Weston, Colorado

Weston is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Weston post office has the ZIP Code 81091.[3] At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Weston CDP was 55, while the population of the 81091 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 812 including adjacent areas.[4]

Weston, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Weston Supply and U.S. Post Office in Weston.
Location of the Weston CDP in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Weston
Location of the Weston CDP in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°08′45″N 104°52′06″W[1]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLas Animas County
Government
 • Typeunincorporated town
Area
 • Total3.099 sq mi (8.026 km2)
 • Land3.099 sq mi (8.026 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation7,054 ft (2,150 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total55
 • Density18/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code[3]
81091
Area code(s)719
GNIS feature[2]Weston CDP

History

The Weston Post Office has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community was named after A. J. Weston, a local pioneer.[6]

There is an old church at Vigil Plaza, near Weston.

There is a different old church dating from 1866 or 1867, and a cemetery, about three miles east, at Medina Plaza. These were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 as Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery.

Geography

Weston sits in the valley of the Purgatoire River, on the north side of the river, close to where the South Fork joins the main stem. Colorado State Highway 12 passes through the community, leading east (downriver) 22 miles (35 km) to Trinidad, the county seat, and west 11 miles (18 km) to Stonewall Gap.

The Weston CDP has an area of 1,983 acres (8.026 km2), all land.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Weston CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Weston CDP, Colorado
YearPop.±%
201055—    
2020—    
Source: United States Census Bureau

See also

References
  1. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. "2010: DEC Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  6. 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. 51.
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