La Junta, Colorado | |
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 Looking west along East 1st Street | |
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 Location of the City of La Junta in Otero County, Colorado. | |
  La Junta Location of the City of La Junta in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′53″N 103°32′51″W / 37.98139°N 103.54750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Otero County[2] |
| City | La Junta[1] |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1881[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Jenny May |
| • City Manager | Chief Keef |
| • City Attorney | Phil Malouff |
| • Police Chief | G. Todd Quick |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.18 sq mi (8.24 km2) |
| • Land | 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,078 ft (1,243 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,322 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (890/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 81050 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-42110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204829 |
| Website | lajuntacolorado |
La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado, United States.[8] The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census. La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo. The city is home to Otero College.
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- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "La Junta city, Colorado". census.gov. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.