Back ألاموسا (كولورادو) Arabic الاموسا ARZ آلاموزا، کولورادو AZB Аламоса Byelorussian Аламоза Bulgarian Alamosa Catalan Аламоса (Колорадо) CE Alamosa CEB Alamosa, Colorado Welsh Alamosa (Colorado) German
Alamosa, Colorado | |
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 Entering Alamosa from the east | |
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| Motto: "Gateway to the Great Sand Dunes" | |
 Location of the City of Alamosa in Alamosa County, Colorado | |
  Alamosa Location of the City of Alamosa in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′34″N 105°52′40″W / 37.47611°N 105.87778°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Alamosa County[1] |
| Established | May 1878 |
| Incorporated | August 12, 1878[3] |
| Named for | The cottonwood trees along the Rio Grande[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Ty Coleman[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.97 sq mi (20.65 km2) |
| • Land | 7.90 sq mi (20.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,543 ft (2,299 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,806 |
| • Density | 184.0/sq mi (71.03/km2) |
| • Demonym | Alamosan |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 81101, 81102[7] |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-01090 |
| GNIS ID | 2409673[2] |
| Highways |  US 160 SH 17 |
| Website | cityofalamosa |
Alamosa is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States.[8][9] The city population was 9,806 in the 2020 United States Census.[10] The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, and is the home of Adams State University.
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamosa, Colorado
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
placenameswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City Council". The City of Alamosa. 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. August 18, 2007. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on August 18, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado County Seats". State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment. Archived from the original on January 8, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.