Las Animas, Colorado
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Not to be confused with Las Animas County, Colorado.
Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States.[1][9] The city population was 2,300 at the 2020 United States Census.[7] Las Animas is located on the Arkansas River, just west of its confluence with the Purgatoire River (or "Purgatory River"), in southeast Colorado east of Pueblo, near the historic Bent's Fort.
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Las Animas, Colorado | |
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Nickname: The City of Souls | |
Location of the City of Las Animas in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 38°4′1″N 103°13′33″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County | Bent County[2] |
City | Las Animas[1] |
Incorporated | May 15, 1886[3] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory City[1] |
• Mayor | Jim Collins[4] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
• Land | 1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 3,898 ft (1,188 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,300 |
• Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[8] | 81054 |
Area code | 719 |
FIPS code | 08-43660 |
GNIS feature ID | 0195526 |
Website | www |
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