Windsor, Colorado
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Windsor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80550. The Survey maps it on the Windsor quadrangle. 32,716 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,384 feet above sea level.
On record in Windsor
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
First Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2004
Windsor Town Halllisted 1999- Windsor Milling and Elevator Co. Buildinglisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresWindsor grew from 18,644 to 32,716 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 | 18,644 | |
| 2020 | 32,716 | +14,072 (+75%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1902 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Windsor quadrangle1:24000, 8 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
256 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Windsor between 2010 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | LOVELAND |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WINDSOR |
| 28 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Windsor: 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Windsor in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 35 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 flood, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Lightning | Windsor | $500,000 | Lightning struck a colonial style home south of Windsor. The ensuing fire caused extensive damage to the home making it unliveable. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Windsor | $500,000 | Half dollar-size hail caused major damage to homes and businesses as well as vehicles and crops in Windsor (14 miles southeast of Fort Collins). |
| May 2015 | Flood | Windsor | $250,000 | Widespread minor to moderate lowland flooding was observed along the Cache La Poudre River. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Windsor | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Lightning | Windsor | $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | $190,000 | Intense thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage to the exterior of a garage shop along with scores of livestock shelters. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Windsor | $50,000 | Heavy produced flash flooding in and around Milliken to west of Windsor. Storm totals in these areas ranged from 2.5 to 5.0 inches. Several road closures were in place due to standing water. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Windsor | $50,000 | Torrential rain and hail produced flash flooding in and around Greeley and Windsor. The storm produced widespread flooding and inundated crops, county roads and city streets. Numerous roadways were closed due to flood waters. One woman had to be rescued when she was trapped in her vehicle by 3 ft of rushing water. Several homes and basements were flooded when nearby ditches overflowed. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Windsor | $25,000 | Both the Cache La Poudre and South Platte Rivers crested over a foot above flood stage. In Greeley, 6th Avenue was closed due to flooding. The water levels forced the closure of Weld County Road 53. The waters also flooded some nearby homes and farmland. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Windsor | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Flood | Windsor | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Windsor | $10,000 | Heavy rain, up to 2.4 inches, produced flooding on O Street, west of Weld County Road 33. In Windsor, extensive street flooding inundated homes and stalled several cars; forcing numerous road closures until the floodwaters subsided. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Windsor | - | U.S. Highway 34 closed in both directions between county road 15 and county road 17 due to flooding. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | Intense thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and snapped limbs. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | An intense thunderstorm wind gust downed three power poles and several fences. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Windsor | - | A small tornado touched down a damaged a tractor trailer. In all, up to 9 non-supercell tornadoes developed along a boundary that stretched from around Denver International Airport to near Barr Lake, in central Adams County, then extended into south central Weld County. |
| October 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Windsor | - | A small tornado touched down but did no damage. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Windsor | - | Lightning ignited a fire on the roof of a residence. The fire burned a 10-foot by 10-foot hole in the roof and was confined to the roof and rafters. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | Microburst winds flipped over 2 metal barns, or lean-tos, and tore the siding off a nearby trailer. The barns were lifted 4 feet off the ground and blown 6 to 8 feet. No one was injured, but a dog received a broken leg when one of the barns flipped over on him. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Windsor | - | Large hail, coupled with strong thunderstorm winds, broke numerous car and house windows in the Gill vicinity. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | Thunderstorm winds broke eight-inch-diameter tree branches in Windsor (14 miles southeast of Fort Collins). Also, heavy rain filled a roadside ditch in Windsor, and eroded 25 feet of gravel roadway. Heavy rain flooded the basements of two homes in Jamestown (31 miles south southeast of Fort Collins). Thunderstorm winds, estimated at 60 mph (52 knots) broke tree limbs in Jamestown. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Windsor | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Windsor | - | 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 Windsor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1012003 | 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 204693. 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.








