Vilas, Colorado

The town of Vilas is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.[5]

Town of Vilas
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
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

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 (37.374134, -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. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. 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 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
  7. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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