Editing Byers, Colorado

{{short description|A Census Designated Place in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.}}
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|subdivision_name1       = [[Colorado]]
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|subdivision_name2       = [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe]]<ref name=COcounty>{{cite web|url=https://dola.colorado.gov/dlg_lgis_ui_pu/publicCounties.jsf|title=Colorado Counties|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]]|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 31.013
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|postal_code             = 80103
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|area_code               = [[Area codes 303, 720, and 983|303/720/983]]
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'''Byers''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated town]], a [[post office]], and a [[Census-designated place|census-designated place (CDP)]] located in and governed by [[Arapahoe County, Colorado|Arapahoe County]], [[Colorado]], [[United States]]. The CDP is a part of the [[Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The Byers post office has the [[ZIP Code]] 80103.<ref name=ZIPcode/> At the [[United States Census 2020]], the population of the Byers CDP was 1,322.<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
The Byers Post Office has been in operation since 1873. Byers comprises two distinct districts, being the bustling Downtown Byers, and the Historic Uptown Byers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=24 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community took the name of [[William Byers]], the first Colorado newspaper editor.<ref>{{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=18|year=1954|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=12}}</ref>

==Geography==
The Byers CDP has an area of {{convert|31.013|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|1.356|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water.<ref name=CO_CDP_2020/>
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==Climate==

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

{{Weather box
|location = Byers, Colorado, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1930&ndash;2019
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 62.0
|Feb avg record high F = 66.1
|Mar avg record high F = 75.6
|Apr avg record high F = 82.3
|May avg record high F = 90.0
|Jun avg record high F = 97.2
|Jul avg record high F = 101.3
|Aug avg record high F = 98.2
|Sep avg record high F = 93.6
|Oct avg record high F = 84.6
|Nov avg record high F = 74.7
|Dec avg record high F = 63.8
|year avg record high F = 101.5

|Jan high F = 42.3
|Feb high F = 44.6
|Mar high F = 54.3
|Apr high F = 61.2
|May high F = 70.5
|Jun high F = 82.9
|Jul high F = 89.5
|Aug high F = 87.0
|Sep high F = 79.3
|Oct high F = 65.2
|Nov high F = 52.5
|Dec high F = 42.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 28.3
|Feb mean F = 30.2
|Mar mean F = 39.5
|Apr mean F = 46.3
|May mean F = 56.0
|Jun mean F = 66.9
|Jul mean F = 73.4
|Aug mean F = 71.3
|Sep mean F = 62.9
|Oct mean F = 49.2
|Nov mean F = 37.3
|Dec mean F = 28.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 14.2
|Feb low F = 15.8
|Mar low F = 24.7
|Apr low F = 31.5
|May low F = 41.5
|Jun low F = 50.9
|Jul low F = 57.4
|Aug low F = 55.6
|Sep low F = 46.5
|Oct low F = 33.2
|Nov low F = 22.2
|Dec low F = 13.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -8.1
|Feb avg record low F = -6.8
|Mar avg record low F = 6.0
|Apr avg record low F = 15.8
|May avg record low F = 27.6
|Jun avg record low F = 38.3
|Jul avg record low F = 48.0
|Aug avg record low F = 47.3
|Sep avg record low F = 31.4
|Oct avg record low F = 16.8
|Nov avg record low F = 0.5
|Dec avg record low F = -9.8
|year avg record low F = -18.3

|Jan record low F = -32
|Feb record low F = -36
|Mar record low F = -19
|Apr record low F = -9
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 29
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 10
|Oct record low F = -5
|Nov record low F = -22
|Dec record low F = -33

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.45
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.52
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.21
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.82
|May precipitation inch = 2.46
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.98
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.56
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.99
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.20
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.98
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.67
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.45
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 6.1
|Feb snow inch = 6.3
|Mar snow inch = 7.3
|Apr snow inch = 5.5
|May snow inch = 0.7
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.9
|Oct snow inch = 3.8
|Nov snow inch = 5.9
|Dec snow inch = 6.2
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.8
|Feb precipitation days = 3.7
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 6.6
|May precipitation days = 9.1
|Jun precipitation days = 8.6
|Jul precipitation days = 8.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.8
|Nov precipitation days = 4.4
|Dec precipitation days = 3.9

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.5
|Feb snow days = 3.6
|Mar snow days = 2.6
|Apr snow days = 2.1
|May snow days = 0.4
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 1.2
|Nov snow days = 2.7
|Dec snow days = 3.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00051179&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
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 1981–2010)<ref name = NOWData>
{{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
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
<!-- As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,233 people, 436 households, and 327 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|288.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 460 housing units at an average density of {{convert|107.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.97% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.89% of the population.

There were 436 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $40,556 versus $25,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,924.  About 6.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.
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The [[United States Census Bureau]] initially defined the {{nowrap|Byers CDP}} for the {{nowrap|[[1990 United States census]].}}
{{Historical populations
|title  = Byers CDP, Colorado
|type   = US
|align  = left
|source = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|1990|1,065
|2000|1,233
|2010|1,160
|2020|1322
}}
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==See also==
{{portal|Geography|History|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
*[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
*[[List of census-designated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of populated places in Colorado]]
*[[List of post offices in Colorado]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
**[https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
*[https://www.colorado.com/travel-information-services/town-byers Byers @ Colorado.com]
*[https://i70ccoc.com/byers Byers @ I-70 Corridor Chamber of Commerce]
*[https://www.byers32j.k12.co.us/ Byers School District]
*[http://www.co.arapahoe.co.us/ Arapahoe County Government website]
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Arapahoe County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Colorado]]
[[Category:Denver metropolitan area]]