Arboles, Colorado

Summary

Arboles is an unincorporated town, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. The Arboles post office has the ZIP code 81121.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Arboles CDP was 308. The town's name means "trees" in Spanish.[4]

Arboles, Colorado
Location of the Arboles CDP in Archuleta County, Colorado.
Location of the Arboles CDP in Archuleta County, Colorado.
Arboles is located in the United States
Arboles
Arboles
Location of the Arboles CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°01′13″N 107°25′20″W / 37.02028°N 107.42222°W / 37.02028; -107.42222 (Arboles CDP, Colorado)[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyArchuleta County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated community
Area
 • Total6.170 sq mi (15.981 km2)
 • Land5.155 sq mi (13.352 km2)
 • Water1.015 sq mi (2.629 km2)
Elevation6,385 ft (1,946 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total308
 • Density54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
81121
Area code970
GNIS feature2407753[1]

Geography edit

The Arboles CDP has an area of 3,949 acres (15.981 km2), including 650 acres (2.629 km2) of water.[2]

Demographics edit

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Arboles CDP for the United States Census 2000. In the 2020 census, Arboles had a population of 308, a 10% increase from the 2010 census.

Arboles CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
2000232—    
2010280+20.7%
2020308+10.0%
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arboles, Colorado
  2. ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 7.

External links edit

  • Arboles @ UncoverColorado.com
  • Arboles @ AllTrails.com
  • Archuleta County website