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Yampa, Colorado
Town
Moffat Avenue in Yampa.
Moffat Avenue in Yampa.
Location of Yampa in Routt County, Colorado.
Location of Yampa in Routt County, Colorado.
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Routt County
Incorporated February 25, 1907
Government
 • Type Statutory Town
Area
 • Total 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Land 0.24 sq mi (0.62 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
7,878 ft (2,401 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 399
 • Density 1,660/sq mi (644/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code
80483 (PO Box)
Area code(s) 970
FIPS code 08-86475
GNIS feature ID 2413518

Yampa is a statutory town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 399 at the 2020 census.

City name

Yampa is the Northern Ute word for the Perideridia root, which was an important food source.

Geography

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

Yampa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80 days.

Climate data for Yampa, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 55
(13)		 57
(14)		 68
(20)		 73
(23)		 85
(29)		 90
(32)		 96
(36)		 89
(32)		 88
(31)		 79
(26)		 69
(21)		 61
(16)		 96
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 43.9
(6.6)		 48.2
(9.0)		 57.6
(14.2)		 67.7
(19.8)		 75.7
(24.3)		 82.4
(28.0)		 86.4
(30.2)		 84.3
(29.1)		 80.8
(27.1)		 72.3
(22.4)		 59.0
(15.0)		 47.3
(8.5)		 86.8
(30.4)
Average high °F (°C) 31.6
(−0.2)		 34.5
(1.4)		 43.2
(6.2)		 52.0
(11.1)		 62.2
(16.8)		 73.5
(23.1)		 79.4
(26.3)		 77.5
(25.3)		 70.4
(21.3)		 57.2
(14.0)		 42.3
(5.7)		 31.7
(−0.2)		 54.6
(12.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.4
(−7.0)		 21.5
(−5.8)		 30.0
(−1.1)		 38.1
(3.4)		 47.4
(8.6)		 56.7
(13.7)		 63.0
(17.2)		 61.3
(16.3)		 53.8
(12.1)		 41.9
(5.5)		 29.6
(−1.3)		 20.0
(−6.7)		 40.2
(4.6)
Average low °F (°C) 7.2
(−13.8)		 8.5
(−13.1)		 16.9
(−8.4)		 24.2
(−4.3)		 32.5
(0.3)		 39.9
(4.4)		 46.5
(8.1)		 45.0
(7.2)		 37.1
(2.8)		 26.7
(−2.9)		 17.0
(−8.3)		 8.4
(−13.1)		 25.8
(−3.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −13.8
(−25.4)		 −11.8
(−24.3)		 −2.9
(−19.4)		 8.0
(−13.3)		 19.1
(−7.2)		 28.9
(−1.7)		 37.6
(3.1)		 36.2
(2.3)		 23.4
(−4.8)		 10.0
(−12.2)		 −4.6
(−20.3)		 −13.7
(−25.4)		 −18.7
(−28.2)
Record low °F (°C) −47
(−44)		 −35
(−37)		 −24
(−31)		 −10
(−23)		 5
(−15)		 13
(−11)		 29
(−2)		 24
(−4)		 12
(−11)		 −8
(−22)		 −25
(−32)		 −36
(−38)		 −47
(−44)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.37
(35)		 1.29
(33)		 1.32
(34)		 1.82
(46)		 1.62
(41)		 1.11
(28)		 1.62
(41)		 1.59
(40)		 1.48
(38)		 1.26
(32)		 1.19
(30)		 1.27
(32)		 16.94
(430)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 26.1
(66)		 21.3
(54)		 16.8
(43)		 15.5
(39)		 4.7
(12)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.6
(1.5)		 6.9
(18)		 17.4
(44)		 21.4
(54)		 131.2
(332.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.9 11.1 9.9 10.9 10.2 6.9 9.8 10.8 9.0 8.0 9.4 10.9 118.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 12.0 11.0 9.0 6.9 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.3 8.3 10.9 64.4
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1910 332 —
1920 200 −39.8%
1930 310 55.0%
1940 426 37.4%
1950 421 −1.2%
1960 312 −25.9%
1970 286 −8.3%
1980 472 65.0%
1990 317 −32.8%
2000 443 39.7%
2010 429 −3.2%
2020 399 −7.0%

See also

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