Vilas, Colorado
Town
A former saloon on Main Street.
A former saloon on Main Street.
Location of Vilas in Baca County, Colorado.
Location of Vilas in Baca County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 37°22′27″N 102°26′49″W / 37.37417°N 102.44694°W / 37.37417; -102.44694
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Baca County
IncorporatedJune 25, 1888[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Land0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,154 ft (1,266 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total98
 • Density750/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
81087 (PO Box)
Area code719
FIPS code08-81030
GNIS feature ID0203869

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940129—
19501322.3%
1960107−18.9%
197083−22.4%
198011842.2%
1990105−11.0%
20001104.8%
20101143.6%
202098−14.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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