Editing Yampa, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States}}
{{redirect|Yampa|the yacht|Yampa (yacht)}}
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'''Yampa''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in [[Routt County, Colorado|Routt County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 399 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" />

==City name==
{{lang|ute|Yampa}} is the [[Ute dialect|Northern Ute]] word for the ''[[Perideridia]]'' root, which was an important food source.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

===Climate===
Yampa has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] Dfb), with warm summers and long, cold, snowy winters. Due to altitude and dryness, the diurnal temperature variation is large throughout the year, especially in summer, and the growing season is short, typically averaging just 80&nbsp;days.<ref name = NOWData/>

{{Weather box
|location = Yampa, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1941–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 57
|Mar record high F = 68
|Apr record high F = 73
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 90
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 89
|Sep record high F = 88
|Oct record high F = 79
|Nov record high F = 69
|Dec record high F = 61

|Jan avg record high F = 43.9
|Feb avg record high F = 48.2
|Mar avg record high F = 57.6
|Apr avg record high F = 67.7
|May avg record high F = 75.7
|Jun avg record high F = 82.4
|Jul avg record high F = 86.4
|Aug avg record high F = 84.3
|Sep avg record high F = 80.8
|Oct avg record high F = 72.3
|Nov avg record high F = 59.0
|Dec avg record high F = 47.3
|year avg record high F = 86.8

|Jan high F = 31.6
|Feb high F = 34.5
|Mar high F = 43.2
|Apr high F = 52.0
|May high F = 62.2
|Jun high F = 73.5
|Jul high F = 79.4
|Aug high F = 77.5
|Sep high F = 70.4
|Oct high F = 57.2
|Nov high F = 42.3
|Dec high F = 31.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 19.4
|Feb mean F = 21.5
|Mar mean F = 30.0
|Apr mean F = 38.1
|May mean F = 47.4
|Jun mean F = 56.7
|Jul mean F = 63.0
|Aug mean F = 61.3
|Sep mean F = 53.8
|Oct mean F = 41.9
|Nov mean F = 29.6
|Dec mean F = 20.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 7.2
|Feb low F = 8.5
|Mar low F = 16.9
|Apr low F = 24.2
|May low F = 32.5
|Jun low F = 39.9
|Jul low F = 46.5
|Aug low F = 45.0
|Sep low F = 37.1
|Oct low F = 26.7
|Nov low F = 17.0
|Dec low F = 8.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -13.8
|Feb avg record low F = -11.8
|Mar avg record low F = -2.9
|Apr avg record low F = 8.0
|May avg record low F = 19.1
|Jun avg record low F = 28.9
|Jul avg record low F = 37.6
|Aug avg record low F = 36.2
|Sep avg record low F = 23.4
|Oct avg record low F = 10.0
|Nov avg record low F = -4.6
|Dec avg record low F = -13.7
|year avg record low F = -18.7

|Jan record low F = -47
|Feb record low F = -35
|Mar record low F = -24
|Apr record low F = -10
|May record low F = 5
|Jun record low F = 13
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 24
|Sep record low F = 12
|Oct record low F = -8
|Nov record low F = -25
|Dec record low F = -36

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.37
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.29
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.82
|May precipitation inch = 1.62
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.11
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.59
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.48
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.26
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.19
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.27
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.9
|Feb precipitation days = 11.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.9
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 10.2
|Jun precipitation days = 6.9
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 10.8
|Sep precipitation days = 9.0
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 9.4
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9

|Jan snow inch = 26.1
|Feb snow inch = 21.3
|Mar snow inch = 16.8
|Apr snow inch = 15.5
|May snow inch = 4.7
|Jun snow inch = 0.5
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.6
|Oct snow inch = 6.9
|Nov snow inch = 17.4
|Dec snow inch = 21.4
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 12.0
|Feb snow days = 11.0
|Mar snow days = 9.0
|Apr snow days = 6.9
|May snow days = 2.3
|Jun snow days = 0.3
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.4
|Oct snow days = 3.3
|Nov snow days = 8.3
|Dec snow days = 10.9

|Jan snow depth inch = 16.2
|Feb snow depth inch = 19.7
|Mar snow depth inch = 17.0
|Apr snow depth inch = 7.4
|May snow depth inch = 2.9
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.3
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.4
|Oct snow depth inch = 3.2
|Nov snow depth inch = 7.5
|Dec snow depth inch = 11.7
|year snow depth inch = 21.0

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00059265&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: Yampa, CO
|access-date = November 13, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gjt
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Junction
|access-date = November 13, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1910= 332
|1920= 200
|1930= 310
|1940= 426
|1950= 421
|1960= 312
|1970= 286
|1980= 472
|1990= 317
|2000= 443
|2010= 429
|2020= 399
}}

<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 443 people, 187 households, and 121 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1916.7|PD/sqmi|abbr=out}}. There were 211 housing units at an average density of {{convert|912.9|/sqmi|abbr=out}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the town was 96.39% White, 0.23% African American, 1.13% Native American, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.51% of the population.

There were 187 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $37,000 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,141. About 5.7% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.-->{{clear left}}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Yampa, Colorado}}
* {{official website|https://www.townofyampa.com/}}
* [http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/YAMPA.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Yampa]

{{Routt County, Colorado}}
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[[Category:Towns in Routt County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]