Stratton

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Stratton

Total population

716

Median home value

$166,300

18.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,583

Stratton$62k

National$74k

Elevation1345 m

Land area1.31 km²

Weather87°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.30°, -102.60°

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

Stratton is a statutory town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. Stratton was named in honor of the gold miner and philanthropist Winfield Scott Stratton.

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 Stratton, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Denver Pyle

American actor (1920-1997)

B

Bill Pierce

American football player and coach

R

Roy O. Hoover

Historian (1926-2009)

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

Nearby places in Colorado

• Bethune
  9.6 mi away
• Flagler
  24.7 mi away · pop. 635
• Idalia
  32.2 mi away · pop. 90
• Cheyenne Wells
  36 mi away
• Arapahoe
  38.5 mi away
• Kit Carson
  38.7 mi away · pop. 273
• Vernon
  46.7 mi away
• Hugo
  48 mi away · pop. 970
• Yuma
  56.9 mi away · pop. 3,459
• Limon
  57.9 mi away · pop. 1,678
• Haswell
  66.1 mi away · pop. 52
• Matheson
  74.1 mi away

Browse all places in Colorado →

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 Stratton

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Stratton Colo State of Mind Collection · 2019

Colorado River

Connor Stratton · 2025

Incredible Years

Carolyn Webster-Stratton · 1992

Midas of the rockies

Frank Waters · 1937

An Act to Designate the United States Post Office Building Located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the "Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office."

United States · 1995

Stratton Park, South Cheyenne Canon, and Seven Falls

Cheyenne Canon and Seven Falls Development Company · 1908

The Echo Park controversy

Owen Stratton · 1959

Outlines in high school journalism

James Curtis Stratton · 1938

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 158 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 182 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 196 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 217 mi
• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 232 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-12

Clay-colored Sparrow

Spizella pallida

Seen 2026-09-12

winecup mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Seen 2026-09-12

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Seen 2026-09-12

broadleaf milkweed

Asclepias latifolia

Seen 2026-08-10

Great Plains yucca

Yucca glauca

Seen 2026-08-10

Bush Morning-glory

Ipomoea leptophylla

Seen 2026-08-08

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

Seen 2026-08-07

tumble windmillgrass

Chloris verticillata

Seen 2026-08-06

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