Fowler, Colorado
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Fowler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81039. The Survey maps it on the Fowler quadrangle. 1,253 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,337 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFowler grew from 1,182 to 1,253 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 | 1,182 | |
| 2020 | 1,253 | +71 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Nepesta quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fowler quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Pueblo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
73 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Fowler between 1995 and 2019, burning about 124 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 54 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 40 acres | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 29 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | 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 |
| 20 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fowler Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Fowler: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fowler in 34 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 20 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Fowler | $50,000 | A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms produced very heavy rain which flooded low areas and basements from Fowler to Rocky Ford. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | $8,000 | A hay barn was severely damaged on County Road 1. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | $3,000 | Power poles and lines were taken down on County Road 3 south of Fowler. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | Mesonet station fw4234 at Fowler reported 67mph wind gust. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | Public reported medium tree limbs down and dime size hail. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | Trained spotter reported 60 MPH wind gust at their house. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Fowler | - | Television media relayed report of nickel hail in Fowler. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Fowler | - | Strong storms produced heavy rain and flooding of roadways to depths greater than 6 inches along US Highway 50 and on streets in Manzanola and Rockyford. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | Several tree limbs with diameters up to 3 inches were downed. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Fowler | - | The Arkansas River at Fowler barely went above flood stage. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | Strong thunderstorm winds removed the roof of the Fowler City Hall. Debris from the roof struck one vehicle, causing some minor damage. Winds were estimated at 75 miles an hour. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Fowler | - | Thunderstorms produced dime-size hail at Fowler, about 24 miles west of La Junta. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Fowler | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fowler | - | 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.
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 Fowler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1834180 | 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 204802. 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.










