Two Buttes, Colorado
{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{about|the town in Baca County, Colorado|the mountain|Two Buttes}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Two Buttes, Colorado
|settlement_type = Town
|image_skyline = Two Buttes Library.JPG
|image_caption = Two Buttes Library (2015)
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|image_map = Baca County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Two Buttes Highlighted 0879270.svg
|map_caption = Location within Baca County and Colorado
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|coordinates = {{coord|37|33|38.39|N|102|23|47.6|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 = Baca County{{cite web | url = http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | title = Active Colorado Municipalities | publisher = State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs | access-date = November 30, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html | archive-date = December 12, 2009 | df = }}
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|established_title = Founded
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|established_title1 = Platted
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|established_title2 = Incorporated
|established_date2 = Oct 19, 1911{{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 = November 30, 2007}}
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|government_type = Statutory Town
|leader_title = Mayor
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|area_total_km2 = 0.64
|area_land_km2 = 0.64
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.25
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.25
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|elevation_ft = 4105
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 34
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|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 = 81084
|area_code_type = Area code
|area_code = 719
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = {{FIPS|08|79270}}
|blank1_name = GNIS ID
|blank1_info = 2413409 {{cite gnis2|2413409|Two Buttes, Colorado}}
|website = {{URL|https://www.bacacountyco.gov/towns/two-buttes/|Town of Two Buttes}}
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Two Buttes is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 34 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Two Buttes is located in northeast Baca County. The hill known as Two Buttes is {{convert|8|mi|0}} to the northwest of the town, overlooking Two Buttes Reservoir on Two Butte Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River.
The town of Two Buttes is on State Highway 116 and is {{convert|23|mi}} by road northeast of Springfield, the Baca County seat. East on Highway 116 it is {{convert|20|mi}} to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.
=Climate=
The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=15850&cityname=Two+Buttes%2C+Colorado%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Two Buttes, Colorado]
{{Weather box
|location = Two Buttes, Colorado
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan high F = 46
|Feb high F = 50
|Mar high F = 58
|Apr high F = 68
|May high F = 79
|Jun high F = 91
|Jul high F = 104
|Aug high F = 91
|Sep high F = 83
|Oct high F = 72
|Nov high F = 57
|Dec high F = 48
|year high F = 69
|Jan low F = 16
|Feb low F = 20
|Mar low F = 26
|Apr low F = 36
|May low F = 46
|Jun low F = 56
|Jul low F = 62
|Aug low F = 60
|Sep low F = 51
|Oct low F = 39
|Nov low F = 26
|Dec low F = 19
|year low F = 38
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.3
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.4
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.8
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.3
|May precipitation inch = 2.2
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.3
|Jul precipitation inch = 2
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.8
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.2
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.8
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.5
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.4
|year precipitation inch = 13.9
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=15850&cityname=Two-Buttes-Colorado
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on September 5, 2013.
|date=September 2013
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 93
|1930= 158
|1940= 158
|1950= 121
|1960= 111
|1970= 138
|1980= 84
|1990= 63
|2000= 67
|2010= 43
|2020= 34
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census
}}
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Notable people
- Clare Dunn, (b. 1987), country music artist
See also
{{Portal|Colorado}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://www.bacacountyco.gov/towns/two-buttes/ Town of Two Buttes]
- [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Two%20buttes.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Two Buttes]
{{Baca County, Colorado}}
{{Colorado|collapsed}}
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