La Veta, Colorado

Town of La Veta, Colorado
Town of La Veta, Colorado
Statutory Town
	La Veta from the east, looking towards Mount Mestas
	Location of La Veta in Huerfano County, Colorado.
	Coordinates: 37°30′25″N 105°00′29″W / 37.50694°N 105.00806°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Huerfano
Incorporated (town)	June 16, 1886
Government
• Type	Statutory Town
• Mayor	Douglas R. Brgoch [citation needed]
Area
• Total	1.37 sq mi (3.54 km2)
• Land	1.37 sq mi (3.54 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	7,021 ft (2,140 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	862
• Density	630/sq mi (240/km2)
Demonym	La Vetan
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	81055
Area code	719
FIPS code	08-44100
GNIS feature ID	2412857
Website	townoflaveta-co.gov

La Veta (/ləˈvitə/ lə-VEE-tə,^[7] Spanish for "the vein") is a statutory town in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 862 as of the 2020 United States Census.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: La Veta, Colorado
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "La Veta town, Colorado". Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
^ Spring Fire grows to 14,424 acres, Highway 160 closed at La Veta Pass. KOAA 5. June 29, 2018. Event occurs at 00:08. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via YouTube.