Las Animas, Colorado - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,065
Male Share of the Population	48.2%
Female Share of the Population	51.8%
Senior Citizens	24.5%
Employed Population 16+	555
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	41.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.1%
Median Earnings25+	$27,262
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,298

Wealth

Median Family Income	$29,271
% Above Poverty Level	63.9%
% Below Poverty Level	36.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	1.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	8.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34%
Median Gross Rent	$655
Median House Value	$56,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	47.9%
German	14.2%
Irish	13.5%
English	6.8%
Swedish	3.1%
French Except Basque	2%
Italian	1.8%
Canadian	0.8%
Dutch	0.6%
Russian	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Norwegian	0.3%
Scottish	0.2%
Brazilian	0.2%
Belgian	0.1%
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Las Animas Almanac

Category	Value
County	Bent County
Standard Zip Codes	81054
Phone Area Codes	719
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	38.06
Approximate Longitude	-103.22

Las Animas Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LAS ANIMAS
Distance	0.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 47 F
Apr Temp	36 to 70 F
Jul Temp	62 to 95 F
Oct Temp	37 to 73 F
Annual Precip	12.9 inches

Station	JOHN MARTIN DAM
Distance	15.8 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 43 F
Apr Temp	36 to 68 F
Jul Temp	61 to 94 F
Oct Temp	36 to 72 F
Annual Precip	13.4 inches

Station	ORDWAY 2 ENE
Distance	28.6 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 45 F
Apr Temp	33 to 68 F
Jul Temp	59 to 95 F
Oct Temp	34 to 72 F
Annual Precip	11.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cheraw	234	$60,000
La Junta	6,914	$41,140
Swink	766	$58,824

Las Animas Public Libraries

Las Animas-bent County Library District
306 5TH STREET
Las Animas, Colorado
(719) 456-0111

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Las Animas Public Schools

Jump Start Learning Center
530 Poplar Avenue
ZIP: 81054
Primary
Total Enrollment 38

Las Animas Elementary School
530 Poplar Avenue
ZIP: 81054
Primary
Total Enrollment 276

Las Animas High School
300 Grove Avenue
ZIP: 81054
High
Total Enrollment 114

Las Animas Junior High School
1021 2nd Street
ZIP: 81054
Middle
Total Enrollment 73

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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