La Junta, Colorado

La Junta: City in Colorado

About

La Junta is a city located in the county of Otero in the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population at the 2010 census was 7,077. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 6,854 inhabitants.

The city was created 143 years ago in 1880.

La Junta locator map
Location of La Junta on Colorado map.

Quick Facts about La Junta

Population : 6,854 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Colorado (United States)
County : Otero County
Postal code : 81050
Phone Area Codes : 719
Water as percent of area : 0.19%
Land as percent of area : 99.81%
Altitude : 4,078 feet / 1243 meters
Capital city : La Junta is capital of Otero County
Establishment : January 01, 1881 (143 years ago)
Time Zone : Mountain Time Zone
Local time : 06:05:41 (18th December 2024)
Population growth : -3.25% (2010-2020)
Woodruff Block La Junta Colorado 1892 image
Woodruff Block La Junta Colorado 1892
Woodruff Block La Junta Colorado 1892 image

Geography

La Junta is located at 37°59'6"N 103°32'38"W (37.9850100, -103.5438300).

La Junta map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of La Junta decreased by 3.25% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2000 7,568 - census
2010 7,077 -6.94% census
2011 7,075 -0.03% estimation process
2012 6,998 -1.1% estimation process
2013 6,922 -1.1% estimation process
2014 6,877 -0.65% estimation process
2015 6,823 -0.79% estimation process
2016 6,898 1.09% estimation process
2017 6,922 0.35% estimation process
2018 6,906 -0.23% estimation process
2019 6,881 -0.36% estimation process
2020 6,854 -0.39% estimation process

La Junta zip code is 81050. County name: Otero, County fips: 08089

La Junta, La Khuenta, La Khunta, Lajunta, Otero, la hong ta, la junta, la jwnta, la khwnta klradw, Ла Хуента, Ла Хунта, لا جنتا، کولوراڈو, لا جونتا, لا خونتا، کلرادو, ला जुन्टा, ལ་ཇུན་ཏ།, 拉洪塔

People born in La Junta (18)

People born in La Junta, including novelist Ken Kesey, politician Linda Smith, United States Air Force officer and author William Charles Anderson, .

List

  • Ambrosio Guillen (United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient) he was born in 07/12/1929
  • Eugene Reusser (American football coach) he was born in 14/02/1922
  • Everett Marshall (American professional wrestler) he was born in 04/11/1905
  • Lane Frost (American rodeo performer) he was born in 12/10/1963
  • Larry Elliott (American football coach) he was born in 09/11/1935
  • Mike Oquist (American baseball player) he was born in 30/05/1968
  • Wendell Fertig (American civil engineer) he was born in 16/12/1900
  • Tippy Martinez (American baseball player) he was born in 31/05/1950
  • Judy Burges (American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate) she was born in 21/07/1943
  • Dustin Osborn (American football player) he was born in 26/03/1984
  • Mark Driscoll (American football player, college athletics administrator) he was born in 28/07/1953
  • Kimmi Lewis (American politician) she was born in 19/03/1957
  • Wendy Maruyama (American educator and furniture designer) she was born in 01/01/1952
  • Floyd Ratliff (vision scientist 1919-1999) he was born in 01/05/1919
  • John Phillip Immroth he was born in 30/09/1936

Schools in La Junta

College & universities near La Junta, CO

Code Name City ZIP
127778 Otero Junior College La Junta (CO) 81050

Stations (3)

Amtrak & bus stations near La Junta, CO

Code Name Address Type
LAJ La Junta 1 West First St. RAIL
LMR Lamar station Main & Beach Streets RAIL
PUB Pueblo, Colorado 1080 Chinook Lane BUS

Post offices near La Junta

Post Office Name City ZIP
La Junta Post Office La Junta (CO) 81050

Other cities in Otero County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Otero County , CO.

City Name Population Title
Rocky Ford 3,806 City in Colorado
Fowler 1,149 Human settlement in Otero County, Colorado, United States of America
Swink 595 Human settlement in Otero County, Colorado, United States of America
Manzanola 410 Human settlement in Otero County, Colorado, United States of America
Cheraw 245 Human settlement in Otero County, Colorado, United States of America

Distance to Other Cities

La Junta distances to largest Colorado cities