Branson

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Branson

Total population

62

Median home value

$50,400

16.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$34,063

Branson$34k

National$74k

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation1907 m

Land area0.63 km²

Weather63°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Coordinates37.02°, -103.88°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Branson is a statutory town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 57 at the 2020 United States census. Branson is the southernmost town in the State of Colorado, located just 1 mile (1.6 km) from the New Mexico border.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Branson, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Colorado

• Hoehne
  33.3 mi away
• El Moro
  35.2 mi away
• Starkville
  35.9 mi away
• Jansen
  38 mi away
• Cokedale
  41.6 mi away
• Valdez
  44.2 mi away
• Aguilar
  50.2 mi away
• Lynn
  50.3 mi away
• Weston
  55 mi away
• Pritchett
  61.5 mi away
• Stonewall Gap
  64.2 mi away
• Walsenburg
  65.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Branson

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Branson Color State of Mind Collection · 2019

One Drive in a Million

Branson Reynolds · 1994

Contrasts of vegetation, soils, microclimates, and geomorphic processes between north- and south-facing slopes on Green Mountain near Denver, Colorado

Farrel Allen Branson · 1990

NURSING IDENTITY: THE NURSING-MEDICINE RELATIONSHIP

Beryla Branson Wolf · 1989

I Lived in the Rico Depot

Mildred Joanne Branson Smith · 2006

Entertainment Book 2005

Entertainment Publications · 2004

Among the aspen

David Petersen · 1991

America's 100 best places to retire

Annette Fuller · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 30 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 33 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 46 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 54 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 72 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 100 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 105 mi
• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 124 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).