La Jara is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 730 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]
La Jara, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 The old La Jara railroad depot, now the town hall | |
 Location of La Jara in Conejos County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′25″N 105°57′35″W / 37.27361°N 105.95972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[1] | Conejos |
| Incorporated (town) | November 11, 1910[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,605 ft (2,318 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 730 |
| • Density | 1,800/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 ID | 2412855[4] |
| Website | townoflajara |
Geography
editLa 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 208 | — | |
| 1910 | 448 | 115.4% | |
| 1920 | 521 | 16.3% | |
| 1930 | 602 | 15.5% | |
| 1940 | 897 | 49.0% | |
| 1950 | 912 | 1.7% | |
| 1960 | 724 | −20.6% | |
| 1970 | 768 | 6.1% | |
| 1980 | 858 | 11.7% | |
| 1990 | 725 | −15.5% | |
| 2000 | 877 | 21.0% | |
| 2010 | 818 | −6.7% | |
| 2020 | 730 | −10.8% |
Notable people
edit- Eppie Archuleta, master weaver and 1985 recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship[8]
- Morton Blackwell, conservative political activist, born in La Jara in 1939
- Donald Valdez, former Colorado State Representative
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Jara, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "La Jara town, Colorado". Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Oswald, Mark (April 14, 2014). "Eppie Archuleta, master weaver, dies at age 92". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2014.