LaSalle, Colorado

Town in Colorado, United States

Statutory Town in Colorado, United States

40°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W / 40.35056; -104.70278Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCounty^[1]WeldIncorporated (town)1910^[2]Government

• TypeStatutory Town^[1]Area

^[3]

• Total0.96 sq mi (2.48 km²) • Land0.96 sq mi (2.48 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

^[4]

4,678 ft (1,426 m)Population

(2020)^[5]

• Total2,359 • Density2,500/sq mi (950/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code^[6]

80645

Area code970FIPS code08-43605GNIS feature ID0180726WebsiteTown of LaSalle

The Town of LaSalle (incorporated in 1910 as the Town of La Salle) is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,359 at the 2020 United States Census.^[5]

A post office called La Salle has been in operation since 1886.^[7] The community was named by railroad officials after LaSalle Street in Chicago.^[8]

Geography

LaSalle is located at 40°21′2″N 104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W / 40.35056; -104.70278 (40.350681, -104.702914).^[9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	460	—
1930	564	22.6%
1940	755	33.9%
1950	797	5.6%
1960	1,070	34.3%
1970	1,227	14.7%
1980	1,929	57.2%
1990	1,783	−7.6%
2000	1,849	3.7%
2010	1,955	5.7%
2020	2,359	20.7%

References

^ ^a ^b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "La Salle town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
^ 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. 31.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.