Atwood, Colorado | |
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Entering Atwood from the southwest along
U.S. Route 6 | |
![]() Location of the Atwood CDP in
Logan County, Colorado. | |
Location of the Atwood CDP in the
United States. | |
Coordinates: 40°33′02″N 103°16′29″W / 40.5504765°N 103.2745982°W [1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Logan County |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated town |
Area | |
• Total | 1.034 sq mi (2.678 km2) |
• Land | 1.034 sq mi (2.678 km2) |
• Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
Elevation | 4,003 ft (1,220 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 138 |
• Density | 130/sq mi (52/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 ( MDT) |
ZIP Code [4] | 80722 |
Area code | 970 |
GNIS feature [2] | Atwood CDP |
Atwood is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Logan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Atwood post office has the ZIP Code 80722. [4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Atwood CDP was 138. [3]
The Atwood post office has been in operation since 1885. [5] The community was named after John Atwood, a Unitarian minister. [6] [7]
Atwood is located in southwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 6 passes through the community, leading northeast 7 miles (11 km) to Sterling, the county seat, and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Merino. Colorado State Highway 63 leads south from Atwood 3 miles (5 km) to Exit 115 on Interstate 76 and 27 miles (43 km) to Akron.
The Atwood CDP has an area of 662 acres (2.678 km2), all land. [1]
This climate type occurs mostly on the outsides of the true deserts, in low-latitude semi-arid steppe regions. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is " BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate). [8]
Climate data for Atwood, Colorado | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
6 (43) |
11 (51) |
16 (60) |
21 (70) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
31 (87) |
26 (78) |
18 (65) |
10 (50) |
4 (40) |
17 (63) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10 (14) |
−8 (17) |
−4 (24) |
1 (33) |
6 (43) |
11 (52) |
14 (58) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
2 (36) |
−4 (24) |
−9 (16) |
2 (35) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
28 (1.1) |
51 (2) |
71 (2.8) |
66 (2.6) |
66 (2.6) |
53 (2.1) |
30 (1.2) |
25 (1) |
15 (0.6) |
13 (0.5) |
440 (17.4) |
Source: Weatherbase [9] |
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Atwood CDP for the United States Census 2000.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2000 | 195 | — |
2010 | 133 | −31.8% |
2020 | 138 | +3.8% |
Source: United States Census Bureau |