Byers, Colorado

History

The Byers Post Office has been in operation since 1873. Byers comprises two distinct districts, being the bustling Downtown Byers, and the Historic Uptown Byers. The community took the name of William Byers, the first Colorado newspaper editor.

Geography

The Byers CDP has an area of 31.013 km2, including 1.356 km2 of water.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Byers has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

|Jan record high F = 74 |Feb record high F = 78 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 92 |May record high F = 98 |Jun record high F = 106 |Jul record high F = 106 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 101 |Oct record high F = 91 |Nov record high F = 81 |Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 62.0 |Feb avg record high F = 66.1 |Mar avg record high F = 75.6 |Apr avg record high F = 82.3 |May avg record high F = 90.0 |Jun avg record high F = 97.2 |Jul avg record high F = 101.3 |Aug avg record high F = 98.2 |Sep avg record high F = 93.6 |Oct avg record high F = 84.6 |Nov avg record high F = 74.7 |Dec avg record high F = 63.8 |year avg record high F = 101.5

|Jan avg record low F = -8.1 |Feb avg record low F = -6.8 |Mar avg record low F = 6.0 |Apr avg record low F = 15.8 |May avg record low F = 27.6 |Jun avg record low F = 38.3 |Jul avg record low F = 48.0 |Aug avg record low F = 47.3 |Sep avg record low F = 31.4 |Oct avg record low F = 16.8 |Nov avg record low F = 0.5 |Dec avg record low F = -9.8 |year avg record low F = -18.3

|Jan record low F = -32 |Feb record low F = -36 |Mar record low F = -19 |Apr record low F = -9 |May record low F = 20 |Jun record low F = 29 |Jul record low F = 38 |Aug record low F = 37 |Sep record low F = 10 |Oct record low F = -5 |Nov record low F = -22 |Dec record low F = -33

|access-date = August 8, 2022 |access-date = August 8, 2022

Demographics

There were 436 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $40,556 versus $25,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,924. About 6.0% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Byers CDP for the 1990 United States census. |1990|1,065 |2000|1,233 |2010|1,160 |2020|1322

References

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