Weston, Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Weston, Colorado
Census Designated Place
Weston Supply and U.S. Post Office in Weston.
Location of the Weston CDP in Las Animas County, Colorado.
Weston, Colorado Location in the United States
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas County
Government
• Type	unincorporated town
Area
• Total	3.099 sq mi (8.026 km2)
• Land	3.099 sq mi (8.026 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation	7,067 ft (2,154 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	53
• Density	17.10/sq mi (6.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	81091
Area code(s)	719
GNIS feature ID	2583316

Weston is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Weston post office has the ZIP Code 81091. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Weston CDP was 53.

History

The Weston Post Office has been in operation since 1889. The community was named after A. J. Weston, a local pioneer.

There is an old church at Vigil Plaza, near Weston.

There is a different old church dating from 1866 or 1867, and a cemetery, about three miles east, at Medina Plaza. These were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019 as Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery.

Geography

Weston sits in the valley of the Purgatoire River, on the north side of the river, near where the South Fork joins the main stem. Colorado State Highway 12 passes through the community, leading east (downriver) 22 miles (35 km) to Trinidad, the county seat, and west 11 miles (18 km) to Stonewall Gap.

The Weston CDP has an area of 1,983 acres (8.026 km²), all land.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Weston CDP for the United States Census 2010.

See also

In Spanish: Weston (Colorado) para niños