Town of LaSalle, Colorado | |
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Coordinates: 40°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County[1] | Weld |
Incorporated (town) | 1910[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 4,678 ft (1,426 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,359 |
• Density | 2,500/sq mi (950/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[6] | 80645 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-43605 |
GNIS feature ID | 0180726 |
Website | Town 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]
LaSalle is located at 40°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W (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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1920 | 460 | — | |
1930 | 564 | 22.6% | |
1940 | 755 | 33.9% | |
1950 | 797 | 5.6% | |
1960 | 1,070 | 34.3% | |
1970 | 1,227 | 14.7% | |
1980 | 1,929 | 57.2% | |
1990 | 1,783 | −7.6% | |
2000 | 1,849 | 3.7% | |
2010 | 1,955 | 5.7% | |
2020 | 2,359 | 20.7% |
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |