Bent (CO)

Welcome to Bent County ...

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

The community of Las Animas is the Seat for Bent County.

Bent County was founded February 11, 1870.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bent had a population of 5,577 people. This is a decrease of 14.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,500 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bent represented 0.13% of the total population of Colorado.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Colorado
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- Website for the //www.colorado.gov/archives/

Websites specific to Bent County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Baca County
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- Kiowa County
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- Las Animas County
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- Otero County
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- Prowers County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Bent County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Colorado
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Colorado
- Cemeteries of Bent County

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.