Alamosa
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Alamosa is a city in Colorado that serves as the county seat of Alamosa County, meaning it is the main governmental center for the county. It's a community in south-central Colorado that functions as an important local administrative hub for the region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Alamosa County seat
- Established
- May 1878
- Incorporated
- August 12, 1878
- Named after
- The cottonwood trees along the Rio Grande
- Type
- home rule city
- Mayor
- Ty Coleman
- Total
- 7.97 sq mi (20.65 km )
- Land
- 7.90 sq mi (20.46 km )
- Water
- 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km )
- Elevation
- 7,543 ft (2,299 m)
- Density
Article
Alamosa is the home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Alamosa County, Colorado United States. Alamosa is located along the Rio Grande. The city population was 9,806 in the 2020 United States census. The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado, and is the home of Adams State University. Alamosa is the primary city of the Alamosa, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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