Atwood

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Atwood

Total population

62

Median home value

$205,000

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$40,694

Atwood$41k

National$74k

Elevation1217 m

Land area2.68 km²

Weather48°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates40.55°, -103.27°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Atwood is an unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Atwood CDP was 138.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Atwood, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Ralph Edwards

Radio and television host and producer (1913–2005)

Donald G. Brotzman

American politician (1922–2004)

Herman Shumlin

American theatre director and producer (1898-1979)

Cheri Jahn

American politician

Don Marostica

American politician

D

Dustin Fitzsimons

American actor

Frederick Libby

American flying ace (1892-1970)

Jerry Sonnenberg

American politician

M

Max Freedom Long

American philosopher and writer (1890-1971)

R

Robert Propst

American inventor (1921-2000)

B

Bonnie S. Dunbar

American zoologist

N

Nancy Ekholm Burkert

American illustrator (born 1933)

R

Richard Weingardt

American engineer (1938-2013)

Steve Lebsock

American politician

D

Dick Dever

American politician

L

Larry Barnes

American football player (1931-2016)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Merino
  6.2 mi away
• Padroni
  16.8 mi away
• Hillrose
  20.3 mi away
• Snyder
  22.6 mi away
• Fleming
  24.6 mi away
• Akron
  26.9 mi away
• Peetz
  29.6 mi away
• Raymer (New Raymer)
  30.1 mi away
• Saddle Ridge
  32.2 mi away
• Crook
  32.7 mi away
• Blue Sky
  32.9 mi away
• Morgan Heights
  34.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Atwood

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Atwood Colora State of Mind Collection · 2019

Eocene glacial deposits in southwestern Colorado

Atwood, Wallace Walter · 1915

Physiography and quaternary geology of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Atwood, Wallace Walter · 1932

... Relation of landslides and glacial deposits to reservoir sites in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Atwood, Wallace Walter · 1918

Issue of duplicate check to replace one drawn by Lieut. Col. E. B. Atwood

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims · 1900

Eocene Glacial Deposits in Southwestern Colorado

United States Geological Survey · 1917

Issue of duplicate check to replace one drawn by Lieut. Col. E. B. Atwood. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting communication relating to the issue of a duplicate check to replace one drawn by Lieut. Col. E. B. Atwood in favor of Alfred C. Cass

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Claims · 1900

Teaching diversity

William M. Timpson · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Seen 2026-09-15

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-14

White-lined Sphinx

Hyles lineata

Seen 2026-09-14

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Seen 2026-09-06

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-09-03

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

Seen 2026-09-03

Festive Tiger Beetle

Cicindela scutellaris

Seen 2026-09-02

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

Seen 2026-08-30

Plains Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata ornata

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).