Bent County, Colorado Basics:
Bent County Colorado - Government Site
Population: 5,551
Area: 1514 square miles
County Seat: Las Animas
Area Code(s) in use: 719
Time Zone: MST
Adjacent counties:
Baca Kiowa Las Animas Otero Prowers
Bent County, Colorado
Map of the Bent County area
Our detail map of Bent County shows Bent County, Colorado boundary lines and other interesting items.
Places in Bent County, Colorado
Airport
City and County Airport, Las Animas Airport
Area
Big Timbers
Canal
Adobe Creek Reservoir Outlet Ditch, Consolidated Ditch, Consolidated Extension Ditch, County Canal, Eagle Rock Ditch, Fort Bent Canal, Fort Lyon Canal, Fort Lyon Storage Canal, Highland Canal, Horse Creek Reservoir Inlet Ditch, Horse Creek Reservoir Outlet Ditch, Jones Ditch, Keesee Canal, Kicking Bird Canal, Las Animas Town Ditch, Levere Ditch, Lubers Ditch, Lubers Drainage Ditch, McCauley Ditch, McClave Drainage Ditch, Miller Ditch, Poor Mans Ditch, Riverview Ditch, Scott Pierce Ditch, Sunflower Ditch, Verhoeff Ditch, Wiley Drainage Ditch
Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery, Fort Lyon National Cemetery, Hight Cemetery, Indian Rock Cemetery, Las Animas Cemetery, Little Kansas Cemetery, Pruett Cemetery, The Home Cemetery, Union Valley Cemetery, Wiley Cemetery
Channel
Mooth Waters
Church
Riverview Church
Civil
Bent County
Dam
Adobe Creek Dam, Dawn Dam, Dingwall Ditch Retention Dam, G W Verhoeff Dam, John Martin Reservoir Dam, Landsat Number A-44A Dam, Las Animas Fish Hatchery 70A Dam, State Stock Number 7 Dam, Verhoeff Catchment Dam, Verhoeff Dam
Flat
Heinan Flats
Hospital
Fort Lyon Veterans Hospital
Lake
Denny Lake, Heinan Lake, Long Lake
Locale
Barnhart Windmill, Bishop Ranch, Cordes-Oberlander Ranch, East Canyon Windmill, East Parsons Windmill, East Pasture Windmill, Floating W Ranch, Good Intent School, Hackamore Ranch, J J Windmill, Las Animas Country Club, McAfee Windmill, McIntosh Ranch, North Mesa Canyon Windmill, North Mesa Windmill, Old Fort Lyon, Porterfield Windmill, Prairie View School, Selders Ranch, Spady Cow Camp, Tree Top Ranch
Mine
Allen Jones Mine, Bentco Mine, Marlman Quarry
Park
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Bents New Fort Marker, Las Animas State Fish Hatchery, Nelson Park
Populated Place
Able, Big Bend, Boggsville, Caddoa, Cornelia, Fort Lyon, Four Corners Crossing, Gilpin, Hasty, Hilton, Keesee, Keller, Kreybill, Las Animas, Las Animas Junction, Lubers, Marlman, McClave, Melina, Ninaview, Old Fort Lyons, Prowers, Riverdale, Ruxton, Toonerville, Wareland
Reservoir
Adobe Creek Reservoir, Blue Lake Reservoir, Dawn Reservoir, Dingwall Ditch Retention Reservoir, East Canyon Reservoir, East Parsons Tanks, G W Verhoeff Reservoir, Harbordale Pond, Houston Pond, Jims Pond, John Martin Reservoir, King Reservoir, Lake Hasty, Landsat Number A-44A Reservoir, Las Animas Fish Hatchery Reservoir, Muddy Creek Reservoir, South Pasture Pond, State Stock Reservoir Number 7, West Parsons Reservoir
School
Cornelia School, Horse Creek School, Keller School, Kreybill School, Lakeview School, Melonsfield School, Pine Hill School, Prairie Hill School, Rixey School, West Riverview School
Spring
Antelope School, Antelope Spring, Box Springs, Chimney Spring, Dripping Spring, England Spring, Farrington Spring, Government Spring, Hand Springs, Kelly Water Hole, Medford Spring, Pipe Spring, Santastevens Spring, Thompson Spring, Toe Jam Spring, Verhoeff Spring
Stream
Antelope Creek, Antelope Creek, Caddoa Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Dry Creek, Dry Creek, East Dry Creek, East Mud Creek, Gageby Creek, Graveyard Creek, Johnny Creek, Lew Smith Creek, Limestone Creek, Little Angry Creek, McRae Arroyo, Mud Creek, Muddy Creek, Prowers Arroyo, Purgatoire River, Rattlesnake Creek, Rule Creek, Shawawa Creek, Shelton Creek, Snif Creek, Tarbox Arroyo, West Limestone Creek, West Mud Creek
Summit
Eagle Nest, Getchel Hill, High Rock, Mothers Hill, Ninemile Hill, Round Mound, Wildcat Hill
Tower
KNIC-FM (Lamar)
Valley
Baker Canyon, Barnhart Canyon, East Canyon, Farrington Draw, Hood Draw, John Donlon Draw, Penrose Draw, Picketwire Valley, Porterfield Canyon, Richards Canyon, Road Canyon, Rock Canyon, Ruxton Draw, Smith Draw, Turkey Canyon
| Race | Population |
| White |  5,014 |
| Black | 230 |
| American Indian | 152 |
| Mixed | 103 |
| Asian | 52 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 0 |
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