Editing Stratton, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- Basic info -->
|name                     = Stratton, Colorado
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Stratton, Colorado.JPG
|image_caption            = Looking north along Colorado Avenue (2019)
|image_flag               =
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map                = Kit Carson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Stratton Highlighted 0874485.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson County]] and [[Colorado]]
|image_map1               =
|map_caption1             =

<!-- Location -->
|coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
|coordinates              = {{coord|39|18|11|N|102|36|15|W|region:US-CO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]<ref name=COMun>{{cite web | url = http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | title = Active Colorado Municipalities | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Local Affairs | access-date = September 1, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | archive-date = December 12, 2009 }}</ref>
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson]]
|subdivision_type3        =
|subdivision_name3        =

<!-- Established -->
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = April 15, 1917<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
|named_for                =

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          = [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]]<ref name=COMun/>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Matthew Brachtenbach

<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_08.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.51
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.51
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 1.33
|area_land_km2            = 1.33
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_percent       =
|unit_pref                = Imperial

<!-- Elevation -->
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 4413

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Stratton_town,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0874485 |title=Stratton town; Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 22, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 656
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

<!-- General information -->
|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
|timezone1_DST            = MDT
|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web|url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = [[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] | publisher = [[United States Postal Service]] | accessdate=January 6, 2008}}</ref>
|postal_code              = 80836
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|74485}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 204821 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|204821|Stratton, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{Official website|https://townofstratton.colorado.gov/|townofstratton.colorado.gov}}
}}

'''Stratton''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Kit Carson County, Colorado|Kit Carson County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 656 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist [[W. S. Stratton|Winfield Scott Stratton]].

==Geography==
Stratton is located at {{coord|39|18|11|N|102|36|15|W|type:city}} (39.302976, -102.604272).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land. {{clear left}}

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Stratton, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1934&ndash;2012

|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 94
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 83

|Jan avg record high F = 66.3
|Feb avg record high F = 67.4
|Mar avg record high F = 78.3
|Apr avg record high F = 84.8
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 98.0
|Jul avg record high F = 101.0
|Aug avg record high F = 98.3
|Sep avg record high F = 94.6
|Oct avg record high F = 86.2
|Nov avg record high F = 75.0
|Dec avg record high F = 66.4
|year avg record high F = 101.5

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =43.0
| Feb high F  =46.1
| Mar high F  =56.0
| Apr high F  =63.2
| May high F  =73.2
| Jun high F  =84.2
| Jul high F  =89.6
| Aug high F  =87.5
| Sep high F  =79.7
| Oct high F  =66.7
| Nov high F  =52.6
| Dec high F  =43.7
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =30.4
| Feb mean F  =32.8
| Mar mean F  =41.3
| Apr mean F  =48.5
| May mean F  =58.8
| Jun mean F  =69.6
| Jul mean F  =75.1
| Aug mean F  =73.3
| Sep mean F  =64.7
| Oct mean F  =51.8
| Nov mean F  =39.5
| Dec mean F  =31.3
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =17.7
| Feb low F  =19.6
| Mar low F  =26.5
| Apr low F  =33.7
| May low F  =44.5
| Jun low F  =54.9
| Jul low F  =60.7
| Aug low F  =59.1
| Sep low F  =49.6
| Oct low F  =36.9
| Nov low F  =26.4
| Dec low F  =18.8

|Jan avg record low F = -0.9
|Feb avg record low F = -0.3
|Mar avg record low F = 9.0
|Apr avg record low F = 19.1
|May avg record low F = 30.7
|Jun avg record low F = 41.4
|Jul avg record low F = 51.5
|Aug avg record low F = 50.7
|Sep avg record low F = 35.9
|Oct avg record low F = 21.2
|Nov avg record low F = 9.9
|Dec avg record low F = -0.3
|year avg record low F = -9.0

|Jan record low F = -22
|Feb record low F = -26
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 40
|Sep record low F = 20
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = -6
|Dec record low F = -24

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.41
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.58
| Mar precipitation inch  =0.81
| Apr precipitation inch  =2.24
| May precipitation inch  =2.72
| Jun precipitation inch  =2.68
| Jul precipitation inch  =3.34
| Aug precipitation inch  =2.87
| Sep precipitation inch  =0.93
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.18
| Nov precipitation inch  =0.62
| Dec precipitation inch  =0.43

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.3
|Feb precipitation days = 3.4
|Mar precipitation days = 4.5
|Apr precipitation days = 6.3
|May precipitation days = 9.0
|Jun precipitation days = 8.3
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.6
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.9
|Dec precipitation days = 3.2

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =4.1
| Feb snow inch  =5.2
| Mar snow inch  =6.0
| Apr snow inch  =5.6
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.4
| Oct snow inch  =2.7
| Nov snow inch  =6.1
| Dec snow inch  =3.8

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.5
|Feb snow days = 3.3
|Mar snow days = 3.4
|Apr snow days = 2.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 1.0
|Nov snow days = 3.0
|Dec snow days = 3.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00058008&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Stratton, CO
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gld
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Goodland
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 421
|1930= 507
|1940= 623
|1950= 720
|1960= 680
|1970= 790
|1980= 705
|1990= 649
|2000= 669
|2010= 658
|2020= 656
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 669 people, 287 households, and 189 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|1,469.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|788.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.60% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.59% of the population.

There were 287 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.92. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $36,964. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $17,857 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,428.  About 7.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.-->{{clear left}}

==Education==
The community is served by [[Stratton Senior High School]].

==Transportation==
* [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]]
* [[U.S. Highway 24 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 24]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Colorado}}
* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Stratton, Colorado}}
* {{Official website|https://townofstratton.colorado.gov/}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/STRATTON.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Stratton]

{{Kit Carson County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Kit Carson County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]