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353:FIPS code
341:Area code
325:ZIP codes
308:Time zone
278:Elevation
1931:Homelake
1729:"xmACIS"
1600:April 5,
1417:See also
1329:(235.1)
1260:Average
1185:(−28.6)
1180:(−25.6)
1175:(−19.6)
1170:(−11.9)
1140:(−12.2)
1135:(−17.6)
1130:(−23.6)
1125:(−26.2)
1110:(−17.8)
1105:(−11.3)
1060:(−15.0)
1055:(−19.0)
408:Colorado
357:08-51635
334:), 81144
196:Colorado
1911:Gerrard
1561:July 1,
1399:(89.8)
1394:(14.5)
1379:(0.00)
1374:(0.00)
1369:(0.00)
1364:(0.00)
1354:(12.2)
1349:(16.5)
1344:(11.4)
1339:(15.2)
1165:(−3.4)
1150:(−0.7)
1145:(−5.9)
1115:(−5.3)
1100:(−4.9)
1075:(−0.3)
1070:(−5.4)
1065:(−9.0)
1040:(−8.2)
1035:(−1.2)
1025:(12.1)
1020:(15.9)
1015:(16.9)
1010:(14.3)
990:(−5.4)
985:(−9.2)
975:(14.7)
960:(16.4)
955:(22.5)
950:(25.4)
945:(26.7)
940:(25.1)
935:(19.5)
930:(14.9)
925:(10.8)
905:(31.6)
900:(10.6)
895:(16.8)
890:(23.7)
885:(27.4)
880:(29.3)
875:(31.1)
870:(30.4)
865:(26.1)
860:(22.3)
855:(18.8)
850:(11.5)
699:Climate
680:Culture
414:History
394:is the
373:Website
368:2411143
330:81135 (
163:Country
1906:Alpine
1877:Center
1666:
1389:(9.9)
1384:(7.1)
1359:(3.0)
1274:(8.1)
1255:(−39)
1250:(−34)
1245:(−30)
1240:(−21)
1215:(−13)
1210:(−19)
1205:(−27)
1200:(−35)
1195:(−39)
1160:(3.2)
1155:(4.0)
1095:(1.6)
1090:(6.3)
1085:(7.2)
1080:(3.5)
1045:(4.7)
1030:(5.8)
1005:(9.6)
1000:(4.7)
995:(0.9)
970:(1.4)
965:(8.9)
920:(4.2)
915:(0.6)
845:(8.8)
726:Month
709:Köppen
508:357.6%
493:−28.7%
448:Census
332:PO Box
203:County
193:
173:
1869:Towns
1324:(10)
1319:(10)
1314:(21)
1309:(28)
1304:(42)
1299:(38)
1294:(13)
1289:(21)
1284:(17)
1279:(17)
1269:(10)
1235:(−9)
1230:(−3)
1225:(−1)
1220:(−5)
1183:−19.5
1178:−14.1
1128:−10.5
1123:−15.2
835:(36)
830:(16)
825:(21)
820:(27)
815:(31)
810:(32)
805:(36)
800:(33)
795:(32)
790:(26)
785:(23)
780:(18)
775:(16)
765:Year
673:−4.4%
668:4,247
658:−1.9%
653:4,444
638:4,529
628:10.8%
623:4,324
613:−0.2%
608:3,902
598:15.5%
593:3,909
578:3,385
563:3,272
553:22.9%
548:3,208
533:2,610
523:−2.4%
518:2,484
503:2,544
313:UTC-7
294:4,247
183:State
1898:CDPs
1839:City
1737:2024
1715:2023
1677:2013
1664:ISBN
1643:2007
1633:HTML
1602:2023
1563:2020
1541:2007
1515:2021
1485:2021
1397:35.4
1392:5.70
1387:3.90
1382:2.80
1377:0.00
1372:0.00
1367:0.00
1362:0.00
1357:1.20
1352:4.80
1347:6.50
1342:4.50
1337:6.00
1327:9.23
1322:0.41
1317:0.41
1312:0.83
1307:1.11
1302:1.64
1297:1.48
1292:0.50
1287:0.81
1282:0.66
1277:0.66
1272:0.32
1267:0.40
1173:−3.3
1168:10.6
1163:25.8
1158:37.7
1153:39.2
1148:30.8
1143:21.4
1138:10.1
1113:22.4
1108:−0.1
1103:11.7
1098:23.2
1093:34.8
1088:43.3
1083:44.9
1078:38.3
1073:31.4
1068:22.2
1063:15.8
1053:−2.2
1043:40.4
1038:17.2
1033:29.9
1028:42.4
1023:53.7
1018:60.6
1013:62.5
1008:57.7
1003:49.2
998:40.5
993:33.7
988:22.3
983:15.4
973:58.5
968:34.5
963:48.1
958:61.6
953:72.5
948:77.8
943:80.1
938:77.2
933:67.1
928:58.8
923:51.5
918:39.6
913:33.1
903:88.8
898:51.1
893:62.2
888:74.7
883:81.3
878:84.7
873:88.0
868:86.7
863:79.0
858:72.2
853:65.9
848:52.7
843:47.8
762:Dec
759:Nov
756:Oct
753:Sep
750:Aug
747:Jul
744:Jun
741:May
738:Apr
735:Mar
732:Feb
729:Jan
664:2020
649:2010
643:4.7%
634:2000
619:1990
604:1980
589:1970
583:3.5%
574:1960
568:2.0%
559:1950
544:1940
538:5.1%
529:1930
514:1920
499:1910
484:1900
469:1890
457:Note
452:Pop.
390:The
382:.gov
363:GNIS
249:Area
215:City
1253:−38
1248:−29
1243:−22
1203:−16
1198:−31
1193:−38
1133:0.3
1058:5.0
714:).
712:BSk
488:556
473:780
402:in
346:719
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1218:23
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828:61
823:69
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808:90
803:96
798:92
793:89
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