Two Buttes, Colorado facts for kids
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Two Buttes, Colorado
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The Two Buttes Library in 2015.
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Location of Two Buttes in Baca County, Colorado.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Baca County |
| Incorporated | 1911-10-19 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| 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 | 4,105 ft (1,251 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 34 |
| • Density | 136/sq mi (53.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
81084
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| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-79270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413409 |
Two Buttes is a Statutory Town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Two Buttes is located in northeast Baca County. 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.
| Climate data for Two Buttes, Colorado | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 93 | — | |
| 1930 | 158 | 69.9% | |
| 1940 | 158 | 0.0% | |
| 1950 | 121 | −23.4% | |
| 1960 | 111 | −8.3% | |
| 1970 | 138 | 24.3% | |
| 1980 | 84 | −39.1% | |
| 1990 | 63 | −25.0% | |
| 2000 | 67 | 6.3% | |
| 2010 | 43 | −35.8% | |
| 2020 | 34 | −20.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Notable people
- Clare Dunn, (b. 1987), country music artist
See also
In Spanish: Two Buttes para niños
