La Junta

Also known as La Junta, Colorado, La Junta, CO

city in and county seat of Otero County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Otero County
City: La Junta
Incorporated: April 23, 1881
Type: Home Rule Municipality
Mayor: Joe Ayala
City manager: Patrick Comiskey
Total: 3.18 sq mi (8.24 km )
Land: 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation: 4,078 ft (1,243 m)
Density: 2,300/sq mi (890/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Fips code: 08-42110
Gnis feature id: 0204829
Website: lajuntacolorado .org

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Wikidata facts

Official name: La Junta
Population: 7322
Area: 7.830213
Elevation: 1243
Official website: www.ci.la-junta.co.us
Image: Woodruff Block La Junta Colorado 1892.jpg
Households: 3298
Dialing code: 719

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Commons category: La Junta, Colorado
water as percent of area: 0.1947
P8168: Symphony No. 5
postal code: 81050
inception: 1881-01-01
water area: 0.015243
per capita income: 25744

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La Junta HOON-tə is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in Otero County, Colorado, United States. 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 the home of Otero College and hosts the annual Tarantula Fest.

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