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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.

Fowler within Otero County

Population over time

2 figures

Fowler 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,182
20201,253+71 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1995

Regional 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/undetermined54
Debris and open burning11
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 August 2017Recreation and ceremony40 acresFowler Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
29 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
9 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
8 July 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFowler Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN
3 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
23 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
20 July 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State Headquartersnot named
2 July 2017Naturalunder an acreFowler Rural Fire Protection DistrictUNKNOWN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Otero County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Otero County

Storms near this place

34 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007Flash FloodFowler$50,000A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms produced very heavy rain which flooded low areas and basements from Fowler to Rocky Ford.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindFowler$8,000A hay barn was severely damaged on County Road 1.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindFowler$3,000Power poles and lines were taken down on County Road 3 south of Fowler.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFowler-Mesonet station fw4234 at Fowler reported 67mph wind gust.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFowler-Public reported medium tree limbs down and dime size hail.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindFowler-Trained spotter reported 60 MPH wind gust at their house.
June 2019HailFowler-Television media relayed report of nickel hail in Fowler.
May 2016Flash FloodFowler-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 2014Thunderstorm WindFowler-Several tree limbs with diameters up to 3 inches were downed.
September 2013FloodFowler-The Arkansas River at Fowler barely went above flood stage.
September 1994Thunderstorm WindFowler-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 1993HailFowler-Thunderstorms produced dime-size hail at Fowler, about 24 miles west of La Junta.
August 2023HailFowler-no account filed
July 2023HailFowler-no account filed
July 2018HailFowler-no account filed
July 2018HailFowler-no account filed
July 2018HailFowler-no account filed
May 2017HailFowler-no account filed
May 2011HailFowler-no account filed
May 2010HailFowler-no account filed
May 2010HailFowler-no account filed
June 2009HailFowler-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindFowler-no account filed
June 2007HailFowler-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindFowler-no account filed
May 2006HailFowler-no account filed
July 2005HailFowler-no account filed
June 2003HailFowler-no account filed
June 2002HailFowler-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindFowler-no account filed
March 2000HailFowler-no account filed
May 1998HailFowler-no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F0)Fowler-no account filed
May 1995HailFowler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Otero County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Elder3.0 miles15
Manzanola8.4 miles14
Vroman11.6 miles14
Fayette14.0 miles14
Rocky Ford16.9 miles14
Hawley19.4 miles18
Roberta20.6 miles18
Hays21.8 miles16

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 FowlerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1834180The 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.