Divide, Colorado

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Unincorporated community in Colorado, US

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::summary Unincorporated community in Colorado, US ::

::data[format=table title="infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
official_nameDivide, Colorado
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
mottoCenter of the Known Universe
image_skylineDivfromute.JPG
image_captionDivide from Ute Pass
image_mapTeller County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Divide Highlighted 0820605.svg
map_captionLocation of the Divide CDP in Teller County, Colorado
pushpin_mapUSA#USA Colorado
pushpin_labelDivide
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation of the Divide CDP, Colorado.
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
elevation_ft9184
elevation_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Colorado
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Teller
government_typeunincorporated community
governing_bodyTeller County
established_title
established_title2
unit_prefUS
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.869
area_land_km20.869
area_water_km20.000
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total143
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code80814
area_code_typeArea code
area_code719
blank_nameGNIS place ID
blank_info
blank1_nameGNIS town ID
blank1_info
blank2_nameFIPS code
blank2_info
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|established_date = |established_title2 =
|established_date2 = |unit_pref = US |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 0.869 |area_land_km2 = 0.869 |area_water_km2 = 0.000 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 143 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = auto |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −07:00 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −06:00 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 80814 |area_code_type = Area code |area_code = 719 |blank_name = GNIS place ID |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS town ID |blank1_info = |blank2_name = FIPS code |blank2_info = |website = |module = |footnotes =

Divide is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Teller County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Divide post office has the ZIP Code 80814. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Divide CDP was 143.

History

The Divide, Colorado, post office opened on June 26, 1889. The town was named for Ute Pass between the Arkansas River watershed and the Missouri River watershed.

Geography

Divide sits on the north slope of Pikes Peak. Ute Pass is immediately west of town. Divide is located at the western intersection of U.S. Highway 24 and State Highway 67 (The highways overlap east to Woodland Park).

The Divide CDP has an area of 0.869 km2, all land.

Climate

|location = Divide 4NW, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals: 9134ft (2784m) |single line = Yes |collapsed = Yes |Jan high F = 32.7 |Feb high F = 34.4 |Mar high F = 41.3 |Apr high F = 46.8 |May high F = 56.5 |Jun high F = 68.5 |Jul high F = 74.3 |Aug high F = 71.4 |Sep high F = 65.3 |Oct high F = 53.6 |Nov high F = 41.5 |Dec high F = 32.6 |year high F =

|Jan mean F = 21.0 |Feb mean F = 22.5 |Mar mean F = 29.4 |Apr mean F = 34.7 |May mean F = 43.9 |Jun mean F = 54.9 |Jul mean F = 60.5 |Aug mean F = 58.1 |Sep mean F = 51.9 |Oct mean F = 40.4 |Nov mean F = 29.7 |Dec mean F = 22.4 |year mean F =

|Jan low F = 9.3 |Feb low F = 10.5 |Mar low F = 17.5 |Apr low F = 22.6 |May low F = 31.2 |Jun low F = 41.2 |Jul low F = 46.6 |Aug low F = 44.7 |Sep low F = 38.5 |Oct low F = 27.1 |Nov low F = 17.8 |Dec low F = 12.3 |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.66 |Feb precipitation inch = 0.74 |Mar precipitation inch = 1.45 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.10 |May precipitation inch = 2.03 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.77 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.72 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.24 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.90 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.94 |Nov precipitation inch = 0.69 |Dec precipitation inch = 0.74 |year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 10.1 |Feb snow inch = 16.6 |Mar snow inch = 14.8 |Apr snow inch = 19.3 |May snow inch = 10.9 |Jun snow inch = 0.5 |Jul snow inch = trace |Aug snow inch = trace |Sep snow inch = 1.0 |Oct snow inch = 5.7 |Nov snow inch = 9.4 |Dec snow inch = 11.0 |year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00052294&format=pdf |title = Divide 4NW, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals |access-date = December 9, 2023 |source 2 = XMACIS (snowfall) |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS |access-date = December 9, 2023

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Divide CDP for the United States Census 2010. |title = Divide CDP, Colorado |type = US |align = left |source = United States Census Bureau |2010|127 |2020|143

Education

It is in the Woodland Park School District RE-2.

References

References

  1. (September 20, 2015). "Cripple Creek/Divide/Florissant". Gazette.
  2. {{cite gnis
  3. "Colorado Counties". [[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]].
  4. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Divide CDP, Colorado".
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup". [[United States Postal Service]].
  7. (1990). "Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989". [[Colorado Railroad Museum.
  8. Dawson, John Frank. "Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin". The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co..
  9. Dodd, Beth. "Center of the Known Universe, Divide, CO". The High Country Messenger.
  10. Geography Division. (December 17, 2020). "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Teller County, CO". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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