Two Buttes, Colorado
| Town of Two Buttes, Colorado | |
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The Two Buttes Library in 2015.
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 Location in Baca County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 37°33′40″N 102°23′52″W / 37.56111°N 102.39778°WCoordinates: 37°33′40″N 102°23′52″W / 37.56111°N 102.39778°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Baca County |
| Incorporated | 1911-10-19 |
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| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 43 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 41 |
| • Density | 165.32/sq mi (63.84/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81084 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-79270 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0196063 |
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The town of Two Buttes is a Statutory Town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 43 at the 2010 census.
Two Buttes is located in northeast Baca County at 37°33′40″N 102°23′52″W / 37.56111°N 102.39778°W (37.561046, -102.397729). The hill known as Two Buttes is 8 miles (13 km) to the northwest of the town, overlooking Two Buttes Reservoir on Two Butte Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River.
The town of Two Buttes is on State Highway 116 and is 23 miles (37 km) by road northeast of Springfield, the Baca County seat. East on Highway 116 it is 20 miles (32 km) to the Kansas border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
The Köppen Climate system classifies the weather as semi-arid, abbreviated as BSk.
As of the census of 2000, there were 67 people, 34 households, and 19 families residing in the town. The population density was 271.1 people per square mile (103.5/km²). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 153.8 per square mile (58.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
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