What is the population of Fort Garland, Colorado?

Fort Garland has a population of approximately 446 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Fort Garland, Colorado located?

Fort Garland is located in Colorado, United States, at approximate coordinates 37.4279°, -105.4350°.

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Fort Garland

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Fort Garland

Total population

446

Median home value

$258,500

4.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

Elevation7936 m

Land area0.97 km²

Coordinates37.43°, -105.44°

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

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Elevation

7936 m

Area

0.97 km²

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Overview

Fort Garland was a United States Army post from 1858 to 1883. Today, Fort Garland is a historic unincorporated community, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Costilla County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Fort Garland CDP was 464, while the population of the 81133 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 840 including adjacent areas. The Fort Garland post office has the ZIP Code 81133. Fort Garland is a part of the Alamosa, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

History

Fort Garland was established by the United States Army in June 1858 to protect white settlers from the Ute people in the San Luis Valley, which was then part of the New Mexico Territory. Fort Garland was built to replace the earlier Fort Massachusetts. The new Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and the Fort Garland, Colorado Territory, post office opened on February 25, 1862. The fort was abandoned in 1883 following the confinement of the tribes to Indian reservations in the Territory of Utah and the State of Colorado. The Fort Garland Museum preserves some of the historic buildings from the fort.

Geography

Fort Garland is located in northern Costilla County at coordinates and elevation . Fort Garland is located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 160 and Colorado State Highway 159, which leads south towards Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The town of Blanca is west on U.S. Route 160. Walsenburg is to the east, across the Sangre de Cristo Range. At the 2020 United States Census, the Fort Garland CDP had an area of , all land.

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