Ordway, Colorado

A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 6, 2016}} The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician.{{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=44|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=38}}

Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County at {{coord|38|13|11|N|103|45|26|W|type:city}} (38.219633, -103.757264).{{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}} State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west {{convert|49|mi}} to Pueblo and east {{convert|60|mi}} to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south {{convert|11|mi}} to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north {{convert|75|mi}} to Interstate 70 at Limon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ordway has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Ordway was {{convert|111|F|C|1}} on July 14, 2003 and July 20, 2005, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-29|F|C|1}} on February 15, 2021.

{{Weather box

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

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 77

|Feb record high F = 81

|Mar record high F = 88

|Apr record high F = 95

|May record high F = 107

|Jun record high F = 110

|Jul record high F = 111

|Aug record high F = 108

|Sep record high F = 105

|Oct record high F = 98

|Nov record high F = 85

|Dec record high F = 80

|Jan avg record high F = 68.5

|Feb avg record high F = 71.0

|Mar avg record high F = 80.7

|Apr avg record high F = 87.4

|May avg record high F = 95.7

|Jun avg record high F = 103.5

|Jul avg record high F = 105.4

|Aug avg record high F = 102.7

|Sep avg record high F = 98.9

|Oct avg record high F = 90.0

|Nov avg record high F = 77.3

|Dec avg record high F = 67.7

|year avg record high F = 106.5

|Jan high F = 44.8

|Feb high F = 48.3

|Mar high F = 59.6

|Apr high F = 67.1

|May high F = 77.1

|Jun high F = 88.9

|Jul high F = 94.2

|Aug high F = 91.1

|Sep high F = 83.3

|Oct high F = 69.6

|Nov high F = 55.9

|Dec high F = 45.1

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 28.6

|Feb mean F = 32.4

|Mar mean F = 42.4

|Apr mean F = 50.3

|May mean F = 61.0

|Jun mean F = 72.0

|Jul mean F = 77.5

|Aug mean F = 75.1

|Sep mean F = 66.0

|Oct mean F = 52.0

|Nov mean F = 38.8

|Dec mean F = 29.1

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 12.3

|Feb low F = 16.6

|Mar low F = 25.2

|Apr low F = 33.5

|May low F = 45.0

|Jun low F = 55.1

|Jul low F = 60.7

|Aug low F = 59.0

|Sep low F = 48.7

|Oct low F = 34.3

|Nov low F = 21.8

|Dec low F = 13.0

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -3.6

|Feb avg record low F = -1.8

|Mar avg record low F = 9.7

|Apr avg record low F = 19.3

|May avg record low F = 30.4

|Jun avg record low F = 44.0

|Jul avg record low F = 53.0

|Aug avg record low F = 50.9

|Sep avg record low F = 35.7

|Oct avg record low F = 17.3

|Nov avg record low F = 5.1

|Dec avg record low F = -4.5

|year avg record low F = -10.3

|Jan record low F = -24

|Feb record low F = -29

|Mar record low F = -3

|Apr record low F = 5

|May record low F = 20

|Jun record low F = 32

|Jul record low F = 44

|Aug record low F = 34

|Sep record low F = 20

|Oct record low F = -12

|Nov record low F = -15

|Dec record low F = -23

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 0.24

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.21

|Mar precipitation inch = 0.50

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.12

|May precipitation inch = 1.51

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.52

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.18

|Aug precipitation inch = 1.92

|Sep precipitation inch = 0.70

|Oct precipitation inch = 0.78

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.31

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.24

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 1.4

|Feb precipitation days = 1.7

|Mar precipitation days = 3.0

|Apr precipitation days = 3.7

|May precipitation days = 4.2

|Jun precipitation days = 4.5

|Jul precipitation days = 5.1

|Aug precipitation days = 5.1

|Sep precipitation days = 2.7

|Oct precipitation days = 2.4

|Nov precipitation days = 1.6

|Dec precipitation days = 1.6

|year precipitation days = 37.0

|Jan snow inch = 2.4

|Feb snow inch = 3.0

|Mar snow inch = 2.7

|Apr snow inch = 0.8

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.1

|Oct snow inch = 0.7

|Nov snow inch = 1.1

|Dec snow inch = 3.3

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 1.2

|Feb snow days = 1.1

|Mar snow days = 0.8

|Apr snow days = 0.3

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.2

|Nov snow days = 0.7

|Dec snow days = 1.2

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{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00056131&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: Ordway 1 ENE, CO

|access-date = January 26, 2025

}}

|source 2 = National Weather Service

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pub

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS

|access-date = January 26, 2025

}}

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{{US Census population

|align= left

|1900= 138

|1910= 705

|1920= 1186

|1930= 1139

|1940= 1150

|1950= 1290

|1960= 1254

|1970= 1017

|1980= 1135

|1990= 1025

|2000= 1248

|2010= 1080

|2020= 1066

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

}}

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• Ella Mae Gallavan (1903–1966), pathologist

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• Colorado
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Outline of Colorado
• List of municipalities in Colorado

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{{Reflist}}

{{commons category|Ordway, Colorado}}

• {{Official website|https://townofordway.colorado.gov/}}
• [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/ORDWAY.pdf CDOT map of Ordway]

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