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Vilas, Colorado

Coordinates: 37°22′27″N 102°26′51″W / 37.37417°N 102.44750°W / 37.37417; -102.44750
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Vilas, Colorado
Former saloon on Main Street (2019)
Former saloon on Main Street (2019)
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Coordinates: 37°22′27″N 102°26′51″W / 37.37417°N 102.44750°W / 37.37417; -102.44750[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Baca County
IncorporatedJune 25, 1888[3]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
 • Total0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Land0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Population
 • Total98
 • Density750/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81087[6] (PO Box)
Area code719
FIPS code08-81030 [2]
GNIS ID2413433 [2]
WebsiteTown of Vilas

Vilas is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[2] The population was 98 at the 2020 census.[5]

History

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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

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Vilas is located in east-central Baca County. 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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c d e "Vilas, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  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.
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