Joes, Colorado

{{short description|Census-designated place in Yuma County, Colorado, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Joes, Colorado

|settlement_type = Census Designated Place

|image_skyline = Joes, Colorado.JPG

|image_caption = Looking east on U.S. Route 36 (2017)

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|image_seal =

|image_map = Yuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Joes Highlighted 0839745.svg

|map_caption = Location within Yuma County and Colorado

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|coordinates = {{coord|39|39|21.4|N|102|40|42.58|W|region:US-CO_type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Colorado

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Yuma

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|subdivision_name3 =

|established_title = Founded

|established_date =

|established_title1 = Platted

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|named_for =

|area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/bvp20/tigerweb_bvp20_cdp_2020_co.html|title=State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 27, 2020}}

|area_total_sq_mi =

|area_land_sq_mi =

|area_water_sq_mi =

|area_total_km2 = 5.408

|area_land_km2 = 5.401

|area_water_km2 = 0.007

|unit_pref = Imperial

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 4275

|population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Joes_CDP,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0839745 |title=Joes CDP, Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 11, 2023 |quote=}}

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total = 82

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|pop_est_as_of =

|population_est =

|population_density_sq_mi = auto

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone1 = MST

|utc_offset1 = −7

|timezone1_DST = MDT

|utc_offset1_DST = −6

|postal_code_type = ZIP Code

|postal_code = 80822{{cite web|url=https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookup|title=Look Up a ZIP Code|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=December 27, 2020}}

|area_code_type = Area code

|area_code = 970

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = {{FIPS|08|39745}}

|blank1_name = GNIS ID

|blank1_info = 2583253 {{cite gnis2|2583253|Joes, Colorado}}

|website =

}}

Joes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. As of the United States Census 2020, its population was 82.

History

The Joes post office has been in operation since 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 June 2016}} The post office has the ZIP Code 80822. The community was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were named Joe.{{cite book|last=Dawson |first=John Frank |title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=34 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161108114032/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=34 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-11-08 |publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. |location=Denver, CO |page=28 }}

Geography

The Joes CDP has an area of {{convert|5.408|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|0.007|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water. Joes is home to Liberty High School.

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| width = auto

| collapsed = yes

| single line = yes

| location = Joes, Colorado (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–2022)

| Jan record high F = 77

| Feb record high F = 81

| Mar record high F = 87

| Apr record high F = 92

| May record high F = 99

| Jun record high F = 111

| Jul record high F = 109

| Aug record high F = 112

| Sep record high F = 102

| Oct record high F = 94

| Nov record high F = 85

| Dec record high F = 80

| year record high F = 112

| Jan high F = 43.5

| Feb high F = 45.8

| Mar high F = 56.6

| Apr high F = 63.9

| May high F = 73.2

| Jun high F = 84.7

| Jul high F = 89.4

| Aug high F = 87.5

| Sep high F = 80.9

| Oct high F = 67.2

| Nov high F = 53.8

| Dec high F = 44.1

| year high F = 65.9

| Jan mean F = 29.4

| Feb mean F = 31.9

| Mar mean F = 41.4

| Apr mean F = 48.8

| May mean F = 58.9

| Jun mean F = 69.8

| Jul mean F = 74.8

| Aug mean F = 72.9

| Sep mean F = 64.9

| Oct mean F = 51.5

| Nov mean F = 39.3

| Dec mean F = 30.3

| year mean F = 51.2

| Jan low F = 15.4

| Feb low F = 18.0

| Mar low F = 26.2

| Apr low F = 33.6

| May low F = 44.7

| Jun low F = 54.9

| Jul low F = 60.1

| Aug low F = 58.2

| Sep low F = 49.0

| Oct low F = 35.8

| Nov low F = 24.7

| Dec low F = 16.4

| year low F = 36.4

| Jan record low F = -20

| Feb record low F = -24

| Mar record low F = -8

| Apr record low F = 4

| May record low F = 24

| Jun record low F = 35

| Jul record low F = 44

| Aug record low F = 38

| Sep record low F = 19

| Oct record low F = -1

| Nov record low F = -13

| Dec record low F = -29

| year record low F = -29

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 0.43

| Feb precipitation inch = 0.40

| Mar precipitation inch = 0.80

| Apr precipitation inch = 1.80

| May precipitation inch = 2.61

| Jun precipitation inch = 2.88

| Jul precipitation inch = 2.95

| Aug precipitation inch = 2.22

| Sep precipitation inch = 1.23

| Oct precipitation inch = 1.17

| Nov precipitation inch = 0.51

| Dec precipitation inch = 0.51

| year precipitation inch = 17.51

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 2.8

| Feb precipitation days = 3.1

| Mar precipitation days = 4.1

| Apr precipitation days = 5.7

| May precipitation days = 7.7

| Jun precipitation days = 7.2

| Jul precipitation days = 8.0

| Aug precipitation days = 7.1

| Sep precipitation days = 4.1

| Oct precipitation days = 4.1

| Nov precipitation days = 3.0

| Dec precipitation days = 2.7

| year precipitation days = 59.6

| Jan snow inch = 5.3

| Feb snow inch = 3.8

| Mar snow inch = 4.6

| Apr snow inch = 3.3

| May snow inch = 0.4

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.4

| Oct snow inch = 2.4

| Nov snow inch = 4.0

| Dec snow inch = 5.8

| year snow inch = 30.0

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 2.3

| Feb snow days = 2.5

| Mar snow days = 2.3

| Apr snow days = 1.6

| 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 = 0.8

| Nov snow days = 2.0

| Dec snow days = 2.6

| year snow days = 14.4

| source = NOAA{{cite web

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

|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = April 5, 2024}}{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00054380&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = April 5, 2024}}

}}

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Joes CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}

{{US Census population

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|2010= 80

|2020= 82

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|estimate=

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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]

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See also

{{stack|{{portal|Colorado}}}}

References

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Further reading

Propst, Nell B. (1988). The Boys from Joes: A Colorado Basketball Legend. Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing. {{ISBN|0-87108-932-7}}