La Jara, Colorado
| Town of La Jara, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
The old La Jara railroad depot, now the town hall
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 Location in Conejos County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′28″N 105°57′39″W / 37.27444°N 105.96083°WCoordinates: 37°16′28″N 105°57′39″W / 37.27444°N 105.96083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Conejos |
| Incorporated (town) | November 11, 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,605 ft (2,318 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 818 |
| • Density | 2,311/sq mi (892.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81140 |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-42055 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204783 |
The Town of La Jara is a Statutory Town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 818 at the 2010 United States Census.
La Jara is in the San Luis Valley region of Colorado. U.S. Route 285 passes through La Jara, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Alamosa and south 20 miles (32 km) to the New Mexico border and beyond.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 877 people, 313 households, and 230 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,481.2 people per square mile (967.5/km²). There were 345 housing units at an average density of 976.1 per square mile (380.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.27% White, 0.11% African American, 2.85% Native American, 27.02% from other races, and 2.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.94% of the population.
There were 313 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.30.
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