Bent County, Colorado
13 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,549
- Median household income
- $50,179
- ±7,108
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 106 of 1,836 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.3%
- 1,561 of 1,875 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Bent | 5,759 (2021) | Po Box 350, Las Animas | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Las Animas | 2,373 (2021) | Po Box 468, Las Animas | — |
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bent County-Las Animas Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 526, Las Animas | — |
| Bent-Prowers Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 39093 County Road 35, Wiley | — |
| Las Animas Consolidated Drainage District | Drainage | 29451 Rd 85, Las Animas | — |
| Las Animas Extension Drainage District | Drainage | 13251 Cr Ee, Las Animas | — |
| Lubers Drainage District | Drainage | 35723 County Road 30, McClave | — |
| Arkansas River Conservancy District | Flood control | 437 6th St, Las Animas | — |
| Las Animas-Bent County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 247, Las Animas | — |
| Las Animas-Bent County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 563, Las Animas | Website |
| Hasty-McClave Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1209 South Main, Hasty | — |
| Las Animas-Bent County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 437 6th St, Las Animas | — |
| Bent Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 760 Bent Ave, Las Animas | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Las Animas School District No. Re-1
School district5 schools
1021 2ND STREET, Las Animas, CO, 81054
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
McClave School District No. Re-2
School district2 schools
308 LINCOLN STREET, Mc Clave, CO, 81057
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Trinidad Community Farmers Market (836 Stonewall Ave Trinidad)
Lusk Farms Farmers Market ()
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.