| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Official Name: | Town of Raymer, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | New Raymer 80742 |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[2] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | 1919 |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.03 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 110 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6086°N -103.8431°W |
| Elevation M: | 1456 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4777 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-63045 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0182778 |
| Area Footnotes: | [4] |
The Town of Raymer is a Statutory Town located in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 110 at the U.S. Census 2020.
The community has two official names:
Raymer hosts a Minuteman III Missile Alert Facility from Warren Air Force Base.[5]
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad platted the Raymer townsite in Weld County in 1888.[6] The town was named for George Raymer, an assistant chief engineer for the railroad.[6] The Raymer Post Office opened on June 27, 1888.[7] The town flourished for a while, but families eventually moved away and the Post Office closed on May 14, 1895.[7]
The town was given a second life when it was replatted in 1909.[6] On November 13, 1909, the United States Post Office Department open a new post office named New Raymer to distinguish it from the old Raymer post office.[7] The town was incorporated in 1919 under its original name as the Town of Raymer.[6]
The State of Colorado uses the name Raymer for the town, but the United States Postal Service uses the name New Raymer (ZIP code 80742) and refuses to accept the name Raymer for postal delivery.[8] Either name may appear on maps or in gazetteers.
Raymer (New Raymer) is located at 40.6086°N -103.8431°W (40.608649, -103.842963).[9]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7sqmi, all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Raymer has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Raymer was on June 26, 2012, June 27, 2012, and July 17, 2006, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 22, 1990.