Vilas, Colorado

Vilas, Colorado
Town
Former saloon on Main Street (2019)
Location within Baca County and Colorado
Coordinates: 37°22′27″N 102°26′51″W[2]
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County[1]	Baca County
Incorporated	June 25, 1888[3]
Government
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [4]
• Total	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km^2)
• Land	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	98
• Density	750/sq mi (300/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81087[6] (PO Box)
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-81030 [2]
GNIS ID	2413433 [2]
Website	Town of Vilas

Vilas is a statutory town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[2] 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. 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 km^2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1940	129		—
1950	132		2.3%
1960	107		−18.9%
1970	83		−22.4%
1980	118		42.2%
1990	105		−11.0%
2000	110		4.8%
2010	114		3.6%
2020	98		−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 December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
2. "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. 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.

External links

• Town of Vilas
• CDOT map of the Town of Vilas