LaSalle, Colorado

Town of LaSalle, Colorado
Statutory Town
Entering LaSalle from the south on U.S. Route 85.
Entering LaSalle from the south on U.S. Route 85.
Location of the Town of LaSalle in Weld County, Colorado
Location of the Town of LaSalle in Weld County, Colorado
Coordinates: 40°20′55″N 104°42′22″W / 40.34861°N 104.70611°W / 40.34861; -104.70611
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
County[1]Weld
Incorporated (town)1910[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total
0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Land0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,679 ft (1,426 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
2,359
 • Density2,460/sq mi (951/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80645
Area code970
FIPS code08-43605
GNIS feature ID2412856[4]
WebsiteTown of LaSalle

The Town of LaSalle (incorporated in 1910 as the Town of La Salle) is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,359 at the 2020 United States census.[5]

A post office called La Salle has been in operation since 1886.[7] The community was named by railroad officials after LaSalle Street in Chicago.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920460—
193056422.6%
194075533.9%
19507975.6%
19601,07034.3%
19701,22714.7%
19801,92957.2%
19901,783−7.6%
20001,8493.7%
20101,9555.7%
20202,35920.7%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: LaSalle, Colorado
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "La Salle town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 31.
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