Manassa, Colorado
| Town of Manassa, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Main Street in Manassa looking west
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 Location in Conejos County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′29″N 105°56′11″W / 37.17472°N 105.93639°WCoordinates: 37°10′29″N 105°56′11″W / 37.17472°N 105.93639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Conejos |
| Founded | 1851 |
| Incorporated (town) | June 6, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,690 ft (2,344 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 1,064/sq mi (410.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 81141 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-48060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0192989 |
| Website | manassa |
The Town of Manassa is the Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 991 at the 2010 United States Census.
This small town is surrounded by farms and ranches, with a small amount of residential development on its outskirts. A mostly agricultural community, there are few business establishments in the town. A small-town feel abounds with no traffic control signals or stop lights.
The U.S. Post Office ZIP code for Manassa is 81141, and the area code is 719.
Today, approximately half of Manassa's residents are of Spanish and Mexican heritage. Migration patterns demonstrate how people from northern New Mexico settled this area in the mid 19th century. Many are the descendants of colonists from the Spanish colonial period beginning in 1598 with Juan de Oñate's colonization of New Mexico. Most of the other citizens of Manassa are the descendants of the Mormon pioneers who founded Manassa in 1879, and named the town after Manasseh, a son of the Israelite Joseph.
Manassa was located a short distance from two ranches purchased by the Mormons from Hispanos on the south side of the Conejos River, across from Los Cerritos.
The selection of the land for the colony was made on the assurance that the railroad would soon be built nearby. However, one year later the railroad bypassed the colony, and instead passed through Romeo, just 3 miles (5 km) to the west.
Manassa is located in eastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado at 37°10′29″N 105°56′11″W / 37.17472°N 105.93639°W (latitude 37.174695 north, longitude 105.936359 west).
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