Hasty, Colorado

Hasty, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Hasty Post Office (2015)
Hasty Post Office (2015)
Location within Bent County and Colorado
Location within Bent County and Colorado
Coordinates: 38°06′00″N 102°57′50″W / 38.0998621°N 102.9638931°W / 38.0998621; -102.9638931[1]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyBent
Area
[2]
 • Total
2.754 sq mi (7.132 km2)
 • Land2.753 sq mi (7.131 km2)
 • Water0.0002 sq mi (0.0006 km2)
Elevation
[1]
3,924 ft (1,196 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
182
 • Density66/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81044[4]
Area code719
FIPS code08-34685 [1]
GNIS ID2583243 [1]

Hasty is an unincorporated town in Bent County, Colorado, United States.[1]

History

The Hasty post office has been in operation since 1910.[5] The community was named after Lon Hasty, a pioneer settler.[6] The Hasty post office has the ZIP code 81044.[4] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Hasty CDP was 182.[3]

Geography

Hasty is located in northeast Bent County at 38°06′45″N 102°57′26″W / 38.11250°N 102.95722°W / 38.11250; -102.95722 (38.112410,-102.957344), just north of the dam for John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. U.S. Highway 50 passes through the community, leading west 16 miles (26 km) to Las Animas, the county seat, and east 20 miles (32 km) to Lamar.

The Hasty CDP has an area of 1,762 acres (7.132 km2), including 0.25 acres (0.001 km2) of water.[2]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Hasty CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Hasty CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2010144—    
2020182+26.4%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hasty, Colorado", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Hasty CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  6. ^ 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. 26.