Aguilar, Colorado facts for kids
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Aguilar, Colorado
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| Town of Aguilar | |
Old building on main street of Aguilar, 1946.
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| Motto(s):
"Gateway to the Spanish Peaks"
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Location of the Town of Aguilar in Las Animas County, Colorado.
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 Aguilar, Colorado
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Las Animas County |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Incorporated (town) | January 10, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
| • Land | 0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,394 ft (1,949 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 456 |
| • Density | 1,163.27/sq mi (448.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
81020
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| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-00760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0194464 |
The Town of Aguilar is a Statutory Town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 456 at the 2020 United States Census. Cattleman and prominent pioneer José Ramón Aguilar founded the town in 1894.
History
The town was named for state legislator J. Ramon Aguilar. Aguilar owned the land that the town was built on.
In 1894 the town was incorporated.
Geography
Aguilar is located at 37°24′12″N 104°39′16″W / 37.40333°N 104.65444°W (37.403299, -104.654363), about one mile west of Interstate 25.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 698 | — | |
| 1910 | 858 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,236 | 44.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,383 | 11.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,397 | 1.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,038 | −25.7% | |
| 1960 | 777 | −25.1% | |
| 1970 | 699 | −10.0% | |
| 1980 | 624 | −10.7% | |
| 1990 | 520 | −16.7% | |
| 2000 | 593 | 14.0% | |
| 2010 | 538 | −9.3% | |
| 2020 | 456 | −15.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of the census of 2000, there were 593 people, 243 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,508.8 inhabitants per square mile (582.6/km2). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 740.4 per square mile (288.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 86.00% White, 3.04% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 6.91% from other races, and 3.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.54% of the population.
There were 243 households, out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $30,815. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,249. About 27.8% of families and 34.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 64.0% of those under age 18 and 25.7% of those age 65 or over.
Climate
| Climate data for Aguilar | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 38.2 (3.4) |
43.9 (6.6) |
51.7 (10.9) |
60.4 (15.8) |
70 (21) |
81.8 (27.7) |
88.7 (31.5) |
86.8 (30.4) |
78.1 (25.6) |
65.6 (18.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
40.4 (4.7) |
62.9 (17.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 11.9 (−11.2) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
41.7 (5.4) |
51 (11) |
56.7 (13.7) |
55 (13) |
45.7 (7.6) |
33.5 (0.8) |
21.7 (−5.7) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
33.6 (0.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.6 (15) |
0.7 (18) |
1.7 (43) |
2.1 (53) |
2.6 (66) |
1.8 (46) |
2.7 (69) |
3.1 (79) |
1.6 (41) |
1 (25) |
1 (25) |
0.7 (18) |
19.6 (500) |
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Education
Aguilar Public Schools is part of the Aguilar Reorganized School District RE-6. The school district has one elementary school and one junior/senior high school.
Aguilar Elementary School and Aguilar Junior/Senior High School are located in Aguilar.
Images for kids
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Contemporary Aguilar.
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See also
In Spanish: Aguilar (Colorado) para niños
