Vilas, Colorado
Town in Colorado, United States
Town in Colorado, United States
37°22′27″N 102°26′49″W / 37.37417°N 102.44694°W / 37.37417; -102.44694![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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(2020)[5]
81087 (PO Box)
Vilas is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.[5]
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 at 37°22′27″N 102°26′49″W / 37.37417°N 102.44694°W / 37.37417; -102.44694 (37.374134, -102.446928).[9] 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
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
References
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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