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Welcome to Bayfield ...The town of Bayfield is located in La Plata County<1>. The location of Bayfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Bayfield is described as "Named after W.A. Bay, who laid out the town." From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bayfield has a population of 2,580 people<4> (see below for details). Bayfield is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Bayfield is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Bayfield lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Bayfield: (970) The ZIP code for Bayfield: 81122<6> Websites for Bayfield ...Official Website: www.bayfield.govoffice.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bayfield had an population of 2,580 people. This is an increase of 10.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 66.56% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bayfield had a population of 2,333 people. This makes Bayfield the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Bayfield represents 0.05% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 106th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,333 people, the population of Bayfield increased 50.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,549 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bayfield. Communities Also Named Bayfield ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bayfield - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario (2), Prince Edward Island and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bayfield. Communities near Bayfield ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bayfield.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bayfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bayfield. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bayfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayfield. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayfield. See our Newspapers Page for Bayfield. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayfield ...Looking for more information about Bayfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Bayfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bayfield. Adding Bayfield to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bayfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Bayfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayfield. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Bayfield: www.bayfield.govoffice.com/ The official website for La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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