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Fort Garland, CO -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Colorado
Population (2000): 432
Housing Units (2000): 164
Land area (2000): 0.285246 sq. miles (0.738785 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.285246 sq. miles (0.738785 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27535
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 37.429477 N, 105.435280 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 81133
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Housing Units (2000): 164
Land area (2000): 0.285246 sq. miles (0.738785 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.285246 sq. miles (0.738785 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27535
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 37.429477 N, 105.435280 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 81133
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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Wikipedia
Fort Garland
Fort Garland (1858–1883), Colorado, United States, was designed to house two companies of soldiers to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley, then in the Territory of New Mexico. It was named for General John Garland, commander of the Military District of New Mexico.