Town of LaSalle, Colorado | |
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 Entering LaSalle from the south onU.S. Route 85. | |
 Location of theTown of LaSalle inWeld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates:40°21′2″N104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W /40.35056; -104.70278 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld |
| Incorporated (town) | 1910[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,678 ft (1,426 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,359 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (950/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80645 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-43605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180726 |
| Website | Town of LaSalle |
TheTown of LaSalle (incorporated in 1910 as theTown of La Salle) is aStatutory Town inWeld County,Colorado,United States. The town population was 2,359 at the2020 United States census.[5]
A post office called La Salle has been in operation since 1886.[7] The community was named by railroad officials afterLaSalle Street in Chicago.[8]
LaSalle is located at40°21′2″N104°42′10″W / 40.35056°N 104.70278°W /40.35056; -104.70278 (40.350681, -104.702914).[9]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1920 | 460 | — | |
| 1930 | 564 | 22.6% | |
| 1940 | 755 | 33.9% | |
| 1950 | 797 | 5.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,070 | 34.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,227 | 14.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,929 | 57.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,783 | −7.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,849 | 3.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,955 | 5.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,359 | 20.7% |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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