Huerfano County, Colorado Basics:


Huerfano County Colorado - Government Site

Population: 6,605
Area: 1591 square miles
County seat: Walsenburg
Area code(s) in use: 719
Time zone: MST
High school graduate or higher: 83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Median household income: $32,754
Persons in poverty: 20.8%
Home ownership rate: 74.3%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Alamosa  Costilla  Custer  Las Animas  Pueblo  Saguache  

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Our detail map of Huerfano County shows the Huerfano County, Colorado boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Huerfano County, Colorado

  Airports     show all on map

Cholla Airport, Cuchara Ranch Airport, Cuchara Valley Airport at La Veta, Golden Field (Yellow Hat) Airport, Johnson Field, La Veta Landing Field, Mann Ranch Airport, Spanish Peaks Airfield

  Basins     show all on map

Devils Hole

  Buildings     show all on map

Huerfano Ambulance Service, Huerfano County Courthouse, Huerfano County Detention Center, Huerfano County Fire Protection District / Walsenburg Fire Department, Huerfano County Sheriff's Office, Kirkpatrick Hotel, Klein Hotel, La Veta Fire Protection District Station 1, La Veta Fire Protection District Station 2 Cuchara, La Veta Marshal's Office, Lathrop State Park Rangers, Saint Charles Hotel, Union Depot, Upper Huerfano Fire Protection District Gardner Station, Upper Huerfano Fire Protection District Redwing Station, Walsenburg City Hall, Walsenburg Police Department

  Canals     show all on map

Aguirre Ditch, Ballejos Ditch, Bradford and Swire Ditch, Bradford Canal, Burns Ditch Number 2, Butte Ditch, Dan Mahan Ditch, Deus Pass Creek Ditch, Deus Pioneer Ditch, Duran Ditch, Dyer Ditch, Echo Ditch, Francisco Mestes Ditch, Galvan Ditch, Garcia Ditch, Gimlet Ditch, Glade Ditch, Gomez Ditch, Gordon Spring Ditch, Hamlet Ditch, Holita Ditch, Homestead Canal, Homestead Canal, Jack Allen Ditch, L D R D Ditch, Lake Merriam Ditch, Lewis Ditch, Lincoln Ditch Number 2, Manzanares Ditch Number 1, Manzanares Ditch Number 2, Martin Ditch Number 2, Meadow Ditch, Medina Ditch Number 3, Medina Felipa Ditch, Molla Ditch, Montez Ditch, Orlando Ditch, Pino Ditch, Roy Ditch, Sanchez Ditch, Sefton Ditch Number 2, South Side Ditch, Spanish Peaks Ditch, Upper Huerfano Ditch, Upper Huerfano Number 3 Ditch, Yle Ditch

  Cemeteries     show all on map

Bustos Cemetery, Butte Cemetery, Chama Cemetery, Chavez Cemetery, Cisneros Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Farisita Cemetery, Gardner Catholic Cemetery, Gardner Cemetery, Gonzales Cemetery, Huerfano Masonic Cemetery, La Veta Cemetery, La Whatoya Cemetery, Laguna Cemetery, Maes Creek Cemetery, North Veta Cemetery, Oak View Cemetery, Old La Veta Cemetery, Saint Marys North Cemetery, Sanches Cemetery, South Saint Mary Cemetery, Speed Cemetery, Thomas Rodger Cemetery, Valdez Cemetery

  Churches     show all on map

Church of the Nazarene, Community Church, First Baptist Church, Full Gospel Church (historical), Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Second Spanish Presbyterian Church, United Church of Walsenburg

  Cliffs     show all on map

Lovers Leap, Pinon Hill, Windy Point

  Dams     show all on map

Antonio Valdez Dam, Arnold Flood Water Dam, Beeman Dam, Brunelli Dam, C T Ritchey Dam, Castle Rock Dam, Chapman Reservoir Dam, Clark Number 1 Dam, Clark Number 2 Dam, Crane-Holmes Number 2 Dam, Creager Dam, Cucharas Number 5 Dam, D E Farr Dam, Daigre Dam, Fielden Dam, Freeland Number 4 Dam, H R Carson Number 1 Dam, H R Carson Number 2 Dam, Holita Dam, Horseshoe Lake Dam, Huajatolla Hills Dam, J M Dam, J O Smith and Sons Number 1 Dam, Jack Williams Dam, Kenner Dam, Keystone Dam, La Joya Dam, La Veta Lake North Dam, La Veta Lake South Dam, Levy Dam, Marchiori Dam, Maria Dam, Martin Lake Dam, McIntire Dam, McKinley Clay Dam, Mill Lake Dam, Montez Number 1 Dam, Montez Number 5 Dam, Mosca Dam, North Walsenburg Flood Control Dam, Orlando Number 2 Dam, Owens Number 2 Dam, Pala Dura Dam, Roache Dam, Salas Ditch Dam, Sharps Orchard Dam, Shearer Dam, Sierra Blanco Number 1 Dam, Sunnyside Dam, Wahatoya Lake Dam, Walsenburg Water System Dam, Wilson Dam, Wright-Brink Dam, Yellowstone Dam

  Falls     show all on map

Apache Falls

  Flats     show all on map

Big Flat, Bonnett Park, Bustos Flat, Dry Lake Flat, Racetrack Flats, Sawmill Flat

  Gaps     show all on map

Bells Gap, Long Saddle, The Gap

  Hospitals     show all on map

Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center

  Lakes     show all on map

Bear Lake, Blue Lakes, Blue Lakes, Deus Lake, Dry Lake, Frisco Lake, Hauser Lake, Lily Lake, Lost Lake, Lower Deus Lake, McEvoy Lakes, Mexican Lake, Mountain Lake, Pinon Lake, Rock Lake, School Section Lake, Stanley Lake, Valdez Lake, Wolf Lake

  Locales     show all on map

Augustine Windmill, Bear Lake Campground, Blue Lakes Campground, Calumet, Capps Ranch, Chase Ranch, Cordrey Windmill, Cuchara Campground, Cuchara Valley Ski Area, Doc Watkins Windmill, Gordon, Hezron Camp, Kenner Ranch, Lester, Major Ranch, Mayne, Morning Glory, Red Windmill, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Windmill, Santa Fe Trail Council Camp, Sharpsdale, Singing River Ranch, South Windmill, South Windmill, Spring Creek Picnic Ground, Three Bridges, Tres Valles Ranch, Wahatoya Camp, Wilson Crossing, Wolf Windmill

  Mines     show all on map

Alamo Mine Number 1, Barbour Mine, Big Four Mine, Bigelow Tract Mine, Black Beauty Mine, Black Canyon Mine, Black Hawk Mine, Black Hills Mine, Blue Blaze Mine, Breen Mine, Buckhorn Mine, Bulls Eye Mine, Bunker Hill Number One Mine, Butte Valley Mine, Caddell Mine, Calumet Mine, Calumet Number One Mine, Cameron Mines, Caprock Mine, Carbonado Mine, Champion Mine, City Slicker Mine, Cod Number One Mine, Cod Number Two Mine, Cuchara Canyon Mine, Globe Mine, Gordon Mine, Gordon Mine, Hezron Mines, Huerfano Coal Mine, Ideal Mine, Jobal Mine, Kebler Mine, Kebler Number Two Mine, Kirkpatrick Pit, Klikus Mine, Larrimore Mine, Leader Mine, Lester Mine, Linscott Mine, Little Joe Number One Mine, Loma Mine, Lone Pine Mine, Long Saddle Mine, Maitland Mine, Major Mine, Major Mine, McGuire Mine, McIntire Mine, McNally Mine, Midway Mine, Morning Glory Mine, Muleshoe Mine, Mutual Mine, New Maitland Mine, New Pryor Mine, New Rouse Mine, Oak Creek Mine, Oakdale Mine, Occidental Mine, Ojo Mines, Old Pictou Mine, Old Rouse Mine, Pacific Mine, Peak Mine, Pictou Mine, Pi�on Mine, Polvo Blanco Mine, Premium Mine, Primrose Mine, Pryor Mine, Ravenwood Mine, Reliance Mine, Robinson Number One Mine, Robinson Number Two Mine, Round Oak Mine, Rouse Mine, Rugby Mine, Santa Rosa Mine, Shamrock Mine, Solar Mine, Spanish Peaks Mine, Strawberry Mine, Strong Mine, Stumbling Stud Mine, Sunnyside Mine, Sunshine Mine, Tioga Mine, Toltec Mine, Turner Mine, Turner Mine, Viking Mine, Walsen Robinson Mines, Wonder Mine

  Parks     show all on map

Lathrop State Park, People's Park

  Pillars     show all on map

Castle Rocks, Profile Rock, Sawtooth Rock

  Populated Places     show all on map

Alamo, Apache City, Badito, Bradford, Chama, Codo, Cuchara, Cuchara Junction, Delcarbon, Farisita, Gardner, La Veta, Lascar, Maitland, Malachite, Monson, Muleshoe, Occidental, Pictou, Pryor, Red Wing, Rouse, Strong, Tioga, Walsenburg

  Post Offices     show all on map

Cuchara Camps Post Office (historical), Gardner Post Office, La Veta Post Office, Walsenburg Post Office

  Reserves     show all on map

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness, Spanish Peaks Wilderness

  Reservoirs     show all on map

Arnold Flood Water Reservoir, Bear Lake, Beeman Reservoir, Bogue Reservoir, Bradford Reservoir, Briscoe Tank, Brunelli Reservoir, Butte Reservoir, Butte Reservoir, C T Ritchey Reservoir, Castle Rock Reservoir, Clark Reservoir Number 1, Clark Reservoir Number 2, Collins Pit, Crane-Holmes Reservoir Number 2, Creager Reservoir, Cucharas Reservoir, Cucharas Valley Reservoir Number 5, Daigre Reservoir, Daley Tank, David E Farr Reservoir, Doyle Arroyo Reservoir, Farr Lake, Farr Lake, Fielden Reservoir, Fisher Pit, Freeland Reservoir Number 4, Gold Mine Reservoir, Goodrich Tank, H R Carson Reservoir, H R Carson Reservoir Number 1, H R Carson Reservoir Number 2, Haley Lake, Hans Reservoir, Hayes Reservoir, Holita Reservoir, Horseshoe Lake Reservoir, HR Carson Reservoir, Huajatolla Hills Reservoir, J M Reservoir, J O Smith and Sons Reservoir, Jack Williams Reservoir, La Joya Reservoir, La Veta Lake North Reservoir, La Veta Town Reservoir, Lake Meriam, Lake Oehm, Levy Reservoir, Lone Jack Reservoir, Lost Lake, Machatten Reservoir, Marchiori Reservoir, Maria Reservoir, Marker Lake, Martin Lake Reservoir, McDonald Reservoir, McIntire Reservoir, McKinley Clay Reservoir, McKinley Reservoir, Mill Lake, Montez Number 5 Reservoir, Montez Reservoir, Montez Reservoir Number 1, Mosco Reservoir, Murray Reservoir, North Walsenburg Flood Control Reservoir, Orlando Reservoir Number 2, Overshaun Reservoir, Overton Reservoir, Owens Reservoir Number 2, Pala Dura Reservoir, Pierce Reservoir, Price Reservoir, Reynolds Reservoir, Roach Reservoir, Ronfeldt Reservoir, Salas Ditch Reservoir, Saliba Lake, Salyers Reservoir, Sharps Orchard Reservoir, Shearer Reservoir, Shoemaker Tank, Sierra Blanco Reservoir Number 2, Six Thousand Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, Starbuck Lake, Sunnyside Reservoir, Teeple Reservoir, Tickle Tank, Town Lakes, Turkey Tank, United States Government Reservoir, Wahatoya Lake Reservoir, Walsenburg Reservoir, Walsenburg Water System Reservoir, Wilson Reservoir, Wolf Reservoir, Wright-Brink Reservoir, Wyatt Reservoir, Yellowstone Reservoir, Yoeman Tank

  Ridges     show all on map

Big Dike, Big Wall, Devils Stairsteps, Echo Ridge, Hogback, Piney Ridge, Sierra Blanca, Small Dyke, The Hogback, The Hogback, Turkey Ridge, Unfug Ridge

  Schools     show all on map

Gordon School, Hill School, Huerfano County High School (historical), Mustang School, Ritter School, Rocky Mountain School, Saint Marys School, Seventh Avenue Public School (historical), Turkey Ridge School, Upper Bear Creek School, Wahatoya School, Washington School

  Slopes     show all on map

Saliba Mesa

  Springs     show all on map

Arnold Spring, Bailey Spring, Big Canejo Springs, Blue Spring, Bobins Pocket Spring, Boiler Spring, Buck Spring, Bull Spring, Bustos Spring, Capps Springs, Cedar Spring, Cottonwood Spring, Duran Spring, Edmondson Spring, Horse Spring, Keystone Spring, Little Canejo Spring, Lower Duhme Spring, Lower Spring, Maes Spring, McDonald Spring, Mud Spring, Mud Spring, Pacheco Spring, Patton Spring, Rock Spring, Rooster Spring, Rouse Spring, Saint Jude Spring, Santana Spring, Sears Spring, Shoemaker Spring, Smith Spring, Sulphur Springs, Troyer Spring, Upper Duhme Springs, Upper Woodey Spring, Vigil Spring, Walters Spring, Willow Spring, Wolf Spring, Woodey Spring

  Streams     show all on map

Apache Creek, Arroyo Hondo, Aspen Creek, Baker Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Bend Creek, Big Branch, Big Branch Cucharas Creek, Bonnett Creek, Bruff Creek, Butte Creek, Cascade Creek, Central Branch, Chaparral Creek, Chavez Arroyo, Cherry Creek, Chitwood Branch South Apache Creek, Cisneros Creek, Cucharas Creek, Cucharas River, Custer Creek, Deadman Creek, Deep Creek, Deer Creek, Deer Lick Creek, Dodgeton Creek, Dog Springs Arroyo, Dutch Creek, East Fork Williams Creek, Echo Creek, Gordon Arroyo, Greasewood Arroyo, Green Mountain Creek, Hill Branch Cucharas River, Idlewild Creek, Indian Creek, Little Echo Creek, Maes Creek, Maitland Arroyo, Manzanares Creek, Martin Creek, May Creek, Mayne Arroyo, Mexican Springs Branch Greasewood Arroyo, Middle Bruff Creek, Middle Creek, Milligan Arroyo, Muddy Creek, North Abeyta Creek, North Apache Creek, North Bruff Creek, North Fork Bear Creek, North May Creek, North Middle Creek, North Muddy Creek, North Santa Clara Creek, Oak Creek, Oak Creek, Ojo de Alamo Arroyo, Palo Duro Creek, Pantleon Creek, Pass Creek, Pictou Arroyo, Pine Arroyo, Pole Creek, Pope Arroyo, Potato Creek, Price Creek, Reed Creek, Rilling Creek, Rito Oso, Ritter Arroyo, Rock Spring Arroyo, Sand Arroyo, Sand Arroyo, Sandy Arroyo, Santa Clara Creek, School Creek, Sheep Creek, South Abeyta Creek, South Apache Creek, South Bruff Creek, South Fork Baker Creek, South Fork Bear Creek, South Fork Cascade Creek, South Fork Cucharas River, South Fork Huerfano River, South Fork Yellowstone Creek, South May Creek, South Middle Creek, South Muddy Creek, South Oak Creek, South Santa Clara Creek, Spring Branch, Spring Creek, Stanley Creek, Stanton Creek, Staplin Creek, Story Creek, Strawberry Creek, Texas Creek, Tom Branch, Turkey Creek, Wahatoya Creek, Walsen Arroyo, White Creek, Williams Creek, Yellowstone Creek

  Summits     show all on map

Badito Cone, Black Hills, Black Mountain, Boyd Mountain, Bradford Mesa, Bunker Hill, California Peak, Carbon Hill, Cordova Mesa, Cross Mountain, Dump Mountain, Gardner Butte, Goemmer Butte, Green Mountain, Hayden Butte, Huerfano Butte, Iron Mountain, Iron Nipple, Kruger Mountain, Little Sheep Mountain, Middle White Peak, Mount Mestas, Napoleon Peak, North Peak, North Rattlesnake Butte, North White Peak, Park Mountain, Point of Rocks, Raspberry Mountain, Rough Mountain, Santana Butte, Sheep Mountain, Silver Mountain, Slide Mountain, South Rattlesnake Butte, South White Peak, Spanish Peaks, Steep Mountain, Tombstone Hill, Walsen Crag, West Spanish Peak

  Towers     show all on map

KFLJ-AM (Walsenburg), KSPK-FM (Walsenburg)

  Trails     show all on map

Bartlett Trail, Bear Creek Trail, Black Hills Trail, Cascade Trail, Horse Ranch Trail, Huerfano Trail, Indian Creek Trail, Indian Trail, Peaks Trail, Pole Creek Trail, Santana Trail, Strawberry Trail, Ute Trail

  Valleys     show all on map

Barnes Canyon, Black Hawk Canyon, Bobcat Canyon, Boiler Canyon, Caldwell Gulch, Cat Canyon, Coleman Canyon, Copper King Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, Deep Canyon, Dry Canyon, Dry Creek Canyon, Dry Gulch, East Turkey Canyon, Echo Canyon, Emma Paul Canyon, Fourmile Canyon, Gomez Canyon, Hamilton Canyon, Hezron Gulch, Hope Gulch, Huestes Canyon, Ideal Canyon, Keystone Canyon, Lone Jack Canyon, Long Canyon, Magpie Canyon, Poison Canyon, Poison Canyon, Pole Canyon, Price Canyon, Pryor Canyon, Rattlesnake Canyon, Red Canyon, Reed Gulch, Reveille Canyon, Rilling Canyon, Sand Hollow, Santana Canyon, Schultz Canyon, Shaft Draw, South Red Canyon, Spring Canyon, Tinaja Canyon, Tracy Canyon, Tryon Canyon, Ute Log Gulch, Vance Canyon, Vigil Canyon, Vories Canyon, Wade Canyon, Watkins Gulch, West Turkey Canyon, Wylie Gulch, Yoeman Canyon

  Wells     show all on map

Albright Well, Ballard Well, Becker Well, Center Well, East Well, Hall Well, Heibuhr Well, Kenner Well, Machatten Well, Oxbow Well, Rattlesnake Well, Shepard Well, Starbuck Well, Teeple Well, West Well,

Huerfano County, Colorado Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhiteHuerfano County White population 5,9585,957  
American IndianHuerfano County American Indian population 357356
MixedHuerfano County Mixed population 178178
AsianHuerfano County Asian population 5352
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderHuerfano County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1313

Additional population tables :
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