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Manzanola, Colorado

Town of Manzanola, Colorado
Nickname(s): "Manzy Tech" pronunciation man-ze tek. ment_type = Statutory Town
Location in Otero County and the state of Colorado
Location in Otero County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 38°6′33″N 103°52′4″W / 38.10917°N 103.86778°W / 38.10917; -103.86778Coordinates: 38°6′33″N 103°52′4″W / 38.10917°N 103.86778°W / 38.10917; -103.86778
Country  United States
State  Colorado
County Otero
Incorporated (town) July 9, 1900
Government
 • Type Statutory Town
Area
 • City 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Land 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 4,255 ft (1,297 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 219
 • Estimate (2016) 416
 • Density 480/sq mi (184/km2)
 • Urban 0
 • Metro 19
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 81050
Area code(s) 719
FIPS code 08-48500
GNIS feature ID 0204826
Website ghost town USA

The Town of Manzanola is a Statutory Town in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 434 at the 2010 United States Census.

A post office called Manzanola has been in operation since 1895. The town was named for an orchard near the original town site, Manzanola being a name derived from Spanish meaning "red apple".

Manzanola is located at 38°6′33″N 103°52′4″W / 38.10917°N 103.86778°W / 38.10917; -103.86778 (38.109096, -103.867739).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land.

As of the census of 2014, there were 225 people, 189 households, and 35 families residing in the town. The population density was 018.2 people per square mile (779.6/km²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 803.4 per square mile (310.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.48% hispanic, 0.0% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.00 Asian, 20.76% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.14% of the population.


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