Editing 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
<!-- Basic info -->
|name                     = Two Buttes, Colorado
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]

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|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, Colorado|Baca County]] and [[Colorado]]
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<!-- Location -->
|coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
|coordinates              = {{coord|37|33|38.39|N|102|23|47.6|W|region:US-CO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|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        = [[Baca County, Colorado|Baca 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 | 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 =  }}</ref>
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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         =
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
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|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = Oct 19, 1911<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>
|named_for                =

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|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          = [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]]<ref name=COMun/>
|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|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
|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
|area_water_percent       =
|unit_pref                = Imperial

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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 4105

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Two_Buttes_town,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0879270 |title=Two Buttes town; Colorado |author=United States Census Bureau|date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=April 28, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 34
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|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

<!-- General information -->
|timezone1                = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
|utc_offset1              = −7
|timezone1_DST            = MDT
|utc_offset1_DST          = −6
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 81084
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 719|719]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|08|79270}} <ref name=gnis/>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2413409 <ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis2|2413409|Two Buttes, Colorado}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.bacacountyco.gov/towns/two-buttes/|Town of Two Buttes}}
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'''Two Buttes''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] located in [[Baca County, Colorado|Baca County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/>  The population was 34 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==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 [[Colorado State Highway 116|State Highway 116]] and is {{convert|23|mi}} by road northeast of [[Springfield, Colorado|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 Classification|Köppen Climate system]] classifies the weather as [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]], abbreviated as ''BSk''.<ref>[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]</ref>
{{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
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{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.
</ref>
|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=[[United States census|U.S. Decennial Census]]
}}
<!--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 67 people, 34 households, and 19 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|271.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 38 housing units at an average density of {{convert|153.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 34 households, out of which 17.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 41.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 44.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $38,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,856. There were 5.6% of families and 18.6% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 100.0% of persons under the age of 18 and 20.0% of those over 64.-->
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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}}
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[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Baca County, Colorado]]