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A town of 78.

Photo: DrunkDriver · Public domain
Population
78
residents
Median home value
$188K
Census ACS
Household income
$28K
median
Median age
46.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

78 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Kim has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–48°
Spring36–65°
Summer57–86°
Fall38–67°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Kim is

Kim beats the Colorado average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

26 measures vs. Colorado
5 better9 too close to call12 worse
What stands outKimCO
Fewer binge drinkers13.4%19%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%69.5%
More adults with heart disease10.1%5.1%
Southeast Colorado Hospital District
42.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

The schools Kim’s kids attend

Kim Reorganized School District No. 88 · 2 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Kim Elementary SchoolPK–511
Kim Undivided High School6–1214
NCES · EDFactsAll 2 schools →
Kim Outpost
2009 · Kim Outpost · Wikimedia Commons
Kim’s story

Kim in pictures

4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Kim

Town in Colorado, United States

Kim is a Statutory Town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 63 at the time of the 2020 United States census. The town was named after the novel Kim by Rudyard Kipling. As of 2014, the town included a complete school system (grades K-12), a post office, and a general store.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
63
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
5,689 ft
ZIP code
81049
Area code
719

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