Welcome to Aguilar ...

The town of Aguilar is located in Las Animas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aguilar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

The town was incorporated January 10, 1894.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Aguilar: Named after Jose Ramon Aguilar, an early settler.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Aguilar has a population of 480 people<2> (see below for details).

Aguilar is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Aguilar is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Aguilar: (719)

The ZIP code for Aguilar: 81020<4>

Websites for Aguilar ...

Official Website: www.townofaguilar.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aguilar had an population of 480 people. This is a decrease of 10.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.06% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Aguilar had a population of 538 people. This makes Aguilar the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Aguilar represents 0.01% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 192nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 538 people, the population of Aguilar decreased 9.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 593 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Aguilar.

Communities near Aguilar ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aguilar.

• Trinidad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
  • Trinidad is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinidad <5>
• Walsenburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
  • Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <5>
• Cokedale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
  • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Ludlow ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
• Gulnare
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
  • Gulnare is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulnare <5>
• Boncarbo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
  • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <5>
• El Moro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
  • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
• Hoehne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoehne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoehne
  • Hoehne is located in Las Animas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoehne <5>
• Cuchara Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
• Engleville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
  • Engleville is located in Las Animas County

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 Aguilar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aguilar.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aguilar. 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 Aguilar.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aguilar. See our Newspapers Page for Aguilar.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aguilar ...

Looking for more information about Aguilar? 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 Aguilar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aguilar.

Adding Aguilar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aguilar 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 Aguilar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Aguilar post office opened in 1890.

We also found Aguilar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aguilar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Aguilar: www.townofaguilar.com/

The official website for Las Animas County: www.tlac.net/county/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/