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Laird
ColoradoCDP
Laird
Total population
4
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
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
Laird is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Yuma County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Laird CDP was 46 at the United States Census 2020.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Laird has the name of James Laird, a Nebraska legislator. "Laird" is the Scots language word for a "lord". The Laird post office began operation in 1887. The Wray post office serves Laird postal addresses.
Geography
The Laird CDP has an area of , all land. Laird has the lowest elevation of any community in Colorado at .
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Laird, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Wray Elementary SchoolElementary · WRAY · 412 students · 16.5:1 ratio
- Wray Junior Senior High SchoolHigh · WRAY · 312 students · 14.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Colorado
- Vernon14.6 mi away
- Idalia28.1 mi away · pop. 90
- Yuma32.6 mi away · pop. 3,459
- Ovid62.6 mi away · pop. 468
- Julesburg63 mi away · pop. 1,181
- Atwood69.8 mi away · pop. 62
- Merino71.6 mi away
- Padroni74.3 mi away · pop. 7
- Flagler74.6 mi away · pop. 635
- Snyder80.5 mi away · pop. 51
- Arapahoe85 mi away
- Cheyenne Wells88.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Laird

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 212 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 217 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 223 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 224 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 241 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 241 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 242 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 245 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET