Eads, Colorado
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Eads census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81036. The Survey maps it on the Eads quadrangle. 672 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,219 feet above sea level.
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On record in Eads
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
American Legion Halllisted 2007
Crow-Hightower Houselisted 2013
Eads Community Churchlisted 2013
Eads School Gymnasiumlisted 2013
Sand Creek Massacre Sitelisted 2001- Sand Creek Massacre Site (Boundary Increase)listed 2016
Population over time
2 figuresEads grew from 609 to 672 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 609 | |
| 2020 | 672 | +63 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Eads quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Eads between 2003 and 2017, burning about 209 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 31 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 25 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 23 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 21 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Eads: 4 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eads Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Eads Ready Mix | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Storms near this place
60 of 144 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eads in 144 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 95 hail, 23 tornado, 14 thunderstorm wind, 6 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | 3 hurt, $10,000 | Three semi-trailers were blown over on US Highway between 1 and 3 miles north of Eads. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | $7,000 | Numerous powers poles knocked down. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | $1,000 | Slight roof damage to a house. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Eads | $1,000 | Tornado occurred over open country, but totally destroyed a small storage barn 10.3 miles southwest of Eads. Debris from the barn was carried as far as 1500 feet to the north-northeast. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Eads | - | Images Shared From Emergency Management Of Large Hail. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Eads | - | Hail measured to 1.5 inches occurred in south central Kiowa County. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Eads | - | A CoCoRaHS source reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Eads | - | Brief ground circulation beneath funnel cloud. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | - | Power poles snapped. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Eads | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.3 inches. |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Eads | - | Heavy rain of 1.54 inches. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Eads | - | Eleven miles west northwest of Eads. 0.40 inches of water. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Eads | - | Public report of 1 inch hail. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Large hail reported by storm chaser south of Eads, CO. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Large hail reported by Kiowa County Emergency Manager in Eads, CO. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Large hail reported by storm chaser south of Eads, CO. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Large hail reported by trained SKYWARN spotter west of Eads, CO. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Large hail reported by storm chaser south of Eads, CO. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Eads | - | Trained SKYWARN spotter reported a brief tornado, lasting about a minute, south of Eads, CO. No damage was reported from this tornado. An NWS damage survey was not conducted given the lack of damage indicators so a proper EF rating could not be concluded. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Eads | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | - | Four inch diameter tree limbs broken. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Eads | - | Th underpass at US Highway 287 and State Highway 96 was flooded with over 2 feet of water. County Road 40 was also flooded. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Eads | - | Storm chasers captured video of a tornado across open country. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Eads | - | Storm chasers captured video of a tornado across open country. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EFU) | Eads | - | Storm chasers captured video of a tornado across open country. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | - | Multiple trees downed. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | A tornado produced no known damage as it tracked across mostly open country. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Eads | - | A nearly stationary strong storm produced over 5 inches of rain in and around Eads. Numerous roads and a viaduct were flooded. US Highway 287 was closed for a time. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Eads | - | Strong storms with heavy rain caused flash flooding in the south central section of the county. Numerous roads were flooded with washouts reported. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eads | - | Gusty winds caused no known damage. |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | A tornado occurred over open fields south of Eads causing no known damage. |
| June 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | A large, slowly rotating tornado occurred over a field, and caused no known damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country with no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | A tornado occurred over open country...causing no damage. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Eads | - | A funnel cloud stay well above ground. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Eads | - | Tornado occurred over open country and caused no damage. |
| July 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Eads | - | A very weak, short-lived funnel cloud quickly dissipated. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Eads | - | A brief tornado over open country caused no known damage or injures. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Eads | - | A small, weak, short-lived tornado caused no known damage. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Eads | - | A brief touchdown occurred with no known damage. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Eads | - | A long lasting supercell moved south across Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties over a three and a half hour time frame. The main damage was caused by high winds and large hail. The majority of the damage was around the mesocyclone, which tracked across central Kiowa, eastern Bent, and western Baca counties. From time to time, the mesocyclone produced brief tornadoes. Tornado paths were not found during a damage survey, owing to the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads. Photographic evidence and eyewitness accounts of the tornadoes was helpful in estimating the path lengths and size of the tornadoes. The first reported tornado was short-lived and over open country of north-central Kiowa county and caused no known damage. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Eads | - | The supercell cycled another tornado. The nearly continuous path was over open country. Because of the lack of trees, crops, fence line, and roads, the exact path of the tornado was difficult to determine, and no damage was discovered. |
| October 1997 | Hail | Eads | - | A thunderstorm , embedded in a long line of storms, became severe and dropped some large hail over a small area. There was no known property or crop damage. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Eads | - | Brief tornado in open country caused no known damage. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Eads | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Galatea | 13.0 miles | 12 | |
| Chivington | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Brandon | 18.3 miles | 14 | |
| Haswell | 20.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sheridan Lake | 26.0 miles | 14 | |
| Stuart | 31.1 miles | 15 | |
| Arlington | 31.4 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Eads | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2275127 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204823. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





