Ordway

History

A post office called Ordway has been in operation since 1890. The community was named after George N. Ordway, a Denver politician.

Geography

Ordway is located in south-central Crowley County. State Highway 96 runs along the southern edge of the town, leading west to Pueblo and east to Eads. Highway 71 runs along the eastern edge of the town and leads south to U.S. Route 50 near Rocky Ford and north to Interstate 70 at Limon. According to the United States Census Bureau, Ordway has a total area of , all of it land. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ordway has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Ordway was on July 14, 2003 and July 20, 2005, while the coldest temperature recorded was on February 15, 2021. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  936
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  825
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  709
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  703
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  665
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  550
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  466
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  444