Vilas is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 98 at the 2020 census.[5]
Vilas, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Former saloon on Main Street (2019) | |
 Location within Baca County and Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′27″N 102°26′51″W / 37.37417°N 102.44750°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County[1] | Baca County |
| Incorporated | June 25, 1888[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
| • Land | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,157 ft (1,267 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 750/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-81030 [2] |
| GNIS ID | 2413433 [2] |
| Website | Town of Vilas |
History
editA 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
editVilas 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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 129 | — | |
| 1950 | 132 | 2.3% | |
| 1960 | 107 | −18.9% | |
| 1970 | 83 | −22.4% | |
| 1980 | 118 | 42.2% | |
| 1990 | 105 | −11.0% | |
| 2000 | 110 | 4.8% | |
| 2010 | 114 | 3.6% | |
| 2020 | 98 | −14.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
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.
- ^ a b c d e "Vilas, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Vilas town; Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ 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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