Vilas, Colorado

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Vilas, Colorado
Town
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Former saloon on Main Street
Baca County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Vilas Highlighted 0881030.svg
Location of Vilas in Baca County, Colorado
Coordinates: 37°22′27″N102°26′51″W / 37.37417°N 102.44750°W / 37.37417; -102.44750 [1]
Country United States
State Colorado
County [2] Baca County
Incorporated June 25, 1888 [3]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [2]
Area
[4]
 • Total0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Land0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total98
 • Density750/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81087 [6] (PO Box)
Area code 719
FIPS code 08-81030
GNIS ID 2413433 [1]
Website Town of Vilas

Vilas is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census. [5]

Contents

History

A post office called Vilas has been in operation since 1887. [7]

The community was named after William Freeman Vilas, a United States Senator from Wisconsin. [8]

Geography

Vilas is located in east-central Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes just to the north of the town, leading west 11 miles (18 km) to Springfield, the county seat, and east 9 miles (14 km) to Walsh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 129—
1950 1322.3%
1960 107−18.9%
1970 83−22.4%
1980 11842.2%
1990 105−11.0%
2000 1104.8%
2010 1143.6%
2020 98−14.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vilas, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Vilas town; Colorado" . Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 50.
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