Blanca, Colorado
| Town of Blanca, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Main Street, looking west
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 Location in Costilla County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 37°26′21″N 105°30′49″W / 37.439281°N 105.513526°WCoordinates: 37°26′21″N 105°30′49″W / 37.439281°N 105.513526°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Costilla County |
| Incorporated (town) | September 07, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,756 ft (2,364 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 385 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (84/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81123 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| INCITS place code | 0807190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0203627 |
The Town of Blanca is a Statutory Town in Costilla County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 385 at the 2010 census.
The town, named for Blanca Peak, was founded in August 1908 from a land lottery in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado. It was incorporated in 1909.
In the mid-1990s Polish settlers set up shop at the Red Rocks General Store selling liquor, beer, polish sausages, and other eastern European goods. Blanca is the region's main supplier of bilberry syrup. Blanca is known for elk hunting and alpine trout fishing.
Blanca is at 37°26′26″N 105°30′36″W / 37.44056°N 105.51000°W (37.440569, -105.509901) in the east of the San Luis Valley and northern Costilla County. The United States Census Bureau reports that the town has an area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km2), all of it land.
The town lies along U.S. Route 160, 20 miles (32 km) east of Alamosa and 52 miles (84 km) west of Walsenburg.
The region has a cool, dry climate, with 107 frost-free days each year. Temperatures range from −30 °F (−34 °C) to 85 °F (29 °C). Annual rainfall is about 7 inches (180 mm).
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