Profile for Las Animas, Colorado, CO

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 8.6 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Kit Carson, frontiersman

Local festivals include:

• Santa Fe Trail Days - April 27-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Kit Carson Museum

Listed places near Las Animas

Cemeteries (2)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Las Animas demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Bent County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 81054 ZIP code.

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• Bent County government

15% of Las Animas residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Las Animas ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Las Animas
• Cemeteries in Bent County
• Libraries in or near Las Animas

Post a query on a message board:

• Bent County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CO data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Las Animas area parks
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• Cemeteries in Bent County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Colorado cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Las Animas
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Bent County

• Las Animas business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Colorado
• Local ordinances in Colorado (Partial selection)

• Crime in Bent County
• Arrests in Bent County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Colorado
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Las Animas was $13,893, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Bent County economic census
• Bent County economic summary
• Bent County employment growth
• Bent County unemployment rate
• Colorado economic data

12% of Las Animas residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Las Animas
• Colleges in Colorado
• Learning Disabilities Association in Colorado
• Schools in or near Las Animas
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Colorado high schools

• Movies playing in or near Las Animas

• Air pollution in Bent County
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• Land contamination in Bent County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Colorado
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Bent County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Colorado

Las Animas festival dates:

• Santa Fe Trail Days - April 27-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Colorado county fairs
• Colorado festivals (Colorado tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Las Animas

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Las Animas
• Geocaches in Colorado

• Las Animas items now on sale

• Bent County government
• Colorado state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Las Animas medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Las Animas
• Historic sites in Colorado
• Museums in or near Las Animas
• Museums in Colorado
• Colorado state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Bent County genealogy forum

Median rent in Las Animas, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $352.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $594.

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• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Colorado
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Las Animas include Las Animas/Bent County Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Las Animas

• Colorado library

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• Census map of Las Animas area
• Historic maps of CO cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Colorado
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• Military bases in Colorado
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Las Animas
• Search obituaries in Colorado
• Recent death notices - selected CO newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Colorado
• Community foundations (by state)
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• Kiwanis clubs in Colorado
• Lions clubs in Colorado
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Las Animas
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Las Animas

• Parks near Las Animas
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Bent County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Las Animas political report.

• Colorado Democratic party
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• Colorado elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Las Animas
• Total membership by faith, in Bent County

• Chowhound message boards for CO

The average commute time for Las Animas workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Las Animas include Best Western.

• Las Animas travel guide
• Airports near Las Animas
• Hotels near Las Animas
• Colorado tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Colorado
• Wildlife refuges in Colorado

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