Otero County, Colorado Basics:
Otero County Colorado - Government Site
Population: 19,452
Area: 1263 square miles
County Seat: La Junta
Area Code(s) in use: 719
Time Zone: MST
Adjacent counties:
Bent Crowley Kiowa Las Animas Pueblo
Otero County, Colorado
Map of the Otero County area
Our detail map of Otero County shows Otero County, Colorado boundary lines and other interesting items.
Places in Otero County, Colorado
Airport
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center Heliport, Carrica Ranch Heliport, Cottonwood Field, Fowler Airport, La Junta Municipal Airport, Melon Field, Todd Airport, Wine Glass International Airport
Arroyo
McMahon Arroyo
Bridge
Apishapa Bridge
Building
Carnegie Library, Koshare Indian Museum, La Junta Municipal Building, Macdonald Hall, McBride Hall, McDivitt Center Gymnasium, McDivitt Hall, Otero County Courthouse, Otero County Jail, Otero Hall, Rocky Ford City Hall, Southeastern Colorado Exposition Building, Wheeler Hall, Wheeler Library, Woodruff Memorial Library, Wunsch Hall
Canal
Catlin Canal, Holbrook Outlet Ditch, Horse Creek Supply Canal, Jackson Lateral, Lake Canal, Lewis Lateral, Ninemile Canal, Old Otero Canal, Otero Canal, Rocky Ford Canal, Rocky Ford Highline Canal, Two Buttes Canal, Wasson Lateral
Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery, Higbee Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery, Holbrook Cemetery, Martinez Cemetery, Mount View Cemetery, Valley View Cemetery
Church
Carson Avenue Baptist Church, Church of Christ, Church of Christ, Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Church of the Brethren, Community Presbyterian Church, Crossroads Church, East Holbrook Church, Emmanuel Mennonite Church, First Assembly of God Church, First Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Christian Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, First Church of God, First Church of God, First Church of the Nazarene, First Methodist Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church (historical), First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Free Methodist Church, Full Gospel Church, Hubbard Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Immanuel Missionary Chapel, La Junta Baptist Tabernacle, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Penitenta Church, Pilgrim Holiness Church, Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Saint Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church, Spanish Bible Tabernacle, Trinity Lutheran Church, Worship Center of Rocky Ford
Civil
Otero County
Cliff
Apishapa Bluff, Dixie Bluffs, Jack Point
Dam
Browning and Reese Number 1 Dam, Browning and Reese Number 2 Dam, Crooked Arroyo Detention CA-1 Dam, Crooked Arroyo Detention CA-3 Dam, Crooked Arroyo Detention CA-4 Dam, Crooked Arroyo Retention CA-2 Dam, Dye Dam, Holbrook Dam, Horse Creek and Black Draw Dam, Horse Creek Dam, Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam
Gap
Packers Gap
Hospital
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, Atchinson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Hospital (historical), Physicians Hospital (historical), Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Lake
Cheraw Lake, Manby Lake, May Water, Taylor Lake
Locale
Baski Windmill, Black Tank Windmill, Bloom Hill Windmill, Bull Pasture Windmill, Burmingham Windmill, Carrica Ranch, Cedar Pond Windmill, Cochran Windmill, Dry Creek Camp, Girard Windmill, Harbeck Windmill, Hedgecock Windmill, Hoffman Windmill, Honeys Windmill, Inge Ranch, Krammes, Lees Windmill, Lewis Ranch, Little Windmill, Lower Sheep Canyon Windmill, Mullins Windmill, Nemo Windmill, Newdale, Reed Windmill, River Windmill, Rocky Ford Country Club, Rocky Ford Water Works, Smith Ranch, South Windmill, Swisher Windmill, Texico Windmill, Upper Hoffman Windmill, Wenzel Windmill, West Mesa North Windmill, West Mesa South Windmill, Wilson Windmill
Military (Historical)
La Junta Army Air Field (historical)
Mine
Hancock Pit
Park
Blaine Park, Potter Park, Rattler Football Field, Tippy Martinez Softball Field
Populated Place
Ayer, Benton, Bloom, Casa, Castiel, Cheraw, Elder, Fayette, Fowler, Hadley, Hawley, Hays, Higbee, La Junta, La Junta Gardens, La Junta Village, Manzanola, Mindeman, North La Junta, Old Fort Bent (historical), Ormega, Orr, Randall, Roberta, Rocky Ford, Shelton, Swink, Timpas, Vroman
Post Office
La Junta Post Office, Rocky Ford Post Office
Range
Bloom Hills, Iron Springs Hills, Shale Hills
Reservoir
Anderson Reservoir, Bear Springs Reservoir, Browing and Reese Number 1 Reservoir, Brown Reservoir, Browning and Reese Number 2 Reservoir, Cochran Reservoir, Crooked Arroyo CA-1 Detention Reservoir, Crooked Arroyo CA-3 Detention Reservoir, Crooked Arroyo CA-4 Detention Reservoir, Crooked Arroyo Retention CA-2 Reservoir, Daniher Reservoir, Dominick Reservoir, Dye Reservoir, Finki Reservoir, Freddy Reservoir, Fultz Reservoir, Government Pond, Government Reservoir, Haight Reservoir, Hixon Reservoir, Holbrook Reservoir, Horse Creek and Black Draw Reservoir, Horse Creek Reservoir, Kennedy Ponds, Lambing Camp Reservoir, Larson Reservoir, Lemley Pond, Newby Reservoir, Prairie Land Reservoir Number 1, Prink Reservoir, Richardson Pit, School Section Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, Snowden Lake, Swink Reservoir Number 1, Swink Reservoir Number 2, Swink Reservoir Number 5, Swink Reservoir Number 6, Swisher Reservoir, Two Buttes Pond
School
Columbian School, District Number 8 School, East School, Fort Bent School, Grand Valley School, Higbee Valley School, Jefferson Middle School, La Junta High School, La Junta Middle School, Liberty Elementary School, Lincoln School, Lincoln School, Newdale School, Otero Junior College, Park School, Rocky Ford High School, Saint Patrick Roman Catholic School, South School, Swink School, Washington Primary School, West School
Spring
Antone Spring, Arnold Springs, Circle I Waters Spring, Good Pasture Spring, Iron Springs, Kitch Spring, Rock Waterhole
Stream
Alkali Arroyo, Anderson Arroyo, Apishapa River, Bear Springs Arroyo, Benton Arroyo, Crooked Arroyo, Dry Creek, East Bear Springs Arroyo, East Branch Crooked Arroyo, East Fork Hoe Ranch Arroyo, East Fork King Arroyo, Harbordale Arroyo, Hoe Ranch Arroyo, Horse Creek, Iron Springs Arroyo, Jack Treese Arroyo, King Arroyo, Lone Tree Arroyo, McMahon Arroyo, Poitrey Arroyo, Robinson Arroyo, Rock Arroyo, Salt Arroyo, Sheep Canyon Arroyo, South Dry Creek, Thompson Arroyo, Timpas Creek, Vandiver Arroyo, West Bear Springs Arroyo, West Branch Crooked Arroyo, West Dry Creek, West Dry Creek
Summit
Meredith Hill, Merker Hills, Miller Mesa
Tower
KAVI-AM (Rocky Ford), KAVI-FM (Rocky Ford), KBLJ-FM (La Junta), KBZZ-AM (La Junta)
Trail
Old Santa Fe Trail
Valley
Anderson Canyon, Breslin Draw, Corbin Canyon, Devils Canyon, Eightmile Canyon, Gaum Canyon, Gaussion Canyon, Godwin Canyon, Hardy Canyon, Horse Canyon, Hungerford Hollow, Jack Canyon, Last Chance Canyon, Minnie Canyon, Mixon Canyon, Ninemile Valley, North Fork Jack Canyon, Patterson Hollow, Penitenta Canyon, Plum Canyon, Purgatoire Canyon, Riley Canyon, School Section Canyon, Sheep Canyon, Smith Canyon, Smith Hollow, South Fork Jack Canyon, Stevens Draw, Terrel Canyon, Vogel Canyon, Vose Canyon, Withers Canyon
Well
Big Well, Electric Well, Good Well, Haight Wells, House Water Well, Mills Well, North Well
| Race | Population |
| White |  18,362 |
| American Indian | 355 |
| Mixed | 337 |
| Black | 197 |
| Asian | 165 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 36 |
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