About Evans

The City of Evans is a highly diversified and stable community experiencing significant growth and development. Evans' population continues to increase, which the Census Bureau identified at 9,514 in 2000 to 16,400 in 2004. As a result, Evans' philosophy of planned, responsible and sustained growth consistently aimed at improving our community's quality of life brings us great economic potential.

Historically, Evans has emerged as a "Bedroom Community". This designation means the City has traditionally developed as a residential community with most of the labor force working elsewhere.

The basic land surface consists of level terrain to the east with low hills in the west. The City of Evans covers approximately 7.16 square miles, with an elevation varying from 4,640 feet up to 4,900 feet.

Climate in the Evans area is dry and generally mild, with a 148-day growing season. The winters are mild and summers warm:
300 sunshine days
36-inch annual snowfall
13-inch annual precipitation
29 degrees mean January temperature
75 degrees mean July temperature