Strasburg, Colorado
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It lies in ZIP code area 80136. The Survey maps it on the Strasburg quadrangle. 3,307 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,381 feet above sea level.
On record in Strasburg
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 1 record
- Engelbrecht Farmlisted 2014
Population over time
2 figuresStrasburg grew from 2,447 to 3,307 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,447 | |
| 2020 | 3,307 | +860 (+35%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Strasburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denver quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Denver East quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Strasburg between 2010 and 2020, burning about 598 acres in total. 4 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 | 49 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | BYERS |
| 24 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bennett Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bennett Fire Protection District | N/A |
| 22 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WATKINS |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bennett Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 5 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bennett Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Strasburg: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 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 | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Gravel |
Storms near this place
60 of 83 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Strasburg in 83 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 38 hail, 22 tornado, 21 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | 1 hurt | A very strong dry microburst swept a woman up into swirl of dirt and carried her approximately 150 feet. The woman was in an open field, corraling a yearling horse, when the incident occurred. Fortunately, she received only minor injuries. |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Strasburg | $220,000 | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Strasburg | $100,000 | A tornado touched down a tossed a cattle feeder one quarter of a mile. In addition, some farm equipment was knocked over and the windows of a home were blown out. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Strasburg | $15,000 | A tornado touched down briefly and extensively damaged a storage shed. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Strasburg | - | The spotter also measured a peak wind gust to 55 mph. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly. No damage was observed. |
| September 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | Hail accumulated up to 5 inches in depth. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Strasburg | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| March 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | The first tornado of the season preceded the second biggest blizzard in Denver weather history. The small landspout touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado touched down briefly but did no damage. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Strasburg | - | Flood and flash flooding occurred north of Strasburg as 2.51 inches of rain fell in an hour. The deluge resulted in considerable flooding of local streets and county roads. |
| June 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | A tornado on open land moved approximately a half mile cyclonically around the meso-cyclone. Although the tornado did no damage, it is likely that the tornado reached a period of F2 strength. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Strasburg | - | Tornado touched down in an open field. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Strasburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Manila | 10.6 miles | 14 | |
| Living Springs | 10.6 miles | 15 | |
| Watkins | 15.1 miles | 19 | |
| Cabin Creek | 15.5 miles | 15 | |
| Comanche | 17.1 miles | 15 | |
| Leader | 18.0 miles | 16 | |
| Friendly Village | 24.7 miles | 26 |
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 Strasburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1959298 | 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 184999. 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.





