Arboles is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Archuleta County, Colorado, United States. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Arboles CDP was 308. The town's name means "trees" in Spanish.[5] The Arboles post office has the ZIP code 81121.[4]
History
The Southern Ute Indian Reservation was created on November 9, 1878.[6] The Arboles, Colorado, post office opened on December 13, 1882.[7] Archuleta County was created on April 14, 1885.[1]
Geography
At the 2020 United States Census, the Arboles CDP had an area of 3,949 acres (15.981 km2), including 650 acres (2.629 km2) of water.[3]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Arboles CDP for the United States Census 2000. In the 2020 census, Arboles had a population of 308, a 10% increase from the 2010 census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 232 | — |
| 2010 | 280 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 308 | +10.0% |
| Source: United States Census Bureau | ||
See also
- List of census-designated places in Colorado
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
- Navajo Lake
- Navajo State Park
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- Southern Ute Indian Reservation
- Ute people
References
- ^ a b c "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Arboles, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 7.
- ^ United States of America and the Capote, Mouache, and Weeminuche Utes (November 9, 1878). "Agreement with the Capote, Muache, and Weeminuche Utes" (PDF). Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Bauer, William H.; Ozment, James L.; Willard, John H. (1990). Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation. ISBN 0-918654-42-4.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Archuleta County, Colorado, United States | ||
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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