Editing Limon, Colorado

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

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|image_caption            = Limon (2012)
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Lincoln County, Colorado|Lincoln County]] and [[Colorado]]
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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 |access-date=September 1, 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 }}</ref>

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = November 18, 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 | access-date = September 2, 2007}}</ref>
|named_for                =

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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.townoflimon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=64 | title = Town of Limon, Colorado - Officials/Staff | publisher = Town of Limon | access-date = November 14, 2007}}</ref>
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|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
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|leader_title1            = Town Manager
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.19
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|elevation_ft             = 5378

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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Limon_town;_Colorado?g=160XX00US0844980 |title=Limon 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         = 2043
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|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
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|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 80826, 80828<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]] |access-date=November 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104123722/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |archive-date=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]]
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|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 204819 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|204819|Limon, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://townoflimon.com/|townoflimon.com}}
}}

'''Limon''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Colorado#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Lincoln County, Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  Its population was 2,043 at the [[2020 United States census]], the [[List of municipalities in Colorado|most populous municipality]] of the county.<ref name="Census 2020" /> Limon lies at the intersection of [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]], [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highways]] [[U.S. Route 24 in Colorado|24]], [[U.S. Route 40 in Colorado|40]], [[U.S. Route 287 in Colorado|287]], and [[Colorado State Highway 71|Colorado Highway 71]].

==History==
[[File:Limon, Colorado Town Hall.JPG|thumb|Limon Town Hall (2019)]]
Railroads were the major factor for Limon's original founding and location. The [[Kansas Pacific Railroad]] made its way across the plains from southern Kansas following the Smoky Hill Trail in 1870. In 1888, the [[Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad]] (now the Kyle Railroad) made its way west to east from Colorado Springs, entering Lincoln County and intersecting the Kansas Pacific (now Union Pacific) at the present day location of Limon. This union of the two railroads was the earliest founding of the "Hub City".{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

===Porter lynching===
Limon was the site of a [[lynching]] on November 16, 1900. Preston Porter Jr, a sixteen-year-old African-American male, had confessed under duress to the murder of eleven-year-old Louise Frost who was Caucasian. Porter was apparently being held some 90 miles away in Denver, but was sent back to Limon by request of unspecified people and against the wishes of Sheriff Freeman. When the train carrying Porter stopped in Limon, sixteen men selected from a mob of 300 "marked by calmness and determination" took Porter from Freeman's custody despite the sheriff's protestations "in the name of law." Originally it was announced that Porter would be hanged but many in the crowd including R. W. Frost, the girl's father, objected "that such a death would be too easy." The method was left to Frost who decided upon burning at the stake. Frost also refused to allow mutilation of Porter's body before burning. While waiting for his execution, Porter sat next to a bonfire reading the Gospel of Luke from the Bible. Porter was chained to an iron railroad rail set in the ground on the exact spot where the murder had taken place and burned to death, the match to start the fire being set by the girl's father. Lynchings of this type were apparently rare, as reporters on the scene wrote: "The general sentiment expressed approves the execution of the negro, but deprecates the method adopted."<ref>{{Cite web |date=1900-11-17 |title=BOY BURNED AT THE STAKE IN COLORADO; Terrible Vengeance on Negro Murderer by a Mob. REPORTERS ON THE SCENE Taken There to Send the News -- Wires Tapped for Them. Victim Killed Little Louise Frost on the Same Spot -- Her Father Applied the Torch -- Mob Very Orderly. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1900/11/17/archives/boy-burned-at-the-stake-in-colorado-terrible-vengeance-on-negro.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

===1990 tornado===
On June 6, 1990, an [[Fujita Scale|F3]] tornado touched down near [[Matheson, Colorado|Matheson]] (about 16 miles west of Limon), tearing roughly east-northeast through fields. Minutes later, the then rain-wrapped tornado arrived, devastating the city. The storm injured 14 people, but remarkably no one was killed. Most of Limon's business district had been laid to ruins in just moments.

Governor [[Roy Romer]] declared Limon a disaster area the next day.<ref>[http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/cotorn.htm#L Colorado Tornadoes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Limon successfully rebuilt its business district adding streetscaping, a new Town Hall, relocating a medical clinic and Limon Memorial Library, creating Hub City Senior Center and a new fire station.  Downtown Limon is now a thriving center of the community demonstrating the strength of this rural community.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gutierrez|first1=Barry|title=Rebirth after the big storm: How one small town dug out, spruced up and lived on|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18383530-rebirth-after-the-big-storm-how-one-small-town-dug-out-spruced-up-and-lived-on?lite|access-date=July 13, 2016|agency=NBC News|date=May 25, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Limon is located at {{coord|39|15|50|N|103|41|32|W|type:city}} at an elevation of {{convert|5377|ft|m}}.<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>  Although entirely in Lincoln County, Limon is located immediately east of the [[Elbert County, Colorado|Elbert County]] line. It lies on the north side of [[Big Sandy Creek (Colorado)|Big Sandy Creek]], a tributary of the [[Arkansas River]], on the eastern edge of the [[Colorado Piedmont]] region of the [[Great Plains]], and is near the eastern end of the [[Palmer Divide]].<ref name=CityMap>{{cite web | title = Limon City Map | publisher = [[Colorado Department of Transportation]] | url = http://apps.coloradodot.info/dataaccess/Downloads/CityMaps/Limon.pdf | access-date = December 6, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Physiographic Provinces of Colorado |publisher=Colorado Geological Survey |url=http://geosurvey.state.co.us/geology/topography/Pages/Physiographic.aspx |access-date=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524151250/http://geosurvey.state.co.us/geology/topography/Pages/Physiographic.aspx |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref> Located in east-central Colorado at the junction of [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]], [[U.S. Route 287 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 287]], [[U.S. Route 40 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 40]], [[U.S. Route 24 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 24]], and [[Colorado State Highway 71|State Highway 71]], Limon is far from any major city or town, being {{convert|72|mi|km}} northeast of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], {{convert|83|mi|km}} southeast of [[Denver]], and {{convert|486|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Colorado Travel Map | publisher = [[Colorado Department of Transportation]] | url = http://apps.coloradodot.info/dataaccess/Maps/Documents/2010/COMAP_front8x11.pdf | access-date = December 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120530062957/http://apps.coloradodot.info/dataaccess/Maps/Documents/2010/COMAP_front8x11.pdf | archive-date = May 30, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = December 6, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | archive-date = October 5, 2010 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web | title = Colorado: 2000 - Population and Housing Counts | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | page = 18 | date = July 2003 | url = https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-7.pdf | access-date = December 6, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
Limon has a [[semi-arid climate|semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen ''BSk'')]] with cold, dry winters and warm, mildly wetter summers. Due to its location on the eastern plains, the town is often subject to severe, sometimes violent thunderstorms throughout the summer. Large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain, and tornadoes are common in the summer months. The high temperature reaches or exceeds {{convert|90|°F}} an average of 32.3 days a year and reaches or exceeds {{convert|100|°F}} an average of 0.8 days a year. The minimum temperature falls below the freezing point {{convert|32|°F}} an average of 195.9 days a year.<ref name=NOAA /> Typically, the first fall freeze occurs by the fourth week of September, and the last spring freeze occurs by the third week of May. In a typical year, Limon receives {{convert|14.97|in|mm}} of precipitation, and there are 81.3 days of measurable precipitation. The hottest temperature recorded in Limon was {{convert|104|°F}} on July 20, 2005; the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|−28|°F}} on February 14, 2021.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Limon, Colorado, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1948&ndash;present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 79
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 104
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 75

|Jan avg record high F = 64.0
|Feb avg record high F = 65.4
|Mar avg record high F = 74.3
|Apr avg record high F = 80.6
|May avg record high F = 86.8
|Jun avg record high F = 94.9
|Jul avg record high F = 97.8
|Aug avg record high F = 94.7
|Sep avg record high F = 91.0
|Oct avg record high F = 83.7
|Nov avg record high F = 73.8
|Dec avg record high F = 65.1
|year avg record high F = 98.1

|Jan high F = 42.7
|Feb high F = 43.9
|Mar high F = 53.9
|Apr high F = 60.5
|May high F = 69.8
|Jun high F = 81.1
|Jul high F = 87.2
|Aug high F = 84.5
|Sep high F = 77.1
|Oct high F = 64.1
|Nov high F = 51.9
|Dec high F = 42.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 26.5
|Feb mean F = 28.2
|Mar mean F = 37.3
|Apr mean F = 44.3
|May mean F = 53.9
|Jun mean F = 64.3
|Jul mean F = 70.4
|Aug mean F = 68.5
|Sep mean F = 59.9
|Oct mean F = 46.7
|Nov mean F = 34.9
|Dec mean F = 26.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.3
|Feb low F = 12.5
|Mar low F = 20.6
|Apr low F = 28.2
|May low F = 38.0
|Jun low F = 47.6
|Jul low F = 53.6
|Aug low F = 52.5
|Sep low F = 42.7
|Oct low F = 29.3
|Nov low F = 17.9
|Dec low F = 9.9
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -9.4
|Feb avg record low F = -6.8
|Mar avg record low F = 4.9
|Apr avg record low F = 14.1
|May avg record low F = 25.6
|Jun avg record low F = 37.2
|Jul avg record low F = 46.1
|Aug avg record low F = 44.3
|Sep avg record low F = 30.6
|Oct avg record low F = 13.1
|Nov avg record low F = -0.4
|Dec avg record low F = -8.9
|year avg record low F = -14.7

|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -22
|Apr record low F = -4
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 26
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = -9
|Nov record low F = -21
|Dec record low F = -27

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.27
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.36
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.80
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.37
|May precipitation inch = 2.21
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.20
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.53
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.72
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.96
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.84
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.40
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.31
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 5.7
|Feb snow inch = 5.4
|Mar snow inch = 6.9
|Apr snow inch = 5.0
|May snow inch = 1.5
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.2
|Oct snow inch = 3.1
|Nov snow inch = 8.8
|Dec snow inch = 5.4
|year snow inch = 42.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 3.9
|Feb precipitation days = 4.4
|Mar precipitation days = 6.5
|Apr precipitation days = 7.9
|May precipitation days = 10.1
|Jun precipitation days = 8.7
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 5.8
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 4.7
|Dec precipitation days = 3.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.5
|Feb snow days = 4.4
|Mar snow days = 5.5
|Apr snow days = 3.5
|May snow days = 0.7
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.4
|Oct snow days = 1.6
|Nov snow days = 4.6
|Dec snow days = 5.1

|source 1 = National Weather Service<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 9, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (average snowfall/snowy days 1981–2010)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00093010&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 (1991–2020)
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly&stations=USW00093010&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 (1981–2010)
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=
|1910= 534
|1920= 1047
|1930= 1100
|1940= 1053
|1950= 1471
|1960= 1811
|1970= 1814
|1980= 1805
|1990= 1831
|2000= 2071
|2010= 1880
|2020= 2043
|footnote=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 1,880 people, 828 households, and 476 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|989.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 963 housing units at an average density of {{convert|506.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.2% [[White American|White]], 0.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian]], 0.8% [[African American]], 0.8% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander]], 2.8% from some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. 9.4% of the population was [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | url = https://www.census.gov | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>

There were 828 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 3.00.<ref name=Census2010/>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name=Census2010/>

As of 2009, the median income for a household in the town was $40,903, and the median income for a family was $46,061. Males had a median income of $49,097 versus $31,615 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,442. About 16.6% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web | title = Limon town, Colorado - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005-2009 | work = 2005-2009 [[American Community Survey]] 5-Year Estimates | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | url = http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0844980&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on | access-date = December 5, 2011 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200216012459/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0844980&-qr_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_DP5YR3&-ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-_sse=on | archive-date = February 16, 2020 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Economy==
The [[Limon Correctional Facility, Colorado|Limon Correctional Facility]] is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350.

Limon is the western terminus of the [[Kyle Railroad]] and it is here the regional interchanges with the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. Trains previously stopped at [[Limon Railroad Depot]].

==Education==

===Limon Schools===
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Limon Schools has a new K-12 facility that opened in the fall of 2015. The $22.5 million project built two stories of new classrooms that accommodate up to 600 students.

Limon Elementary School is a public coed school with 240 students in grades K-5. According to state standards, 82% of students at this school are considered proficient in math or reading.

Limon Junior-Senior High School has 233 students in grades 6–12. According to state standards, 77% of students at this school are considered proficient in reading. Graduation rate is 90%.

===Morgan Community College===
Morgan Community College: Limon Center serves Arickaree, Flagler, Genoa-Hugo, Karval, Kit Carson, Limon, and Woodlin high schools. It currently offers A.A., A.S., A.A.S. & A.G.S. degrees; Transfer courses; Nursing pre-requisites; Agriculture & Business Management; GED preparation & testing; Specialty classes for teacher re-licensure; EMS training; and Computer classes.

===Limon Child Development Center===
Limon Child Development Center (Limon Head Start) offers a full-day, full-year preschool program for children ages 3–5. There are various funding programs available for children including [[Head Start (program)|Head Start]], Colorado Preschool Program (CPP), CCCAP through the Lincoln County Department of Human Services, and private pay tuition.

==Media==

===Print===
''The Limon Leader'' is the city's weekly newspaper, published by Hoffman Publications, LLC and has a circulation of about 3,200 copies.<ref>{{cite web | title = Limon Leader | publisher = Mondo Times | url = http://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/6/6748/21140 | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>

===Radio===
The following radio stations are [[city of license|license]]d to or broadcast from Limon:

'''AM'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+ align=bottom |
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Frequency'''
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''[[Callsign]]'''<ref>{{cite web | title = AMQ AM Radio Database Query | publisher = [[Federal Communications Commission]] | url = http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/am-query-broadcast-station-search | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Format'''<ref name=radio>{{cite web | title = Radio Stations in Limon, Colorado | publisher = Radio-Locator | url = http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=Limon&state=CO&x=0&y=0 | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''[[City of License]]'''
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Notes'''
|-
|1120||[[KCRN (AM)|KCRN]]||[[Adult Contemporary]]||Limon, Colorado||-
|}

'''FM'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+ align=bottom |
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Frequency'''
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''[[Callsign]]'''<ref>{{cite web | title = FMQ FM Radio Database Query | publisher = [[Federal Communications Commission]] | url = http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/fm-query-broadcast-station-search | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Format'''<ref name=radio/>
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''[[City of License]]'''
!style="background:#ffcccc;"| '''Notes'''
|-
|89.1||KYCO|| ||Limon, Colorado||-
|-
|89.9||[[KRCC|K210CC]]||[[Public radio#Radio|Public]]||Limon, Colorado||[[National Public Radio|NPR]]; Translator of [[KRCC]], [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Frequencies | publisher = [[KRCC|Radio Colorado College]] | url = http://radiocoloradocollege.org/about/frequencies/ | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|91.9||[[KAWZ|K220IK]]||[[Christian radio|Religious]]||Limon, Colorado||Translator of [[KAWZ]], [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]<ref>{{cite web | title = CSN Stations | publisher = [[CSN International]] | url = http://www.csnradio.com/stations/ | access-date = December 5, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|93.7||[[KBUD (FM)|KBUD]]||[[Classic Hits]]||Limon, Colorado||-
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===Television===
Limon is in the [[Media in Denver, Colorado|Denver television market]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Colorado TV Markets Map | publisher = EchoStar Knowledge Base | url = http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/colorado.gif | access-date = December 5, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140704102536/http://dishuser.org/TVMarkets/Maps/colorado.gif | archive-date = July 4, 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Highways===

Limon is connected by Interstate 70 east to [[Kansas]] and west to [[Denver]]. The [[Ports-to-Plains Corridor]], including US 40/287 south and Colorado Highway 71 to the north, connects to [[Texas]] and [[South Dakota]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} US 287 southwards is planned to become [[Interstate 27]] then it follow the [[Heartland Expressway]] northwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anhalt |first=Michael |date=2024-06-13 |title=Potential new interstate could run through North Dakota |url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/2024/06/13/new-interstate-run-through-north-dakota/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=www.kfyrtv.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Colorado State Highway 71]] connects south from Limon to [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]]. [[U.S. Route 24]] is a direct passage southwest from Limon to [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]].{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

===Railroads===

Limon is served by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and the [[Kyle Railroad]], a short-line railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. The Kyle Railroad runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado with Limon as the western terminus where it interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

===Aviation===

The Town of Limon is {{convert|83|mi|km}} from [[Denver International Airport]], the largest airport in the state. [[Colorado Springs Airport]] is located about {{convert|74|mi|km}} from Limon.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

[[Limon Municipal Airport]] is a public use airport located at the eastern edge of town. The two-runway airport encompasses approximately {{convert|397|acre|ha}} and is owned and operated by the town government. The general aviation airport utilized by a range of aircraft ranging from single-engine aircraft up to small sized multi-engine business jets.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Geography|North America|<!--Northern America-->|United States|Colorado|History}}
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
**[[Colorado cities and towns]]
***[[Colorado municipalities]]
**[[Colorado counties]]
***[[Lincoln County, Colorado]]
*[[Cedar Point Village]], an [[archaeological site]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.townoflimon.com/ Town of Limon website]
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/Limon.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Limon]

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[[Category:Towns in Lincoln County, Colorado]]
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