Monte Vista, Colorado
| City of Monte Vista, Colorado | |
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| Home Rule Municipality | |
Downtown Monte Vista in late 2012.
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| Motto: Experience the Full Monte | |
 Location in Rio Grande County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 37°34′38″N 106°8′45″W / 37.57722°N 106.14583°WCoordinates: 37°34′38″N 106°8′45″W / 37.57722°N 106.14583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Rio Grande |
| Incorporated | September 27, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,664 ft (2,336 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,444 |
| • Density | 2,264.5/sq mi (905.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 81135 (PO Box), 81144 |
| Area code(s) | 719 Exchange: 852 |
| FIPS code | 08-51635 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204764 |
| Website | City of Monte Vista |
The City of Monte Vista is the Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous municipality in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4444 at the 2010 United States Census.
Monte Vista was laid out in 1884. The site had previously served as a watering stop for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Monte Vista is a name derived from Spanish meaning "mountain view".
Monte Vista is located in the San Luis Valley at 37°34′38″N 106°8′45″W / 37.57722°N 106.14583°W (37.577287, -106.145828).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.56%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 4,529 people, 1,715 households, and 1,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,390.1 people per square mile (925.2/km²). There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of 978.4 per square mile (378.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.08% White, 0.38% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 31.82% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58.20% of the population.
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