Karval, Colorado

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Lincoln County, CO, USA}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Karval, Colorado

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|image_skyline = Karval Public School.JPG

|image_caption = Karval K–12 public school

|image_flag =

|image_seal =

|image_map =

|map_caption = Location within Lincoln County and Colorado

|image_map1 =

|map_caption1 =

|pushpin_map = Colorado#USA

|pushpin_label = Karval

|pushpin_label_position = left

|coordinates_footnotes =

|coordinates = {{coord|38|44|00|N|103|32|13|W|region:US-CO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = United States

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = Colorado

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Lincoln{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}

|established_title = Founded

|established_date =

|established_title1 = Platted

|established_date1 =

|named_for =

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_sq_mi =

|area_land_sq_mi =

|area_water_sq_mi =

|unit_pref = Imperial

|elevation_footnotes =

|elevation_ft = 5115

|population_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total =

|pop_est_footnotes =

|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 = 80823

|area_code_type = Area code

|area_code = 719

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = {{FIPS|08|40130}}

|blank1_name = GNIS ID

|blank1_info = 196395 {{cite gnis2|196395|Karval, Colorado}}

|website =

}}

Karval is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States.

History

The community derives its name from G. K. Kravig, a pioneer settler.{{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=35|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=29}}

A post office called Karval has been in operation since 1911.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=28 June 2016}} The Karval Post Office has the ZIP Code 80823.{{cite web |date=December 28, 2006 |url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=ZIP Code Lookup |format=JavaScript/HTML |publisher=United States Postal Service |accessdate=December 28, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200027/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archivedate=November 22, 2010 }}

Geography

Karval is located at {{coord|38|44|00|N|103|32|13|W|type:city}} (38.733197,-103.537045).

=Climate=

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

{{Weather box

|location = Karval, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1980–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 77

|Feb record high F = 80

|Mar record high F = 86

|Apr record high F = 91

|May record high F = 98

|Jun record high F = 104

|Jul record high F = 103

|Aug record high F = 103

|Sep record high F = 100

|Oct record high F = 93

|Nov record high F = 83

|Dec record high F = 78

|Jan avg record high F = 68.1

|Feb avg record high F = 69.6

|Mar avg record high F = 77.0

|Apr avg record high F = 82.5

|May avg record high F = 89.7

|Jun avg record high F = 86.2

|Jul avg record high F = 98.5

|Aug avg record high F = 96.7

|Sep avg record high F = 93.3

|Oct avg record high F = 86.3

|Nov avg record high F = 74.3

|Dec avg record high F = 66.9

|year avg record high F = 99.7

|Jan high F = 45.6

|Feb high F = 47.6

|Mar high F = 56.4

|Apr high F = 63.7

|May high F = 72.5

|Jun high F = 83.7

|Jul high F = 88.9

|Aug high F = 86.4

|Sep high F = 79.7

|Oct high F = 66.8

|Nov high F = 54.1

|Dec high F = 44.9

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 30.4

|Feb mean F = 32.2

|Mar mean F = 40.6

|Apr mean F = 47.6

|May mean F = 57.2

|Jun mean F = 67.9

|Jul mean F = 73.3

|Aug mean F = 71.1

|Sep mean F = 63.3

|Oct mean F = 50.3

|Nov mean F = 38.6

|Dec mean F = 30.2

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 15.2

|Feb low F = 16.9

|Mar low F = 24.8

|Apr low F = 31.6

|May low F = 41.9

|Jun low F = 52.1

|Jul low F = 57.6

|Aug low F = 55.8

|Sep low F = 46.9

|Oct low F = 33.8

|Nov low F = 23.1

|Dec low F = 15.6

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -1.1

|Feb avg record low F = 0.1

|Mar avg record low F = 10.1

|Apr avg record low F = 19.4

|May avg record low F = 29.2

|Jun avg record low F = 42.9

|Jul avg record low F = 50.9

|Aug avg record low F = 49.4

|Sep avg record low F = 35.7

|Oct avg record low F = 18.0

|Nov avg record low F = 8.0

|Dec avg record low F = -1.7

|year avg record low F = -7.6

|Jan record low F = -29

|Feb record low F = -24

|Mar record low F = -5

|Apr record low F = 6

|May record low F = 20

|Jun record low F = 31

|Jul record low F = 43

|Aug record low F = 41

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = -4

|Nov record low F = -12

|Dec record low F = -28

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.18

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.24

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.68

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.26

|May precipitation inch = 1.93

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.85

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.98

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.34

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.09

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.99

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.31

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.23

|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 3.1

|Feb snow inch = 3.1

|Mar snow inch = 4.0

|Apr snow inch = 2.4

|May snow inch = 0.2

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 2.1

|Nov snow inch = 2.7

|Dec snow inch = 3.4

|year snow inch = 21.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 2.4

|Feb precipitation days = 2.5

|Mar precipitation days = 4.2

|Apr precipitation days = 4.7

|May precipitation days = 6.7

|Jun precipitation days = 6.7

|Jul precipitation days = 8.7

|Aug precipitation days = 7.7

|Sep precipitation days = 4.1

|Oct precipitation days = 3.8

|Nov precipitation days = 2.6

|Dec precipitation days = 2.7

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 2.1

|Feb snow days = 2.1

|Mar snow days = 2.0

|Apr snow days = 1.3

|May snow days = 0.1

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.6

|Nov snow days = 1.7

|Dec snow days = 2.3

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00054444&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

}}

References

External links

[http://www.karval.org Karval Community Alliance, Inc.]

Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Colorado

Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado