Arboles, Colorado

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Arboles, Colorado
census-designated place
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Arboles from a point across an arm of Navajo Lake
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Location of the Arboles CDP in Archuleta County, Colorado.
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Arboles (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°01′41″N107°25′09″W / 37.0281°N 107.4192°W / 37.0281; -107.4192 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County Archuleta [2]
Tribe Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Government
 • Type unincorporated community
 • Body Archuleta County [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
6.170 sq mi (15.981 km2)
 • Land5.155 sq mi (13.352 km2)
 • Water1.015 sq mi (2.629 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,280 ft (1,910 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
308
 • Density54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code [4]
81121
Area code 970
GNIS pop ID 184512
GNIS town ID 2407753
FIPS code 08-02905

Arboles is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Arboles CDP was 308. The town's name means "trees" in Spanish. [5] The Arboles post office has the ZIP code 81121. [4]

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History

The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878. [6] The Arboles, Colorado, post office opened on December 13, 1882. [7] Archuleta County was created on April 14, 1885. [2]

Geography

At the 2020 United States census, the Arboles CDP had an area of 3,949 acres (15.981 km2), including 650 acres (2.629 km2) of water. [3]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Arboles CDP for the United States Census 2000. In the 2020 census, Arboles had a population of 308, a 10% increase from the 2010 census.

Arboles CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000 232—    
2010 280+20.7%
2020 308+10.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Arboles, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs . Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 7.
  6. ↑ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado . Retrieved March 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN   0-918654-42-4.
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