Norrie, Colorado

Norrie, Colorado
Census Designated Place
The entrance to Norrie along Frying Pan Road at mile marker 28.
The entrance to Norrie along Frying Pan Road at mile marker 28.
Location of the Norrie CDP in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Location of the Norrie CDP in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Norrie is located in the United States
Norrie
Norrie
Location of the Norrie CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 39°19′41″N 106°39′23″W / 39.32806°N 106.65639°W / 39.32806; -106.65639 (Norrie CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyPitkin County
Government
[1]
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.487 km2 (0.188 sq mi)
 • Land0.487 km2 (0.188 sq mi)
 • Water0.000 km2 (0.000 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
2,575 m (8,449 ft)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
7
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[4]
Meredith 81642
Area code970
GNIS feature ID2583272[1]

Norrie (also known as the Norrie Colony) is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Norrie CDP was 7 at the United States Census 2020.[3] The Meredith post office (Zip Code 81642) serves the area.[4] The CDP is a part of the Glenwood Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Norrie was originally settled in the late 1880s. It began as a camp for railroad workers building the Colorado Midland Railway route along the Fryingpan River. The workers harvested trees used in the railroad construction, and they made ice in the local ponds, ice used in the railroad's refrigerator cars. Now, many privately-owned summer cabins line the community's quiet streets.[5]

Geography

The Norrie CDP has an area of 120 acres (0.487 km2), all land.[2]

Climate

The weather station at Nast Lake is 3 miles (4.83 km) south-east of Norrie, at an elevation of 8,700 feet (2,652 m).

Climate data for Nast Lake, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1985-2020 extremes: 8700ft (2652m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 67
(19) 		63
(17) 		75
(24) 		76
(24) 		87
(31) 		91
(33) 		94
(34) 		93
(34) 		88
(31) 		80
(27) 		71
(22) 		51
(11) 		94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 52
(11) 		55
(13) 		61
(16) 		67
(19) 		77
(25) 		84
(29) 		87
(31) 		85
(29) 		81
(27) 		72
(22) 		61
(16) 		51
(11) 		88
(31)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 36.5
(2.5) 		40.2
(4.6) 		47.5
(8.6) 		52.5
(11.4) 		62.4
(16.9) 		74.0
(23.3) 		79.2
(26.2) 		76.0
(24.4) 		69.4
(20.8) 		57.6
(14.2) 		45.2
(7.3) 		36.1
(2.3) 		56.4
(13.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.1
(−7.2) 		22.3
(−5.4) 		30.1
(−1.1) 		36.5
(2.5) 		45.0
(7.2) 		53.7
(12.1) 		59.3
(15.2) 		57.1
(13.9) 		50.5
(10.3) 		40.3
(4.6) 		29.2
(−1.6) 		19.2
(−7.1) 		38.5
(3.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 1.4
(−17.0) 		4.2
(−15.4) 		12.5
(−10.8) 		20.4
(−6.4) 		28.3
(−2.1) 		33.5
(0.8) 		39.4
(4.1) 		38.0
(3.3) 		31.5
(−0.3) 		23.0
(−5.0) 		12.7
(−10.7) 		2.2
(−16.6) 		20.6
(−6.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −18
(−28) 		−16
(−27) 		−7
(−22) 		5
(−15) 		19
(−7) 		26
(−3) 		32
(0) 		31
(−1) 		22
(−6) 		7
(−14) 		−8
(−22) 		−18
(−28) 		−21
(−29)
Record low °F (°C) −32
(−36) 		−31
(−35) 		−20
(−29) 		−7
(−22) 		8
(−13) 		19
(−7) 		19
(−7) 		12
(−11) 		7
(−14) 		−10
(−23) 		−23
(−31) 		−32
(−36) 		−32
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 2.10
(53) 		1.99
(51) 		2.18
(55) 		2.64
(67) 		1.81
(46) 		0.90
(23) 		1.46
(37) 		1.54
(39) 		1.29
(33) 		1.54
(39) 		1.86
(47) 		1.83
(46) 		21.14
(536)
Source 1: XMACIS2[6]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[7]

Demographics

Norrie CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
20107—    
20207+0.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Norrie CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Norrie, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Norrie CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Fryingpan Valley and Ruedi Reservoir visitor's guide" (PDF). Roaring Fork Conservancy. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nast Lake, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved November 3, 2023.