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2009: Climate & Demographics Climate & Demographics 2009/10 Fast Facts
Climate & Demographics
• Steamboat Springs is 6,795 feet above sea level.
• Surrounding mountains rise to more than 11,000 feet.
• According to weather records, since 1893 Steamboat has had the least variable weather pattern in Colorado.
• To date, Steamboat’s coldest recorded temperature is -54° on Jan. 7, 1913. January is typically Steamboat’s coldest month, hitting an average high of 28°.
• Steamboat’s record hot days were July 7, 1897, and July 17, 1909, when the temperature reached 99°. July is typically Steamboat’s warmest month, hitting an average high of 82°.
• Local snowfall ranges from 170 to 450 inches per year. The Steamboat Ski Area receives an average of 310 inches. Downtown Steamboat averages 170 inches annually. A new snowfall record was set in 2008 with 489 inches measured at mid-mountain.
• Steamboat’s population was estimated at 11,083 in 2006 – 24% higher than the 1999 estimate of 8,965.
• Steamboat Springs is the 38th largest municipality in Colorado.
• Routt County had an estimated 22,860 people as of 2007.
• Routt County grew nearly 40% between 1990 and 2000, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. Colorado’s state population grew by 30.6%, and the overall U.S. population increased 13.1% during the same decade.
Steamboat Springs Population Statistics
Number of households 7,953
Persons per household 2.44
Males 54%
Females 46%
Caucasian 94.8%
Hispanic 3.2%
Native American 0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4%
African American 0.1%
other 1%
Population Estimates
2004 2005 2006 2007
Colorado 4,601,403 4,691,258 4,753,377 4,909,568
Routt CO. 21,012 21,521 21,580 23,060
Stmbt. Spgs. 10,742 10,846 11,083 N/A
Ski Season Snowfall at Steamboat Ski Area (inches)
2006/07 2007/08 2008/09
Sep. 11 0 0
Oct. 36 17 5
Nov. 45 23 35
Dec. 38.5 126 100
Jan. 32.5 129 109
Feb. 123 104 47
Mar. 35.5 79 72
Apr. 11.5 11 37
Total 333 489 405
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