Editing Hugo, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     = Hugo, Colorado
|settlement_type          = [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]]

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|image_skyline            = Hugo, Colorado downtown 1.JPG
|image_caption            = Downtown Hugo, looking northwest along [[U.S. Route 40 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 40]] (2012)
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|image_map                = Lincoln County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Hugo Highlighted 0837875.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Lincoln County, Colorado|Lincoln County]] and [[Colorado]]
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<!-- Location -->
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Colorado]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Colorado|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Lincoln County, Colorado|Lincoln]]<ref name=COMun>{{cite web |url=http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html |title=Active Colorado Municipalities |publisher=[[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Local Affairs |accessdate=September 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212060308/http://www.dola.state.co.us/dlg/local_governments/municipalities.html |archivedate=December 12, 2009 }}</ref>

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = June 21, 1909<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{cite web | url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
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<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{Cite web |title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_08.txt |access-date=July 1, 2020 |website=[[Census.gov]] |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.91
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 2.36
|area_land_km2            = 2.36
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 5040

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hugo_town;_Colorado?g=160XX00US0837875 |title=Hugo town; Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 22, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 787
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|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

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|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
|timezone1_DST            = MDT
|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 80821<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web |url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=ZIP Code Lookup |format=[[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] |publisher=[[United States Postal Service]] |accessdate=October 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archivedate=November 4, 2010 }}</ref>
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|37875}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 195141 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|195141|Hugo, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://townhugo.com/|townhugo.com}}
}}

'''Hugo''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Hugh") is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Lincoln County, Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The town population was 787 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==History==
In about 1859 the town was developed as a cattle ranching community to supply miners with provisions. The town was also used as a local stage coach stop.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cityofhugoco.org/id16.html|title=Hugo's History|publisher=City of Hugo|accessdate=July 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616205811/http://cityofhugoco.org/id16.html|archivedate=June 16, 2012}}</ref>

There are two stories as to how the town obtained its name. One version says the town was named by the Kansas Pacific Railroad builders after pioneer stage agent (Overland company), [[Hugo Richards]]. Richards later moved to Prescott, Arizona where he became town banker and businessman.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Historical & Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona|date=1896|publisher=McFarland & Poole|location=Chicago, IL|pages=469–470}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Conners|first1=Jo|title=Who's Who in Arizona|date=1913|work=Arizona Daily Star|location=Tucson, AZ|pages=769–770}}</ref> Another story says the town was named for Richard Hugo who was a local settler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9524|title=Profile for Hugo, Colorado, CO|publisher=ePodunk|accessdate=July 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209202219/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=9524|archive-date=February 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town was founded in 1870,<ref>{{cite web| url= http://cityofhugoco.org/|title=City of Hugo Colorado|publisher=City of Hugo Colorado|accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref> and incorporated in 1909.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.city-data.com/city/Hugo-Colorado.html|title=Hugo, Colorado |publisher=City-Data.com|accessdate=July 13, 2012}}</ref>

In July 2016, the water supply for the town of Hugo was purportedly contaminated by [[Tetrahydrocannabinol|THC]], the main psychoactive component in [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/21/colorado-town-thc-in-water/|title=Colorado town finds THC in its water, warns residents not to drink or bathe in it – The Denver Post|date=July 21, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>  Subsequent testing found no THC in the water supply, and authorities believe the initial tests were false positives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/23/hugo-water-safe-no-thc/|title=Hugo water safe to drink after conclusive tests show no signs of THC|date=July 23, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of which is land. Hugo's elevation is 5,039&nbsp;ft.

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

{{Weather box
|location = Hugo, Colorado, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1897&ndash;2019
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 91
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 75

|Jan avg record high F = 67.3
|Feb avg record high F = 69.1
|Mar avg record high F = 76.2
|Apr avg record high F = 82.5
|May avg record high F = 89.6
|Jun avg record high F = 95.5
|Jul avg record high F = 99.1
|Aug avg record high F = 97.1
|Sep avg record high F = 93.0
|Oct avg record high F = 86.5
|Nov avg record high F = 75.1
|Dec avg record high F = 66.6
|year avg record high F = 98.7

|Jan high F = 45.7
|Feb high F = 47.0
|Mar high F = 56.4
|Apr high F = 63.6
|May high F = 72.6
|Jun high F = 83.1
|Jul high F = 89.1
|Aug high F = 86.8
|Sep high F = 79.7
|Oct high F = 66.8
|Nov high F = 54.0
|Dec high F = 45.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 29.0
|Feb mean F = 30.8
|Mar mean F = 39.3
|Apr mean F = 46.3
|May mean F = 56.4
|Jun mean F = 66.7
|Jul mean F = 72.6
|Aug mean F = 70.5
|Sep mean F = 62.3
|Oct mean F = 49.2
|Nov mean F = 37.5
|Dec mean F = 29.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 12.3
|Feb low F = 14.5
|Mar low F = 22.2
|Apr low F = 29.1
|May low F = 40.3
|Jun low F = 50.4
|Jul low F = 56.1
|Aug low F = 54.3
|Sep low F = 45.0
|Oct low F = 31.5
|Nov low F = 21.0
|Dec low F = 13.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -6.4
|Feb avg record low F = -0.7
|Mar avg record low F = 6.5
|Apr avg record low F = 17.0
|May avg record low F = 28.6
|Jun avg record low F = 40.1
|Jul avg record low F = 49.6
|Aug avg record low F = 46.7
|Sep avg record low F = 31.6
|Oct avg record low F = 14.1
|Nov avg record low F = 1.7
|Dec avg record low F = -4.1
|year avg record low F = -13.0

|Jan record low F = -28
|Feb record low F = -22
|Mar record low F = -13
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 37
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = -5
|Nov record low F = -17
|Dec record low F = -28

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.16
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.33
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.24
|May precipitation inch = 2.02
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.52
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.14
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.61
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.08
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.02
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.32
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 3.2
|Feb snow inch = 4.2
|Mar snow inch = 4.6
|Apr snow inch = 4.1
|May snow inch = 0.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.2
|Nov snow inch = 2.1
|Dec snow inch = 3.6
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.0
|Feb precipitation days = 2.3
|Mar precipitation days = 3.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.0
|May precipitation days = 6.9
|Jun precipitation days = 6.9
|Jul precipitation days = 7.5
|Aug precipitation days = 7.4
|Sep precipitation days = 4.1
|Oct precipitation days = 3.6
|Nov precipitation days = 2.0
|Dec precipitation days = 1.7

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.9
|Feb snow days = 2.1
|Mar snow days = 1.8
|Apr snow days = 1.7
|May snow days = 0.2
|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 = 1.5
|Dec snow days = 1.8

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00054172&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 1991–2005)<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==
{{US Census population
|align=
|1880= 140
|1910= 343
|1920= 838
|1930= 712
|1940= 852
|1950= 943
|1960= 811
|1970= 759
|1980= 776
|1990= 660
|2000= 885
|2010= 730
|2020= 787
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}

As of the [[United States census|census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 885 people, 353 households, and 230 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|917.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 440 housing units at an average density of {{convert|456.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.84% of the population.

There were 353 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,259, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,669.  About 10.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Hugo has the Eastern Trails Museum and Cultural Arts Center, the historic Hugo Kansas-Pacific/Union Pacific Roundhouse, the Union Pacific Train Depot Town Museum, and the historic Hedlund Museum House, the vintage swimming pool of which are all located in Hugo.

Hugo's public library is located in the Hugo municipal building.

==Parks and recreation==
Hugo's municipal public park (Hines Park) features a vintage swimming pool which was constructed as a [[Works Project Administration]] facility in the 1930s and is designated as a historic site by the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  There is also a picnic area, playgrounds, a volleyball court as well as a basketball court. The municipal building has a racquetball court on its grounds. The Coulson Nature Trail is a 2.5-mile wildlife and nature hiking trail on the outskirts of town. Kinney Lake State Wildlife Area is 14 miles south of Hugo, and features a 10-acre lake for fishing and recreation as well as camping and hunting of deer, antelope, rabbit, coyote, waterfowl during the licensed season.

==Government==
[[File:Lincoln County, Colorado courthouse main entrance 1.JPG|thumb|right|Lincoln County courthouse]]
Hugo is the [[county seat]] of [[Lincoln County, Colorado]].

==Education==
Hugo is served by the Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113 and includes Genoa-Hugo Elementary School, Genoa-Hugo Middle School and Genoa-Hugo High School.

==Media==
The ''Eastern Colorado Plainsman'' is the weekly newspaper serving Hugo and the surrounding communities. There is an FM radio station licensed for Hugo.

==Notable people==
* [[Carl Bledsoe|Carl "Bev" Bledsoe]] - The longest serving Speaker of the [[Colorado State House of Representatives]] was a rancher from Hugo. Bledsoe, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], was first elected to the [[Colorado State Legislature|state legislature]] in 1972 and served as Speaker from 1981 to 1991.

==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
* [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Hugo, Colorado}}
* {{official website|https://townhugo.com/}}

{{Lincoln County, Colorado}}
{{Colorado county seats}}
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[[Category:Towns in Lincoln County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:County seats in Colorado]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1870]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in Colorado Territory]]