Rocky Ford

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Rocky Ford

Total population

3,815

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates38.05°, -103.72°

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

Overview

Rocky Ford is a statutory city located in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The population was 3,876 at the 2020 census.

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Rocky Ford, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

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).

Notable people from here

John David Vanderhoof

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1922-2013)

Robert Swink

American film editor (1918-2000)

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Blaine Gibson

American artist, sculptor, and animator

Paul Gebhard

American anthropologist and sexologist (1917-2015)

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Ronald Sprinkle

American psychologist

Earl T. Newbry

American politician

Lewis T. Babcock

Judge, USA

M

Marvin Cordova Jr.

American boxer

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Dolores Guerrero-Cruz

American Chicana artist

R

Roy Best

American prison warden and actor

Joseph B. Montoya

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Manzanola
  8.9 mi away
• La Junta Gardens
  9.7 mi away
• North La Junta
  11.4 mi away · pop. 535
• Ordway
  12 mi away · pop. 1,528
• Sugar City
  13 mi away · pop. 464
• Olney Springs
  14.5 mi away · pop. 557
• Fowler
  17.4 mi away · pop. 936
• Avondale
  36.4 mi away
• Haswell
  41.1 mi away · pop. 52
• McClave
  47.7 mi away · pop. 128
• Blende
  48 mi away · pop. 623
• Salt Creek
  48.8 mi away · pop. 832

Browse all places in Colorado →

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 Rocky Ford

1909 seeds

D.V. Burrell (Firm) · 1909

1908 seeds

D.V. Burrell (Firm) · 1908

Seeds for 1916

D.V. Burrell (Firm) · 1916

High class seeds for 1911

D.V. Burrell (Firm) · 1911

High grade seeds for 1912

D.V. Burrell (Firm) · 1912

Walking Rocky Ford and the Arkansas Valley

David J Muth · 2022

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Rocky Ford Co State of Mind Collection · 2019

[Western Union Telegram from Will Morrison, Rocky Ford, Colorado to Western Seed and Irrigation Co., Fremont, Nebr., May 4, 1917 regarding contract price increase]

Will Morrison · 1917

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 71 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 77 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 111 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 113 mi
• Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 171 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 174 mi
• Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 177 mi
• Wildfire Brown, Oldham, Texas
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 189 mi

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