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32-470: La Junta is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality of Otero County, Colorado , United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United States Census . La Junta is located on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado 68 miles (109 km) east of Pueblo . The city is home to Otero College . La Junta (Spanish for ' the junction ' )

64-461: A 2020 population of 127 is the least populous Colorado city, while the Town of Castle Rock with a 2020 population of 73,158 is the most populous Colorado town. At the 2020 United States Census , 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) lived in one of the 271 municipalities active at the time. Another 714,417 residents (12.37%) lived in one of the 210 census-designated places , while

96-577: A Scout to be appointed as a Senior Patrol Leader or Troop Leader who heads the Scout troop and Court of Honor. The Court of Honor is responsible for the management, program and activities of the troop. The leadership role of the adult and Scout members of the Court of Honor vary, and in some troops it is the norm for the adult leader to play a mentorship role, teaching the youth responsibility in their own leadership roles. This Scouting or Guiding article

128-579: A city council with two members elected from each ward and one member elected at large. The mayor may be the city council member elected at large or the city council may appoint a mayor. Colorado has 157 statutory towns that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Part 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The statutory town of Creede uses the official title "City of Creede". Garden City , Lake City , Orchard City , and Sugar City are statutory towns but use city at

160-471: A city or a town), statutory city , statutory town , and territorial charter municipality . State law makes relatively few distinctions between a city and a town. The charter of a home rule municipality may designate either a city or town municipal title. In general, cities are more populous than towns, although long-term population changes may skew this considerably, as illustrated by the City of Black Hawk and

192-677: A guerrilla force against the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II . List of cities and towns in Colorado#Home rule municipality Colorado municipalities range in population from the City and County of Denver with a 2020 population of 715,522, to the Town of Carbonate , which has had no year-round population since the 1890 Census due to its severe winter weather and difficult access. The City of Black Hawk with

224-557: Is also served by a local radio station that broadcasts in AM and FM. They are KBLJ 1400 AM and KTHN 92.1 FM. La Junta, until recently, had a railroad yard for assembling freight trains for the climb over Raton Pass . BNSF runs freight trains between Denver and Kansas/Texas via La Junta. The sole remaining major train crossing Raton Pass today is the daily Southwest Chief , in both directions, between Los Angeles and Chicago. U.S. Highway 50 travels through La Junta, approaching from Pueblo to

256-649: Is high plains terrain, dry with short grass prairie and sagebrush, and is part of the Southwestern Tablelands ecological region. This area of Colorado is often the warmest. Summer brings numerous days above 100 °F (37.8 °C). The hottest temperature recorded in La Junta was 110 °F (43.3 °C) on June 28, 1990, and June 24, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −23 °F (−30.6 °C) on January 20, 1948. There were 7,568 people, 2,977 households, and 1,964 families residing in

288-481: The OpenStreetMap link at the right to view the location of these 273 municipalities. Twenty-one active municipalities currently extend into more than one county . 38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W  /  38.9972°N 105.5478°W  / 38.9972; -105.5478  ( State of Colorado ) Scout troop A Scout troop is a term adopted into use with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and

320-483: The Scout Movement to describe their basic units. The term troop echoes a group of mounted scouts in the military or an expedition and follows the terms cavalry , mounted infantry and mounted police use for organizational units. In the Scout Movement , a Scout troop is an organizational unit consisting of a number of patrols of Scouts, Boy Scouts , Girl Scouts or Girl Guides . Girl Guides often use

352-574: The Town of Castle Rock . Neither village nor civil township is a type of civil division in the State of Colorado. The cities of Cherry Hills Village and Greenwood Village and the towns of Log Lane Village , Mountain Village , and Snowmass Village have the word "village" at the end of their names. Nineteen Colorado municipalities extend into two counties, while two cities – Aurora and Littleton – extend into three counties. In

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384-575: The Town of Sawpit with 19 acres (0.078 km ) of land area was the least extensive. The City of Glendale with a 2020 population density of 8,117 residents per square mile (3,134/km ) was the most densely populated municipality, while the Town of Bonanza with a 2020 population density of 38 residents per square mile (15/km ) was the least densely populated municipality after Carbonate. Colorado municipalities operate under one of five types of municipal governing authority — consolidated city and county , home rule municipality (which may be either

416-412: The Colorado Revised Statutes. A statutory city must have a population of at least 2,000 at the time of incorporation or reorganization, although three have lost population since. Statutory cities have an elected mayor and a city council composed of the mayor and two members elected from each ward. A statutory city may petition to reorganize as a Section 200 statutory city with an appointed city manager and

448-483: The Colorado Revised Statutes; and the home rule charter of each municipality. The state-authorized home rule charter determines the form of government. Home rule gives local municipalities the power to make legislation relevant to their areas, exercising control over issues of local concern while minimizing state intervention in municipal affairs. Colorado has 11 statutory cities that operate under Title 31, Article 1, Section 203 and Article 4, Section 100 or Section 200 of

480-490: The Constitution of the State of Colorado. Broomfield has an appointed city and county manager , an elected mayor, and a city council of 11 members composed of the mayor and two members elected from each of five wards. As of 2024, Colorado has 102 cities and towns that are home rule municipalities, which are self-governing under Article 20 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado; Title 31, Article 1, Section 202 of

512-810: The Lamar-Pueblo-Colorado Springs Outrider line. The former military airport, located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of La Junta, has 77 acres (31 ha) of tarmac and two runways. One runway (east-west) is 6,851 feet (2,088 m) long and the other is 5,800 feet (1,800 m). [1] . The city and region are served by the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center , located in La Junta. Notable individuals who were born in La Junta include rodeo cowboy legend Lane Frost , novelists William Charles Anderson and Ken Kesey , baseball pitcher Tippy Martinez and U.S. Army Col. Wendell Fertig , who led

544-421: The Scout troop with programs for different age groups such as Beavers , Cubs , Explorers or Venturers and Rovers , while in other Scout organizations the different age groups are independent of each other even though they may be sponsored or chartered by the same community organization, such as a business, service organization, school, labor group veteran's group, or religious institution. A key component of

576-639: The Scouting movement is that Scout troops are led by the Scouts themselves under the advice and guidance of adult leaders. Scout Troops operate on the patrol method . Each Scout patrol is led by a Scout called the Patrol Leader. The Patrol Leaders within a Scout Troop form a Court of Honor or 'Troop Council' under the guidance of the adult leader of the Scout Troop. Some Scout Organizations allow

608-650: The State of Colorado, only Denver and Broomfield have consolidated city and county governments. The City and County of Denver operates under Article XX, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado ; and Title 30, Article 11, Section 101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes . Denver has an elected mayor and a city council of 13 members with 11 members elected from council districts and two members elected at large. The City and County of Broomfield operates under Article XX, Sections 10–13 of

640-605: The State of New York . The Town of Georgetown is the only municipality that still operates under a charter granted by the Territory of Colorado . The town operates under Article 14, Section 13 of the Charter & Constitution of the Colorado Territory enacted on January 28, 1868. The town mayor is called the police judge and the town council is called the board of selectmen . Download coordinates as: Select

672-405: The average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the city

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704-431: The city. The population density was 2,652.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,023.9/km). There were 3,277 housing units at an average density of 1,148.3 per square mile (443.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 74.22% White , 1.22% African American , 1.77% Native American , 0.86% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 18.33% from other races , and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 43.60% of

736-664: The cooler weather in September and into October each year. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site , an important trading post along the Santa Fe Trail , is northeast of La Junta. The Koshare Indian Museum , housed at Otero College , holds a collection of Native American artifacts. The Koshare Indian museum hosts a unique Boy Scout / Explorer program which trains the Scouts in both Native American dance and building traditional outfits. The Scouts give dance performances during

768-401: The end of their names. Statutory towns have an elected mayor and a board of trustees composed of the mayor and four or six additional members elected at large. Colorado statutory cities and towns are limited to exercising powers that are granted by the state and are subject to provisions and limitations imposed by the state and are similar to villages in other states such as the villages of

800-409: The northwest and continuing eastward towards Lamar and into Kansas . U.S. Highway 350 begins at La Junta and travels southwest before reaching Trinidad . State Highway 10 also begins at La Junta and travels west-southwest before reaching Walsenburg . The city operates a public bus system with one route that circles the city. Intercity transportation is provided by Bustang . La Junta is part of

832-400: The older youths. The size of a Scouts BSA troop for example, can vary from as few as five Scouts to over 100 youth, although the average is often said to be around 14. Scout troops may meet regularly at a meeting place. In addition, some Scout troops are active in the organization of additional activities. In some Scout organizations a Scout troop can be part of a Scout Group that combines

864-409: The population. There were 2,977 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and

896-404: The remaining 759,355 residents (13.15%) lived in the many rural and mountainous areas of the state. In 2020, only 1,968 square miles (5,097 km ) of Colorado's 103,642 square miles (268,431 km ) of land area (1.90%) were incorporated in the 271 active municipalities. The City of Colorado Springs with 195 square miles (506 km ) of land area was the most extensive municipality, while

928-543: The summer and also host Scout troops from other areas. Purgatoire River track site , one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America, is south of La Junta. The Caboose is the drive-through for the State Bank, which was established in 1893. The bank has been remodeled with antiques, including a teller line from the late 1890s. The city is served by the daily newspaper The Tribune-Democrat . The city

960-463: The terms unit instead of patrol and company instead of troop. The initial organization unit in the Scout Movement was a patrol of about 6 to 8 Scouts. Where there were a number of patrols, they could form a Scout troop. Scout troops are composed of boys and/or girls usually aged 10 to 18 years. Some Scout organizations have senior Scout patrols within Scout troops or senior Scout troops for

992-399: Was $ 29,002, and the median income for a family was $ 36,398. Males had a median income of $ 26,325 versus $ 21,324 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,928. About 16.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over. Tourists come to see tarantulas who are looking for mates during

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1024-622: Was named for the fact it rested at the intersection of the Santa Fe Trail and a pioneer road to Pueblo. The town developed near Bent's Fort , a fur trading post of the 19th century. During World War II , La Junta had an Army Air Force Training Base outside town. An Air Force detachment of the Strategic Air Command remained there until modern flight simulators developed in the 1980s rendered live flight unnecessary for pilot training maneuvers. At least one military aircraft crashed closeby during such training maneuvers. The area

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