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Welcome to Baca County ...

Time Zone: Baca County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Springfield is the Seat for Baca County.

Baca County was founded April 16, 1889 and was created by taking area from  County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Baca had a population of 3,581 people. This is a decrease of 5.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,807 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Baca represented 0.08% of the total population of Colorado.

Below are some of the communities located in Baca County:

  • Campo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Campo is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo <2>
  • Pritchett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Two Buttes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vilas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Vilas is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <2>
  • Walsh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Walsh is located in Baca County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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