Fleming, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Fleming, Colorado

|official_name = Town of Fleming{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/lgis/municipalities.jsf|title=Active Colorado Municipalities|publisher=Colorado Department of Local Affairs|access-date=October 18, 2021}}

|settlement_type = Statutory Town

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|image_caption = Entering Fleming from the west.

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|map_caption = Location of the Town of Fleming in {{nowrap|Logan County, Colorado.}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Colorado}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Logan County

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|government_type = Statutory Town

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|established_title2 = Incorporated (town)

|established_date2 = May 5, 1917{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}

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|total_type = Total

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/rdo/summary-files.html|title=Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data|publisher=United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021}}

|area_total_km2 = 1.267

|area_land_km2 = 1.267

|area_water_km2 = 0.000

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}

|elevation_m = 1293

|elevation_ft = 4242

|population_as_of = 2020

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|population_total = 428

|population_density_sq_mi = 875

|population_metro = 21,528

|timezone1 = MST

|utc_offset1 = −07:00

|timezone1_DST = MDT

|utc_offset1_DST = −06:00

|coordinates = {{coord|40|40|58|N|102|50|24|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP code{{cite web|url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=ZIP Code Lookup |format=JavaScript/HTML |publisher=United States Postal Service |accessdate=September 16, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214101437/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archivedate=December 14, 2006 }}

|postal_code = 80728

|area_code = 970

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 08-26875

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|blank1_info = 0204718

|website = {{URL|https://www.flemingcolorado.us/}}

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The Town of Fleming is a statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 428 at the 2020 United States census. Fleming is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Fleming was named for Henry Bascom Fleming, a railroad official.{{cite book|title=Exploring Colorado Highways: Trip Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YAfcwzcfGEC&pg=PA107|year=2007|publisher=Exploring America's Highway|isbn=978-0-9777301-0-0|page=107}}

Geography

Fleming is located at {{coord|40|40|58|N|102|50|24|W|type:city}} (40.682874, -102.839871).{{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}}

At the 2020 United States census, the town had a total area of {{convert|1.267|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.

=Climate=

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fleming has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=725612&cityname=Fleming%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Fleming, Colorado]

{{Weather box

|location = Fleming, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1998–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74

|Feb record high F = 78

|Mar record high F = 85

|Apr record high F = 92

|May record high F = 99

|Jun record high F = 109

|Jul record high F = 107

|Aug record high F = 106

|Sep record high F = 103

|Oct record high F = 93

|Nov record high F = 83

|Dec record high F = 77

|Jan avg record high F = 61.7

|Feb avg record high F = 67.0

|Mar avg record high F = 77.9

|Apr avg record high F = 84.3

|May avg record high F = 91.0

|Jun avg record high F = 100.3

|Jul avg record high F = 102.3

|Aug avg record high F = 99.9

|Sep avg record high F = 95.6

|Oct avg record high F = 87.9

|Nov avg record high F = 76.5

|Dec avg record high F = 64.1

|year avg record high F = 103.8

|Jan high F = 41.7

|Feb high F = 44.3

|Mar high F = 54.3

|Apr high F = 61.6

|May high F = 71.1

|Jun high F = 83.1

|Jul high F = 90.0

|Aug high F = 88.3

|Sep high F = 80.2

|Oct high F = 65.4

|Nov high F = 52.0

|Dec high F = 42.2

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 29.4

|Feb mean F = 31.6

|Mar mean F = 40.4

|Apr mean F = 47.6

|May mean F = 57.9

|Jun mean F = 69.0

|Jul mean F = 75.6

|Aug mean F = 73.4

|Sep mean F = 64.9

|Oct mean F = 50.9

|Nov mean F = 38.8

|Dec mean F = 29.8

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 17.1

|Feb low F = 18.8

|Mar low F = 26.6

|Apr low F = 33.6

|May low F = 44.6

|Jun low F = 54.9

|Jul low F = 61.2

|Aug low F = 58.5

|Sep low F = 49.5

|Oct low F = 36.4

|Nov low F = 25.5

|Dec low F = 17.4

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -6.4

|Feb avg record low F = -4.7

|Mar avg record low F = 7.9

|Apr avg record low F = 16.9

|May avg record low F = 28.4

|Jun avg record low F = 41.0

|Jul avg record low F = 50.8

|Aug avg record low F = 46.9

|Sep avg record low F = 35.4

|Oct avg record low F = 18.0

|Nov avg record low F = 7.1

|Dec avg record low F = -7.5

|year avg record low F = -13.7

|Jan record low F = -20

|Feb record low F = -26

|Mar record low F = -15

|Apr record low F = 6

|May record low F = 18

|Jun record low F = 33

|Jul record low F = 46

|Aug record low F = 39

|Sep record low F = 28

|Oct record low F = 5

|Nov record low F = -13

|Dec record low F = -23

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.25

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.40

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.90

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.81

|May precipitation inch = 3.09

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.49

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.60

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.17

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.28

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.28

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.51

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.40

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 3.7

|Feb snow inch = 7.4

|Mar snow inch = 4.8

|Apr snow inch = 5.1

|May snow inch = 1.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.2

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.2

|Oct snow inch = 3.1

|Nov snow inch = 4.4

|Dec snow inch = 6.9

|year snow inch = 37.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 2.7

|Feb precipitation days = 4.0

|Mar precipitation days = 4.4

|Apr precipitation days = 6.7

|May precipitation days = 8.8

|Jun precipitation days = 7.6

|Jul precipitation days = 7.5

|Aug precipitation days = 6.5

|Sep precipitation days = 5.2

|Oct precipitation days = 5.0

|Nov precipitation days = 3.3

|Dec precipitation days = 3.4

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.7

|Feb snow days = 5.0

|Mar snow days = 3.3

|Apr snow days = 2.5

|May snow days = 0.5

|Jun snow days = 0.1

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.1

|Oct snow days = 1.2

|Nov snow days = 2.9

|Dec snow days = 4.3

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00052947&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

|access-date = August 8, 2022

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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 2006–2020)

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=bou

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data

|access-date = August 8, 2022

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Demographics

{{US Census population

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|1920= 518

|1930= 365

|1940= 400

|1950= 377

|1960= 384

|1970= 349

|1980= 388

|1990= 344

|2000= 426

|2010= 408

|2020= 428

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 426 people, 169 households, and 115 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|822.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 198 housing units at an average density of {{convert|382.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.71% White, 2.35% African American, 0.23% Native American, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population.

There were 169 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,484, and the median income for a family was $31,818. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,113. About 6.4% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

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See also

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