Wray, Colorado
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Wray (Template:IPAc-en) is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census.[2] It is located 9 miles west of the Nebraska state line in the northeast Colorado Plains.
History
A post office called Wray has been in operation since 1882.[3] The community was named after John Wray, a cattleman.[4]
Wray was named an "All-America City" in 1993 by the National Civic League.[5]
Geography
Wray is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (40.076721, -102.225873),[6] near the intersection of U.S. Highway 34 and U.S. Highway 385. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.
Climate
Wray has a semi-arid continental climate.
Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Demographics
<templatestyles src="US Census population/styles.css"/>
| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 125 | — | |
| 1900 | 271 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 1,000 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 1,538 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 1,785 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 2,061 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 2,198 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 2,082 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 1,953 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1980 | 2,131 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 1,998 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 2,187 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 2,342 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 2,358 | Script error: No such module "String".% |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Education
The school mascot is the Eagles for high school and Eaglets in the lower grades. School colors are purple and white. The Eaglets' colors were originally blue and white but were changed to purple and white in 2011 to match the high school. Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The school was recently renovated and now encompasses K-12 at the same location.
Morgan Community College operates a center in Wray.[7]
Healthcare
The town and surrounding area are served by the Wray Community District Hospital. The Hospital is one of the few on the Eastern Plains that offer obstetric care.
Notable people
- Harold Tabor (1897-1977) - politician
See also
Script error: No such module "Portal".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Colorado county seats Template:Authority control