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Southern UteCO
A town of 67.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
Population
67
residents
Median home value
$281K
Census ACS
Median age
68.4
years
Land area
16 sq mi
Small town
67 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Southern Ute. Another town gets a different order.
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Southern Ute has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–44°
Spring32–65°
Summer52–88°
Fall34–67°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 23
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
Low risk, with avalanches at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Southern Ute is
Southern Ute beats the Colorado average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
26 measures vs. Colorado
1 better13 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Southern Ute | CO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 75.4% | 69.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 5.1% |
Animas Surgical Hospital
19.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
About Southern Ute
Census-designated place in La Plata County, CO, USA
Southern Ute is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southeastern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Southern Ute CDP was 158 at the United States Census 2020. The Ignacio post office (ZIP Code 81137) now serves the area.
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- Population
- 158
- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,562 ft
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