The Town of Raymer is a
Statutory Town located in
Weld County,
Colorado
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, United States. The population was 110 at the
U.S. Census 2020.
The community has two official names:
*Raymer - The legal name of the
incorporated Town of Raymer.
*New Raymer - The official
United States Postal Service
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designation.
Raymer hosts a Minuteman III Missile Alert Facility from Warren Air Force Base.
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History
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwest, Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, CB&Q, or as the Q, it operated extensive trackage in the states of ...
plat
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ted the Raymer townsite in Weld County in 1888.[ The Raymer ]Post Office
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opened on June 27, 1888.[
The town was given a second life when it was replatted in 1909.][ On November 13, 1909, the ]United States Post Office Department
The United States Post Office Department (USPOD; also known as the Post Office or U.S. Mail) was the predecessor of the United States Postal Service, established in 1792. From 1872 to 1971, it was officially in the form of a Cabinet of the Un ...
open a new post office named New Raymer to distinguish it from the old Raymer post office.[ The town was incorporated in 1919 under its original name as the Town of Raymer.][
The ]State of Colorado
Colorado is a state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east ...
uses the name Raymer for the town, but the United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the executive branch of the federal governmen ...
uses the name New Raymer ( ZIP code 80742) and refuses to accept the name Raymer for postal delivery.
Geography
Raymer (New Raymer) is located at (40.608649, -103.842963).United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
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.
Demographics
See also
*Outline of Colorado
The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado – List of U.S. states and territories by population#State and territory rankings, 22nd most populous, the Lis ...
** Index of Colorado-related articles
*State of Colorado
Colorado is a state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east ...
** Colorado cities and towns
***Colorado municipalities
The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver, the state capital, is the oldest municipality in Colorado. On Dece ...
** Colorado counties
***Weld County, Colorado
Weld County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 328,981. The county seat is Greeley. Weld County comprises the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denv ...
** Colorado metropolitan areas
*** Front Range Urban Corridor
*** North Central Colorado Urban Area
*** Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area
*** Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
CDOT map of the Town of Raymer
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Towns in Weld County, Colorado
Towns in Colorado