Aguilar, Colorado
| Aguilar, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Old building on main street of Aguilar, 1946.
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| Motto: "Gateway to the Spanish Peaks" | |
 Location in Las Animas County and the State of Colorado |
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 Aguilar, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 37°24′13″N 104°39′18″W / 37.403626°N 104.655036°WCoordinates: 37°24′13″N 104°39′18″W / 37.403626°N 104.655036°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Las Animas County |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Incorporated (town) | January 10, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | Ellen Larson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,394 ft (1,949 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 538 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (540/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81020 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| INCITS place code | 0800760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0194464 |
| Website | aguilarco |
Aguilar is a Statutory Town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 538 at the 2010 United States Census. Cattleman and prominent pioneer José Ramón Aguilar founded the town in 1894.
The town was named for state legislator J. Ramon Aguilar. Aguilar owned the land that the town was built on.
In 1894 the town was incorporated.
Aguilar is located at 37°24′12″N 104°39′16″W / 37.40333°N 104.65444°W (37.403299, -104.654363), about one mile west of Interstate 25.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 593 people, 243 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,508.8 inhabitants per square mile (582.6/km2). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 740.4 per square mile (288.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.00% White, 3.04% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 6.91% from other races, and 3.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.54% of the population.
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