Editing Kim, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     = Kim, Colorado
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Las Animas County, Colorado|Las Animas County]]<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=November 30, 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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|government_type          = [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory Town|Statutory Town]]<ref name=COMun/>
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Bud Broce {{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
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|established_title        = <!-- Settled -->
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|established_date2        = 1974<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 = November 30, 2007}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 0.98
|area_land_km2            = 0.98
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.38
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 63
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
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|elevation_ft             = 5702
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|postal_code              = 81049
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
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|blank_info               = 08-40570
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|blank1_info              = 2412834<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2412834}}</ref>
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'''Kim''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[Las Animas County, Colorado|Las Animas County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 63 at the time of the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

The town was named after the novel ''[[Kim (novel)|Kim]]'' by Rudyard Kipling.<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=35|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=29}}</ref>

{{As of|2014}}, the town included a complete school system (grades K-12), a post office, and a general store.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.3|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Kim is located on the plains of southeastern Colorado and the elevation is 5690&nbsp;ft (1734 m).

===Climate===
Kim experiences a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. Due to its high elevation and aridity, temperatures [[Diurnal temperature variation|drop sharply after sunset]]. While daytime summer temperatures often exceed 90 degrees, nights are cool. Spring and Fall are mild. During the winter, temperatures can drop below zero at night, but are usually above freezing during the day. Kim receives most of its precipitation in the spring and late summer. Snow falls several times each winter, but rarely exceeds a few inches. Most snow melts within a few days, even in December or January.

{{Weather box
|location = Kim, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1988–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 77
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 100
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 75

|Jan avg record high F = 68.1
|Feb avg record high F = 71.1
|Mar avg record high F = 78.4
|Apr avg record high F = 82.8
|May avg record high F = 89.2
|Jun avg record high F = 95.2
|Jul avg record high F = 96.7
|Aug avg record high F = 93.4
|Sep avg record high F = 90.8
|Oct avg record high F = 84.7
|Nov avg record high F = 76.7
|Dec avg record high F = 68.5
|year avg record high F = 98.0

|Jan high F = 49.6
|Feb high F = 52.6
|Mar high F = 60.2
|Apr high F = 66.7
|May high F = 76.1
|Jun high F = 85.1
|Jul high F = 89.1
|Aug high F = 86.4
|Sep high F = 80.1
|Oct high F = 69.4
|Nov high F = 58.4
|Dec high F = 49.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 35.4
|Feb mean F = 38.1
|Mar mean F = 45.3
|Apr mean F = 52.0
|May mean F = 61.6
|Jun mean F = 70.8
|Jul mean F = 75.0
|Aug mean F = 72.8
|Sep mean F = 65.7
|Oct mean F = 54.2
|Nov mean F = 43.6
|Dec mean F = 35.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 21.3
|Feb low F = 23.5
|Mar low F = 30.4
|Apr low F = 37.2
|May low F = 47.2
|Jun low F = 56.5
|Jul low F = 60.9
|Aug low F = 59.2
|Sep low F = 51.4
|Oct low F = 38.7
|Nov low F = 28.7
|Dec low F = 22.2
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 4.1
|Feb avg record low F = 6.4
|Mar avg record low F = 13.6
|Apr avg record low F = 22.2
|May avg record low F = 31.9
|Jun avg record low F = 43.3
|Jul avg record low F = 51.0
|Aug avg record low F = 50.1
|Sep avg record low F = 37.1
|Oct avg record low F = 23.4
|Nov avg record low F = 12.0
|Dec avg record low F = 4.7
|year avg record low F = -0.6

|Jan record low F = -17
|Feb record low F = -17
|Mar record low F = -2
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = -10
|Dec record low F = -17

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.36
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.36
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.92
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.37
|May precipitation inch = 1.92
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.05
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.80
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.89
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.52
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.89
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.48
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.52
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.1
|Feb precipitation days = 3.1
|Mar precipitation days = 4.3
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 6.8
|Jun precipitation days = 6.6
|Jul precipitation days = 8.8
|Aug precipitation days = 8.3
|Sep precipitation days = 4.7
|Oct precipitation days = 3.2
|Nov precipitation days = 2.9
|Dec precipitation days = 3.3

|Jan snow inch = 4.2
|Feb snow inch = 2.8
|Mar snow inch = 5.0
|Apr snow inch = 4.2
|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 = 2.1
|Nov snow inch = 3.3
|Dec snow inch = 4.9
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.2
|Feb snow days = 2.0
|Mar snow days = 2.1
|Apr snow days = 1.3
|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 = 1.6
|Dec snow days = 2.3

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00054546&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: Kim 10SSE, CO
|access-date = January 26, 2025
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=pub
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pueblo
|access-date = January 26, 2025
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1980= 100
|1990= 76
|2000= 65
|2010= 74
|2020= 63
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
[[File:Kim Outpost Kim Colorado.JPG|thumb|right|Kim Outpost (2009)]]
As of the [[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 65 people, 38 households, and 15 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|211.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of {{convert|159.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.38% of the population.

There were 38 households, out of which 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.5% were non-families. 60.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.71 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.9% under the age of 18, 3.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,938, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $27,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,343. There were 11.1% of the families and 14.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including none under eighteen and 20.0% of those over 64.
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==See also==
{{portal|Colorado}}
*[[Colorado cities and towns]]
**[[Colorado municipalities]]
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==References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/KIM.pdf CDOT map of Kim]

{{Las Animas County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Las Animas County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]