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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°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W / 40.35056; -104.70278
Country United States
State Colorado
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)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,678 ft (1,426 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total
2,359
 • Density2,500/sq mi (950/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80645
Area code970
FIPS code08-43605
GNIS feature ID0180726
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

LaSalle is located at 40°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W / 40.35056; -104.70278 (40.350681, -104.702914).[9]

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. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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