Holyoke, Colorado

The county seat of Phillips County, Colorado (1887, 3,746 feet (1.14 km)) was named by the general superintendent of the Burlington Railroad for his son-in-law, Edward A. Holyoke. This division point on Frenchman Creek was laid out on a grid. Grain elevators are the skyscrapers in Holyoke, which is still focused on its main street, Interocean Avenue (U.S. 385). The Burge Hotel (1912), 230 North Interocean Avenue, has a huge stone fireplace and tablet honoring the “Knights of the Grip,” the traveling salesmen who spiced small-town life. A main street mansion converted to a nursing home has a large sign: “Love is Ageless. Visit Us.”

File:Holyoke Colorado September 2018.jpg

Holyoke is located at {{coord|40|34|55|N|102|18|4|W|type:city}} (40.582002, -102.301056).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=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|6.414|km2|acre|order=flip}} including {{convert|0.018|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.{{clear left}}

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Holyoke has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

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|location = Holyoke, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 76

|Feb record high F = 80

|Mar record high F = 89

|Apr record high F = 91

|May record high F = 99

|Jun record high F = 110

|Jul record high F = 110

|Aug record high F = 107

|Sep record high F = 105

|Oct record high F = 98

|Nov record high F = 88

|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 64.0

|Feb avg record high F = 68.0

|Mar avg record high F = 77.6

|Apr avg record high F = 84.0

|May avg record high F = 90.7

|Jun avg record high F = 97.5

|Jul avg record high F = 100.3

|Aug avg record high F = 98.1

|Sep avg record high F = 94.6

|Oct avg record high F = 86.9

|Nov avg record high F = 75.4

|Dec avg record high F = 64.9

|year avg record high F = 101.8

|Jan high F = 41.6

|Feb high F = 44.2

|Mar high F = 54.1

|Apr high F = 61.8

|May high F = 70.9

|Jun high F = 82.5

|Jul high F = 88.0

|Aug high F = 86.2

|Sep high F = 78.6

|Oct high F = 65.2

|Nov high F = 52.5

|Dec high F = 42.3

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 27.2

|Feb mean F = 29.4

|Mar mean F = 38.4

|Apr mean F = 46.4

|May mean F = 56.7

|Jun mean F = 67.8

|Jul mean F = 73.3

|Aug mean F = 71.1

|Sep mean F = 62.6

|Oct mean F = 49.0

|Nov mean F = 37.0

|Dec mean F = 27.6

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 12.7

|Feb low F = 14.5

|Mar low F = 22.7

|Apr low F = 31.1

|May low F = 42.5

|Jun low F = 53.1

|Jul low F = 58.6

|Aug low F = 56.0

|Sep low F = 46.6

|Oct low F = 32.9

|Nov low F = 21.4

|Dec low F = 13.0

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -6.2

|Feb avg record low F = -3.1

|Mar avg record low F = 6.8

|Apr avg record low F = 19.0

|May avg record low F = 29.1

|Jun avg record low F = 43.6

|Jul avg record low F = 51.9

|Aug avg record low F = 48.0

|Sep avg record low F = 34.4

|Oct avg record low F = 18.1

|Nov avg record low F = 6.5

|Dec avg record low F = -4.3

|year avg record low F = -13.0

|Jan record low F = -27

|Feb record low F = -36

|Mar record low F = -23

|Apr record low F = -4

|May record low F = 8

|Jun record low F = 30

|Jul record low F = 37

|Aug record low F = 36

|Sep record low F = 16

|Oct record low F = -12

|Nov record low F = -12

|Dec record low F = -35

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.32

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.51

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.86

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.92

|May precipitation inch = 2.83

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.76

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.75

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.39

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.40

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.23

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.52

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.44

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 4.5

|Feb snow inch = 6.1

|Mar snow inch = 4.4

|Apr snow inch = 3.7

|May snow inch = 0.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.2

|Oct snow inch = 1.9

|Nov snow inch = 3.9

|Dec snow inch = 5.5

|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 3.1

|Feb precipitation days = 5.0

|Mar precipitation days = 5.5

|Apr precipitation days = 8.5

|May precipitation days = 10.6

|Jun precipitation days = 9.3

|Jul precipitation days = 9.4

|Aug precipitation days = 7.9

|Sep precipitation days = 5.9

|Oct precipitation days = 5.8

|Nov precipitation days = 3.8

|Dec precipitation days = 3.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 2.7

|Feb snow days = 4.0

|Mar snow days = 2.9

|Apr snow days = 1.8

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.1

|Oct snow days = 1.0

|Nov snow days = 2.3

|Dec snow days = 3.3

|source 1 = NOAA

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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00054082&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

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{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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{{US Census population

|align=left

|1890= 649

|1900= 451

|1910= 659

|1920= 1205

|1930= 1226

|1940= 1150

|1950= 1558

|1960= 1555

|1970= 1640

|1980= 2092

|1990= 1931

|2000= 2261

|2010= 2313

|2020= 2346

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

}}

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 2,261 people, 896 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,300.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 980 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.61% White, 0.04% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 8.09% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.39% of the population.

There were 896 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,984, and the median income for a family was $36,970. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $17,455 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,697. About 12.0% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

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• Greg Brophy (b. 1966), former state senator
• Bill Brundige (1948–2018), American football defensive end
• Mike Groene (b. 1955), politician
• Dorothy Horrell (b. 1951), Chancellor of University of Colorado Denver
• Charles B. Timberlake (1854–1941), U.S. Congressman from Colorado

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• Bibliography of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Outline of Colorado
• List of counties in Colorado
• List of municipalities in Colorado
• List of places in Colorado
• Patricia (Pat) Hepinstall, one of the first women to fly to Antarctica
• W. E. Heginbotham House

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• [https://www.cityofholyoke-co.gov/ City of Holyoke website]

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Category:Cities in Phillips County, Colorado

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