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Julesburg, Colorado

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Julesburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80737. The Survey maps it on the Julesburg quadrangle. 1,307 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,478 feet above sea level.

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Julesburg within Sedgwick County

On record in Julesburg

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Julesburg grew from 1,225 to 1,307 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
20101,225
20201,307+82 (+7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 10 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

21 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Julesburg between 2008 and 2017, burning about 1,458 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning4
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2

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 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,300 acresSedgwick CountyMILE MARKER 173
31 July 2015Natural1.0 acresJulesburg Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
24 July 2013Debris and open burning15 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
23 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersJULESBURG
19 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersJULESBURG
14 July 2015Smoking1.0 acresJulesburg Fire DepartmentUNKNOWN
14 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use23 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
24 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresColorado State Forest Service-State HeadquartersJULESBURG

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sedgwick 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 Julesburg: 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. 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
UnknownSand and Gravel, Construction, GemstoneProducer
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceSedimentary
UnknownFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceSedimentary
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sedgwick County

Storms near this place

60 of 122 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Julesburg in 122 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 78 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 10 tornado, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007Flash FloodJulesburg$100,000no account filed
June 2007Flash FloodJulesburg$100,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindJulesburg$5,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-The report east from mesonet station CO034 I-76 Julesburg.
July 2024HailJulesburg-The report was from mping.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Mesonet station CO034, I-76 Julesburg.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Also observed quarter size hail.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Measured at a CDOT sensor on I-76 near Julesburg.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was reported.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A weak tornado touched down briefly. No damage was observed.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of CO 12 and CO 53. No damage was reported.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A tornado touched down briefly near the intersection of CO 18 and U.S. Highway 385. No damage was observed.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A tornado touched down briefly and damaged an unoccupied building near the intersection of CO 16 AND CO 55.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Intense winds snapped tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter.
September 2019HailJulesburg-Several windows at a home were broken.
June 2018Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A weak tornado touched down briefly in an open field. No damage was observed.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Intense thunderstorm winds blew down power poles in and around Julesburg, knocking out the power. Crop damage was also reported west of Julesburg.
July 2018HailJulesburg-Baseball size hail shattered a windshield.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Intense thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. In addition, a trailer was blown on its side near I-76 and the stateline.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Strong winds and large hail caused extensive damage to an assisted living facility.
July 2018HailJulesburg-The large hail broke the windows on one side of the house.
June 2016Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage.
June 2016HailJulesburg-Very strong winds were also observed.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Intense thunderstorms winds snapped a tree in two, causing the top of the tree to fall on to the backside of a home.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Intense straightline winds knocked down a 50-foot tree.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-A gift shop in Julesburg sustained damaged when debris shattered a large window.
March 2007Tornado (EF0)Julesburg-A small tornado touched down but did no damage.
April 2006LightningJulesburg-Lightning struck a tree adjacent to Saint Anthony's Catholic Church. The blast split the tree and broke several windows of the nearby church.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Strong thunderstorm winds reportedly downed some power poles just north of Julesburg. In addition, a tree was uprooted and a storage shed destroyed south and west of the town.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Damaging thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines across Sedgwick and Phillips Counties. Several sheds were also sustained extensive damage.
August 2002Flash FloodJulesburg-Severe thunderstorms also produced flash flooding along County Road 55, southeast of Julesburg, as up to 4 inches of rain reportedly fell. Several county roads were washed out, resulting in temporary closures.
June 1995HailJulesburg-Hail stones ranging in size from golf ball-size to larger than baseball-size pelted an area near Julesburg.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-Thunderstorm winds of unknown intensity downed a few power poles and a few small trees in the vicinity of Julesburg.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
May 2023Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2023HailJulesburg-no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2022HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2020HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2020HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2020HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
May 2019HailJulesburg-no account filed
May 2018HailJulesburg-no account filed
June 2018HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2018HailJulesburg-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
July 2018HailJulesburg-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindJulesburg-no account filed
June 2016HailJulesburg-no account filed
June 2016HailJulesburg-no account filed
September 2016HailJulesburg-no account filed
May 2015HailJulesburg-no account filed
May 2015HailJulesburg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sedgwick 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
Fort Julesburg (historical)5.9 miles10
Ovid6.8 miles12
Fort Sedgwick (historical)6.9 miles12
Sedgwick14.3 miles8

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 JulesburgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2074891The 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 202892. 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.