Granada, Colorado
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Granada census division. It lies in ZIP code area 81041. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Granada quadrangle. 445 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,484 feet above sea level.
On record in Granada
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 4 records
Granada Relocation CenterNational Historic Landmark · listed 1994
Douglas Crossing Bridgelisted 1985
Granada Bridgelisted 2002- Granada Historic Commercial Districtlisted 2025
Population over time
2 figuresGranada fell from 517 to 445 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 | 517 | |
| 2020 | 445 | -72 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1890 USGS Granada quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Granada quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Granada quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Granada quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Lamar quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Granada between 1994 and 2017, burning about 2,577 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BRISTOL |
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 8 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Prowers County | not named |
| 3 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 3 July 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 27 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prowers County | not named |
| 24 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,500 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Granada: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 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.
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granada in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 41 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 4 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Granada | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Granada | $20,000 | Wind-driven hail broke windows of vehicles and houses. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | $5,000 | A few power lines were downed around Granada. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Granada | $5,000 | A tornado occurred over open country in north central Prowers County...narrowly missing ranch buildings. Some fencing was destroyed. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Granada | $50 | Hail up to tennis-ball size fell south of Granada (17 miles east of Lamar), breaking a car windshield. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | A public source reported a measured wind gust of 70 kts, and snapped tree branches, down power poles, damage to side of a barn. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Granada | - | A public source via mPing, reported hail of 1 inch in diameter. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF3) | Granada | - | A well documented strong and long lasting EF-3 tornado meandered across Prowers County south of Granada, Colorado, on June 23, 2023, remaining over open countryside for most of its life. Early during the tornadoes lifespan, it heavily impacted a family farm. Two wooden barns were completely destroyed, with little evidence |remaining of them other than the outline where they once stood. A metal farm outbuilding was virtually gone, with only the twisted steel beam reinforcements remaining. The primary family house was completely destroyed, with only a part of an interior wall still in place. After impacting the family home, the tornado continued to the southeast and knocked down power lines along County Road 25 before heading back into open countryside and dissipating. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | Large tree blown across both lanes of Highway 50. |
| March 2021 | Heavy Rain | Granada | - | Heavy rain of 1.50 inches. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Granada | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.34 inches, most of which occurred within 30 minutes. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | Granada station. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Granada | - | Chaser reported a tornado south of Granada. Tornado was on the ground for a few minutes before lifting. No reports of damage as the tornado was over open fields. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Granada | - | Trained spotter reported large hail, the size of 1.25 inches. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Granada | - | Broadcast Media reported large hail, 2 inches. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Granada | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.5 inches fell over 35 minutes. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Granada | - | Heavy rainfall of 1.4 inches fell. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Granada | - | Two windows broken due to hail and wind. Also, widespread tree damage. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | US 50 closed near Granada due to fallen tree blocking all lanes. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Granada | - | A brief landspout tornado was witnessed by a trained spotter. The tornado caused no damage from which the NWS could assign an EF-scale rating. |
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Granada | - | The tornado occurred over open country and caused no known damage. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Granada | - | Two supercells occurred in central and northern Prowers County between 4:20 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. At approximately 4:30 p.m., a funnel cloud was reported several miles southwest of Granada. At 5:25 p.m. a large, slow moving, slowly rotating tornado moving approximately three miles between ranch houses southwest of Granada. There was no known damage. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Granada | - | Heavy rain from nearly stationary thunderstorms brought ponding of water over six inches deep to the Granada area in Prowers County. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Granada | - | A short-lived tornado caused no known damage. |
| May 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Granada | - | A trained weather spotter saw a funnel cloud moving south toward Granada. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granada | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Granada | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Granada | - | 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 Granada | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2274790 | 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 195594. 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.







