Joes, Colorado
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Idalia-Joes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80822. The Survey maps it on the Joes quadrangle. 82 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,272 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresJoes grew from 80 to 82 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 | 80 | |
| 2020 | 82 | +2 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Limon quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Joes quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Bonny Reservoir quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Joes between 2011 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | N/A |
| 3 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | YUMA |
| 22 July 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Joes Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 2 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Joes Fire Department | N/A |
| 12 July 2016 | Natural | 20 acres | Joes Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 8 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Joes Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 10 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Joes Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
| 7 May 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Joes Fire Department | UNKNOWN |
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 Joes: 2 past producers. 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 85 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Joes in 85 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 61 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | $15,000 | Heat burst occurred near Joes causing damage to an approximately 75 year old farm outbuilding, broken utility pole, and displaced hay bale. Winds estimated to 80 MPH based on damage. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | $8,000 | Several trees, approximately twelve inches in diameter, were blown down. Part of a tin roof was peeled over. Power lines were blown down in town and a ten inch diameter dead tree was snapped off at the top while another was uprooted. 1.16 inches of rainfall was measured in Joes. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | $1,000 | A power pole was leaning at almost a 45 degree angle to the northeast roughly a mile west of Joes along Highway 36. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | $250 | Ten live tree limbs reported down, each about 8-10 feet long. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Ambient weather site High_Plains_Coat reported the gust with developing showers and storms. A 56 mph wind gust was recorded by the same site ten minutes prior. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Mesonet station KRK01 3 E Joes 2 reported the wind gust. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Joes | - | MPing report of penny sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Joes | - | A report of dime to penny size hail but mostly dime from the public. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | KCOJOES3 on Weather Underground reported the wind gust. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Joes | - | Nickel to golf ball sized hail observed. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Joes | - | Quarter sized hail stripped some grain crops on the property. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Joes | - | Ping-pong to golf ball size hail occurred with this storm. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Many tree limbs down that are 3 inches in diameter or smaller. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Joes | - | The emergency manager reports that numerous county roads were under water in this area. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Joes | - | CoCoRaHS observer also reports a hail duration of 5 minutes and a hail depth of 1 inch. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Joes | - | Trained spotter also reported that hail covered the ground. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | Quarter size hail was reported to have covered the ground. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | Multiple reports of penny to quarter size hail relayed by the NSSL SHAVE project. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | CoCoRaHS observered reported quarter to half dollar sized hail. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Joes | - | Heavy rain produced widespread flooding and road washouts across Yuma county during the day. Flooding was reported in Joes during the early afternoon hours. Heavy rain initially caused flash flooding during the early morning hours Tuesday near Idalia and Beecher Island, which transitioned into a general heavy rain event during the day Tuesday. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | CoCoRaHS Report |
| April 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | Hail lasted 10 minutes |
| May 2005 | Hail | Joes | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Joes | - | One to two inches of hail on ground. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Joes | - | Brief tornado touched down over open fields. No known damage. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Winds blew over horse shed and several large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Several aluminum storm windows blown off of house on west, north and east sides. Corn field laid flat. 2-3 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Ten inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | 17-inch diameter branch down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | Spotter reported 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | The strong winds blew down two to three diameter tree limbs in Joes. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Joes | - | The hail was two to three inches deep. |
| June 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Joes | - | Brief touchdown resulting in no damage. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Joes | - | Several roads covered with water. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Joes | - | Secondary roads flooded between Joes and Bonny Reservoir. |
| October 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Joes | - | Landspout tornado observed by National Weather Service personnel while doing cooperative observer equipment maitenance. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Joes | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Joes | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Joes | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Abarr | 13.5 miles | 8 | |
| Idalia | 20.7 miles | 8 | |
| Heartstrong | 20.8 miles | 8 | |
| Vernon | 27.8 miles | 8 | |
| Hale | 28.5 miles | 11 | |
| Beecher Island | 30.1 miles | 10 | |
| Armel | 31.8 miles | 10 |
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 Joes | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2840877 | 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 204816. 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.




