Wray

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Wray

Total population

2,114

Median home value

$173,000

26.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$57,171

Wray$57k

National$74k

Elevation1087 m

Land area8.79 km²

Weather80°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates40.08°, -102.23°

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

Wray is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,358 at the 2020 United States census. It is located 9 miles west of the Nebraska state line in the northeast Colorado Plains.

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 Wray, 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).

Nearby places in Colorado

• Laird
  6.7 mi away
• Yuma
  25.9 mi away
• Idalia
  26.3 mi away
• Joes
  37.6 mi away
• Otis
  39.1 mi away
• Burlington
  53.7 mi away
• Bethune
  54.6 mi away
• Stratton
  57.3 mi away
• Vona
  60.3 mi away
• Merino
  65.5 mi away
• Hillrose
  70.3 mi away
• Snyder
  74 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 Wray

History of Wray, Colorado, 1886-1986

1986

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Wray Colorado State of Mind Collection · 2019

General and Engineering Geology of the Wray Area, Colorado and Nebraska

United States Geological Survey · 1954

General and engineering geology of the Wray area, Colorado and Nebraska

Dorothy Rachel Hill · 1953

Preliminary appraisal of the archeological and paleontological resources of Wray Reservoir, Yuma County, Colorado

Marvin F. Kivett · 1947

The Coalbed methane potential in the Upper Cretaceous to early Tertiary Laramie and Denver Formations, Denver Basin, Colorado

Laura L. Wray · 2001

Late Cretaceous Fruitland Formation geologic mapping, outcrop measured sections and subsurface stratigraphic cross sections, northern La Plata County, Colorado

Laura L. Wray · 2000

Evaluation of mineral and mineral fuel potential of Montezuma and Dolores counties state mineral lands administered by the Colorado State Land Board

Laura L. Wray · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 207 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 215 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 223 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 224 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 239 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 241 mi
• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 241 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 245 mi

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