Las Animas
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Bent County Courthouse and Jail
The Bent County Courthouse and Jail, of Bent County, Colorado, at 725 Bent Ave. in Las Animas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; the listing included two contributing buildings.
About Las Animas
City in Colorado, United StatesLas Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 2,300 at the 2020 United States census. Las Animas is located on the Arkansas River, just west of its confluence with the Purgatoire River (or "Purgatory River"), in southeast Colorado east of Pueblo, near the historic Bent's Fort.
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How Las Animas ranks
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Housing in Las Animas
The typical Las Animas home is worth about $111,000, up 5.5% in a year, 79% below the Colorado typical home.
Work & commute in Las Animas
Full picture →Most working residents leave Las Animas for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are La Junta (8%), Colorado Springs (5%) and Lamar (4%). Half commute less than 33 miles.
Health in Las Animas
Health Grade D
Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 28% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Colorado
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Las Animas
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Las Animas
Full climate →Las Animas has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Las Animas
All Las Animas schools →School Grade D
The public schools Las Animas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 94% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CO. Ratings are from neighbors.
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