Maybell, Colorado
Maybell, Colorado | |
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 The general store in Maybell | |
 Location of Maybell in Moffat County, Colorado. | |
  Maybell Location in Moffat County and the state of Colorado  Maybell Maybell (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′02″N 108°05′10″W / 40.51722°N 108.08611°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Moffat[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,922 ft (1,805 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 72 |
| • Density | 143/sq mi (55.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[2] | 81640 |
| Area code | 970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0170708 |
Maybell is an unincorporated rural village, and namesake for a census-designated place (CDP), in Moffat County, Colorado, United States. It is located in the valley of the Yampa River along U.S. Highway 40. Craig is 30 miles (48 km) east along US 40, and Dinosaur is 57 miles (92 km) to the west. State Highway 318 leads northwest from Maybell 61 miles (98 km) to the Utah border, passing Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 72.[3]
The village, founded in the 1880s, was named after May Bell, the wife of a local cattleman. It currently consists of a meat processing plant, general store with gas pumps, a garage, an elementary school, a residential hotel, a restaurant, a post office, and housing. The Post Office, in operation since 1884, serves the ZIP code 81640.[2][4]
Geography
Maybell is located at 40°31′02″N 108°05′10″W / 40.51722°N 108.08611°W (40.517192,-108.086071). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.[3]
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the state of Colorado was −61 °F (−52 °C) at Maybell on February 1, 1985.[5]
| Climate data for Maybell, Colorado | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
66 (19) |
75 (24) |
82 (28) |
91 (33) |
96 (36) |
102 (39) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
87 (31) |
70 (21) |
61 (16) |
102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.4 (0.2) |
37.3 (2.9) |
48.0 (8.9) |
59.0 (15.0) |
69.5 (20.8) |
79.7 (26.5) |
87.1 (30.6) |
84.6 (29.2) |
74.9 (23.8) |
62.7 (17.1) |
45.9 (7.7) |
34.1 (1.2) |
59.6 (15.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 1.8 (−16.8) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
33.4 (0.8) |
40.6 (4.8) |
47.1 (8.4) |
45.6 (7.6) |
36.2 (2.3) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −60 (−51) |
−61 (−52) |
−21 (−29) |
−11 (−24) |
10 (−12) |
22 (−6) |
26 (−3) |
28 (−2) |
8 (−13) |
−10 (−23) |
−26 (−32) |
−50 (−46) |
−61 (−52) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.81 (21) |
0.85 (22) |
1.06 (27) |
1.38 (35) |
1.14 (29) |
0.96 (24) |
0.78 (20) |
0.90 (23) |
1.14 (29) |
1.20 (30) |
1.11 (28) |
0.99 (25) |
12.31 (313) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 12.0 (30) |
10.2 (26) |
8.8 (22) |
4.6 (12) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
1.7 (4.3) |
9.6 (24) |
12.9 (33) |
61.2 (155) |
| Source: [6][7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. 2007-01-11. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Maybell CDP, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Record Lowest Temperatures by State" (PDF). National Climatic Data Center. 2004-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2001-11-17. Retrieved 2007-01-11.
- ^ "MAYBELL, COLORADO (055446)". Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "intellicast The Authority in Expert Weather". intellicast. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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