Two Buttes, Colorado

Two Buttes, Colorado
Town
Two Buttes Library (2015)
Two Buttes Library (2015)
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Coordinates: 37°33′38″N 102°23′47″W / 37.56056°N 102.39639°W / 37.56056; -102.39639
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBaca County
IncorporatedOct 19, 1911
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town
Area
 • Total
0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,105 ft (1,251 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
34
 • Density140/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81084
Area code719
FIPS code08-79270
GNIS ID2413409
WebsiteTown of Two Buttes

Two Buttes is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census.

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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
CensusPop.Note%±
192093—
193015869.9%
19401580.0%
1950121−23.4%
1960111−8.3%
197013824.3%
198084−39.1%
199063−25.0%
2000676.3%
201043−35.8%
202034−20.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Notable people

See also

Memoir, An Owl on Every Post, by Sanora Babb: description of Two Buttes in 1913 from homesteader perspective.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Two Buttes, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Two Buttes town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Climate Summary for Two Buttes, Colorado
  7. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.