McClave, Colorado
Appearance
McClave, Colorado | |
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Entering McClave from the south. | |
Location of the McClave CDP in the State of Colorado. | |
Coordinates: 38°07′54″N 102°51′02″W / 38.1315470°N 102.8504444°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Bent County |
Government | |
• Type | unincorporated town |
Area | |
• Total | 1.914 sq mi (4.956 km2) |
• Land | 1.914 sq mi (4.956 km2) |
Elevation | 3,865 ft (1,178 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 725 |
• Density | 380/sq mi (150/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP Code[4] | 81057 |
Area code | 719 |
GNIS feature[2] | McClave CDP |
McClave is an unincorporated community in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The population was 725 at the 2020 census.[3]
History
[edit]The McClave post office has been in operation since 1908.[5] The town was named after B. I. McClave, a pioneer settler.[6] The McClave post office has the ZIP code 81057.[4]
McClave's services include a store, gas station, post office, and a K-12 school with a large athletic field.
Geography
[edit]The McClave CDP has an area of 1,225 acres (4.956 km2), all land.[1]
Climate
[edit]The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.[7]
Climate data for McClave, Colorado | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 45 (7) |
51 (11) |
59 (15) |
70 (21) |
78 (26) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
92 (33) |
84 (29) |
72 (22) |
57 (14) |
46 (8) |
70 (21) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14 (−10) |
19 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
37 (3) |
47 (8) |
57 (14) |
63 (17) |
61 (16) |
51 (11) |
37 (3) |
24 (−4) |
16 (−9) |
38 (3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.4 (10) |
0.4 (10) |
0.8 (20) |
1.4 (36) |
2.3 (58) |
2.2 (56) |
2.4 (61) |
2.1 (53) |
1.2 (30) |
0.9 (23) |
0.5 (13) |
0.5 (13) |
15.3 (390) |
Source: Weatherbase [8] |
Demographics
[edit]The United States Census Bureau defined the McClave CDP for the United States Census 2020.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2020 | 725 | — |
Source: United States Census Bureau |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "McClave CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 34.
- ^ Climate Summary for McClave, Colorado
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 5, 2013.