La Jara, Colorado

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La Jara, Colorado
Statutory Town
La Jara Depot.JPG
The old La Jara railroad depot, now the town hall
Conejos County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas La Jara Highlighted 0842055.svg
Location of La Jara in Conejos County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°16′25″N105°57′35″W / 37.27361°N 105.95972°W / 37.27361; -105.95972
Country United States
State Colorado
County [1] Conejos
Incorporated (town) November 11, 1910 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
7,605 ft (2,318 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
730
 • Density1,800/sq mi (690/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
81140
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-42055
GNIS feature ID2412855 [4]
Website townoflajara.colorado.gov/home

La Jara is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 United States census. [5]

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Geography

La Jara is in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. U.S. Route 285 passes through La Jara, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Alamosa and south 20 miles (32 km) to the New Mexico border and beyond.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), all land. [7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900 208—
1910 448115.4%
1920 52116.3%
1930 60215.5%
1940 89749.0%
1950 9121.7%
1960 724−20.6%
1970 7686.1%
1980 85811.7%
1990 725−15.5%
2000 87721.0%
2010 818−6.7%
2020 730−10.8%

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Jara, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "La Jara town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): La Jara town, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ Oswald, Mark (April 14, 2014). "Eppie Archuleta, master weaver, dies at age 92". Albuquerque Journal . Retrieved May 10, 2014.
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