Official Name: | Sedgwick, Colorado |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
Subdivision Name2: | Sedgwick County |
Government Type: | Statutory Town |
Established Title2: | Incorporated |
Established Date2: | January 28, 1918[2] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.90 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.90 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.35 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [4] |
Population Total: | 172 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 40.9358°N -102.5253°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
Elevation M: | 1093 |
Elevation Ft: | 3586 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
Postal Code: | 80749 |
Area Code: | 970 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 08-68930 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0182694 |
Sedgwick is a statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, United States. The population was 172 at the 2020 census.
The town was named for Fort Sedgwick, which was named after John Sedgwick, who was a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[7] [8]
Sedgwick is located at 40.9358°N -102.5253°W (40.935706, -102.525272).[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3sqmi, all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Sedgwick has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. July 1954 was one of Sedgwick's warmest months to date. The town had 16 days of temperatures at or above 100°F and on July 11, 1954, Sedgwick saw its temperature rise to .