Sargents, Colorado

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'''Sargents''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and a [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Post Office]] in [[Saguache County, Colorado|Saguache County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The Sargents Post Office has the [[ZIP code]] 81248.<ref name=ZIPcode>{{cite web | date = January 3, 2007 | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp | title = ZIP Code Lookup| format = [[JavaScript]]/[[HTML]] | publisher = United States Postal Service | accessdate = January 3, 2007}}</ref>

==History== The community was established in 1880 and was originally called Marshalltown, named after nearby [[Marshall Pass]]. In 1882 the community was renamed Sargents after Joseph Sargent, a local cattleman and the settlement's first postmaster.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=51|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=45}}</ref>

The town owed its existence to the [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad|Denver and Rio Grande Railroad]] which reached Marshalltown in 1881. The railroad line crossed the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] over Marshall Pass and descended {{convert|17|mi|km|0}} to Marshalltown before following [[Tomichi Creek]] west to [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]]. This line of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad ultimately connected [[Denver, Colorado]] with [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] and points farther west. The station in Sargents was home to [[Bank engine|helper engines]] that were used to assist heavily laden trains over the pass. The Sargents station had a [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]], a [[Railway turntable|turntable]], and a water tank. It was an important depot for the export of mine ore and lumber produced in the area, and it was also used by passengers traveling to and from the mining camps and towns in the upper Tomichi Creek valley.<ref name=Vandenbusche>{{cite book |last=Vandenbusche |first=Duane |title=The Gunnison Country |location=Gunnison, Colorado |publisher=B&B Printers |year=1980 |lccn=80-070455}}</ref>

The population of Sargents greatly diminished when the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad discontinued passenger service in 1940 and completely abandoned the line in 1955. Partially offsetting the loss of the railroad was the construction of the transcontinental [[U.S. Route 50 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 50]]. In 1939 the new highway was routed over the Continental Divide at nearby [[Monarch Pass]] and southwestward down Agate and Tomichi Creeks and through Sargents. The community still maintains some roadside services for highway travelers.<ref name=Vandenbusche/>

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Sargents has a [[warm-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Sargents was {{convert|94|F|C|1}} on June 16, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-35|F|C|1}} on February 3, 2016.<ref name = NOWData />

{{Weather box |location = Sargents, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2012–present |single line = Yes |collapsed = Yes

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00057460&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Sargents, CO |access-date = July 7, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=pub |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Pueblo |access-date = July 7, 2023 }} </ref> }}

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|Colorado}}}} * [[List of municipalities in Colorado]]

==References== {{reflist|22em}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline|Sargents, Colorado}}

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Saguache County, Colorado]] [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado]]