 (39) |
94 (34) |
81 (27) |
76 (24) |
114 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 62.0 (16.7) |
66.5 (19.2) |
77.2 (25.1) |
83.4 (28.6) |
90.6 (32.6) |
98.1 (36.7) |
102.7 (39.3) |
99.5 (37.5) |
96.3 (35.7) |
86.9 (30.5) |
73.9 (23.3) |
62.5 (16.9) |
103.6 (39.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.5 (4.2) |
42.3 (5.7) |
53.3 (11.8) |
60.7 (15.9) |
70.1 (21.2) |
82.6 (28.1) |
89.7 (32.1) |
87.2 (30.7) |
79.3 (26.3) |
64.0 (17.8) |
50.4 (10.2) |
39.9 (4.4) |
63.2 (17.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.4 (−2.6) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
39.3 (4.1) |
46.8 (8.2) |
56.9 (13.8) |
68.5 (20.3) |
75.0 (23.9) |
72.6 (22.6) |
64.1 (17.8) |
49.7 (9.8) |
37.4 (3.0) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
49.6 (9.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.2 (−9.3) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
33.0 (0.6) |
43.8 (6.6) |
54.4 (12.4) |
60.3 (15.7) |
57.9 (14.4) |
48.8 (9.3) |
35.5 (1.9) |
24.3 (−4.3) |
16.0 (−8.9) |
36.0 (2.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.7 (−20.9) |
−1.9 (−18.8) |
7.5 (−13.6) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
29.5 (−1.4) |
43.3 (6.3) |
51.8 (11.0) |
48.5 (9.2) |
35.3 (1.8) |
18.2 (−7.7) |
6.5 (−14.2) |
−3.1 (−19.5) |
−11.7 (−24.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−26 (−32) |
−16 (−27) |
6 (−14) |
21 (−6) |
33 (1) |
42 (6) |
40 (4) |
17 (−8) |
−2 (−19) |
−9 (−23) |
−30 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.32 (8.1) |
0.49 (12) |
0.90 (23) |
2.03 (52) |
2.92 (74) |
3.15 (80) |
2.16 (55) |
2.08 (53) |
1.35 (34) |
1.32 (34) |
0.52 (13) |
0.37 (9.4) |
17.61 (447.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
6.1 (15) |
5.1 (13) |
4.6 (12) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.5 (6.4) |
3.6 (9.1) |
4.8 (12) |
31.4 (79.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 68.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 15.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 380 | — | |
| 1930 | 444 | 16.8% | |
| 1940 | 373 | −16.0% | |
| 1950 | 332 | −11.0% | |
| 1960 | 299 | −9.9% | |
| 1970 | 208 | −30.4% | |
| 1980 | 258 | 24.0% | |
| 1990 | 183 | −29.1% | |
| 2000 | 191 | 4.4% | |
| 2010 | 146 | −23.6% | |
| 2020 | 172 | 17.8% | |
See also
In Spanish: Sedgwick (Colorado) para niños
