Alamosa, Colorado

Alamosa, Colorado
Entering Alamosa from the east
Entering Alamosa from the east
Motto: 
"Gateway to the Great Sand Dunes"
Location of the City of Alamosa in Alamosa County, Colorado
Location of the City of Alamosa in Alamosa County, Colorado
Alamosa is located in the United States
Alamosa
Alamosa
Location of the City of Alamosa in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°28′34″N 105°52′40″W / 37.47611°N 105.87778°W / 37.47611; -105.87778[2]
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAlamosa County[1]
EstablishedMay 1878
IncorporatedAugust 12, 1878[3]
Named forThe cottonwood trees along the Rio Grande[4]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
 • MayorTy Coleman[5]
Area
 • Total7.97 sq mi (20.65 km2)
 • Land7.90 sq mi (20.46 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation7,543 ft (2,299 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,806
 • Density184.0/sq mi (71.03/km2)
 • Demonym
Alamosan
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP code
81101, 81102[8]
Area code719
FIPS code08-01090
GNIS ID2409673[7]
Highways US 160

US 285

SH 17
Websitecityofalamosa.org

Alamosa is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States.[9][10] The city population was 9,806 in the 2020 United States Census.[11] The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, and is the home of Adams State University.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference placenames was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "City Council". The City of Alamosa. 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamosa, Colorado
  8. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 18, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  9. ^ "Colorado County Seats". State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  10. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  11. ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

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