Alamosa, Colorado

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The city of Alamosa is located in Alamosa County and is the county seat.

Alamosa was incorporated August 12, 1878.

The community of Alamosa is 2,290 feet [697.99 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Alamosa, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Alamosa had a population of 7,960 people^<2> (or 53.18% of the total population of Alamosa County). The population of Alamosa represented 0.19% of the total of Colorado, making it the state's 43rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alamosa had a population of 8,745 people. This is an increase of 9.86% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alamosa.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Antonito	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	788	9.74% decrease
	Blanca	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	342	12.53% decrease
	Center	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	2,389	0.13% decrease
	Fort Garland	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Hooper	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	124	0.81% increase
	La Jara	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	792	9.69% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alamosa.

Websites for Alamosa

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alamosa. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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