Monte Vista, Colorado

The City of Monte Vista is the Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous municipality in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4,444 at the 2010 United States Census.

Monte Vista, Colorado
Home Rule Municipality[1]
City of Monte Vista[1]
Downtown Monte Vista in late 2012.
Motto(s): 
Experience the Full Monte
Location of the City of Monte Vista in Rio Grande County, Colorado.
Monte Vista
Location of the City of Monte Vista in the United States.
Coordinates: 37°34′38″N 106°8′45″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyRio Grande County[2]
CityMonte Vista[1]
IncorporatedSeptember 27, 1886[3]
Government
 • TypeHome Rule Municipality[1]
Area
 • Total2.65 sq mi (6.87 km2)
 • Land2.63 sq mi (6.82 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation7,664 ft (2,336 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,444
 • Estimate 
(2019)[6]
4,138
 • Density1,571.59/sq mi (606.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes[7]
81135 (PO Box), 81144
Area code(s)719 Exchange: 852
FIPS code08-51635
GNIS feature ID0204764
WebsiteCity of Monte Vista

History

Monte Vista was laid out in 1884. The site had previously served as a watering stop for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.[8] Monte Vista is the Spanish translation of "mountain view."[9]

Geography

Monte Vista is located in the San Luis Valley at 37°34′38″N 106°8′45″W (37.577287, -106.145828).[10]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.56%) is water.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1890780—
1900556−28.7%
19102,544357.6%
19202,484−2.4%
19302,6105.1%
19403,20822.9%
19503,2722.0%
19603,3853.5%
19703,90915.5%
19803,902−0.2%
19904,32410.8%
20004,5294.7%
20104,444−1.9%
2019 (est.)4,138[6]−6.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

As of the 2000 census,[12] there were 4,529 people, 1,715 households, and 1,212 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,390.1 people per square mile (925.2/km2). There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of 978.4 per square mile (378.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 63.08% White, 0.38% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 31.82% from other races, and 2.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 58.20% of the population.

There were 1,715 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59, and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,392, and the median income for a family was $33,780. Males had a median income of $29,057 versus $23,482 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,612.

Culture

Monte Vista is served by the Carnegie Public Library. One of the first weekends in March every year, you can go through town and travel through the Wildlife Refuge to view the spectacular sight of tens of thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrating north for summer. There is the annual Crane Festival at the Ski Hi Stampede fairgrounds and tours are available.

See also

References
  1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  4. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  7. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
  8. Fielder, John (2002). John Fielder's Best of Colorado. Big Earth Publishing. p. 319. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  9. 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. 35.
  10. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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