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Summary for Bent's Old Fort

So far, we found very little information about Bent's Old Fort. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bent's Old Fort to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Bent's Old Fort - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Bent's Old Fort, please Contact Us.

About Bent's Old Fort (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Bent's Old Fort is historic.

Time Zone: The area where Bent's Old Fort was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 719

About Otero County

The community of La Junta is the County Seat for Otero County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our )

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	18,278 (3.08% decrease since 2010)
2010	18,859 (7.15% decrease since 2000)
2000:	20,311

Total Area:<3> 1,269 sq. miles [3,288.5 km²]

Housing Units: <4> 8,969

Official Website: https://oterocounty.colorado.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Otero

GNIS ID: 198160

FIPS State / County Code: 08 / 089

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bent's Old Fort)

About Colorado

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,758,486 (14.5% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,029,196 (16.92% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,301,261

Websites for State of Colorado

Official Website: https://www.colorado.gov/

Tourism: https://www.colorado.com/

Parks: https://cpw.state.co.us/

Fishing: https://cpw.state.co.us/fishing

Hunting: https://cpw.state.co.us/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Colorado

GNIS ID: 1779779

FIPS State: 08

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bent's Old Fort)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bent's Old Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bent's Old Fort. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).