Aguilar, Colorado

Aguilar, Colorado
Old building on main street of Aguilar, 1946.
Old building on main street of Aguilar, 1946.
Motto: 
"Gateway to the Spanish Peaks"
Location of the Town of Aguilar in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Location of the Town of Aguilar in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°24′10″N 104°39′12″W / 37.4028°N 104.6533°W / 37.4028; -104.6533[3]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyLas Animas[2]
Founded1894
Incorporated (town)January 10, 1894[4]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
 • MayorMarc Piano [citation needed]
Area
 • Total
0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation6,388 ft (1,947 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
456
 • Density1,163.27/sq mi (448.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81020[6]
Area code719
FIPS code08-00760
GNIS pop ID194464
GNIS town ID2412339
Websiteaguilarco.us

Aguilar is a Statutory Town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.[1] The town population was 456 at the 2020 United States Census.[7] Cattleman and prominent pioneer José Ramón Aguilar founded the town in 1894.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Aguilar, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 18, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report". USGS. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  9. ^ "The Jose Ramon Aguilar Story". Centennial Aguilar Booklet 1994. Apishapa Valley Historical Society. Archived from the original on September 14, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.

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