La Junta (disambiguation)

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Otero County, Colorado County in Colorado, United States

Otero County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,690. The county seat is La Junta. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, one of the founders of the town of La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family.

La Junta, Colorado City in Colorado, United States

La Junta is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo.

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Otero County is the name of two counties in the United States:

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Timpas, Colorado Unincorporated community in Colorado, United States

Timpas is an unincorporated community located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The U.S. Post Office at La Junta now serves Timpas postal addresses.

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Otero College Education organization in Colorado, United States

Otero College is a public community college in La Junta, Colorado.

La Junta Municipal Airport

La Junta Municipal Airport is three miles north of La Junta, in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

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Marlman is an unincorporated community in Bent and Otero counties in the state of Colorado. It served as a railroad stop on the Holly & Swink branch of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1909 to 1920. The U.S. Post Office at La Junta now serves Marlman postal addresses.

Koshare Indian Museum and Dancers

The Koshare Indian Museum is a registered site of the Colorado Historical Society in La Junta, Colorado. The building, located on the Otero Junior College campus, is a tri-level museum with an attached kiva that is built with the largest self-supporting log roof in the world. The building was built in 1949.

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North La Junta, Colorado Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

North La Junta is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population of the North La Junta CDP was 482 at the United States Census 2020. The La Junta post office (Zip Code 81050) serves the area.

La Junta Gardens, Colorado Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

La Junta Gardens is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population of the La Junta Gardens CDP was 123 at the United States Census 2020. The La Junta post office (Zip Code 81050) serves the area.

North La Junta School United States historic place

The North La Junta School, in Otero County, Colorado, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.