Hasty, Colorado Explained

Hasty, Colorado
Settlement Type:Census Designated Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bent County
Government Type:unincorporated community
Unit Pref:US
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.132
Area Land Km2:7.131
Area Water Km2:0.0006
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:182
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Coordinates:38.0999°N -102.9639°W
Elevation M:1188
Elevation Ft:3898
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code[3]
Postal Code:81044
Area Code:719
Blank Name:GNIS feature[4]
Blank Info:Hasty CDP

Hasty is an unincorporated town in Bent County, Colorado, United States.

History

The Hasty post office has been in operation since 1910.[5] The community was named after Lon Hasty, a pioneer settler.[6] The Hasty post office has the ZIP code 81044.[3] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Hasty CDP was 182.

Geography

Hasty is located in northeast Bent County at 38.1125°N -102.9572°W (38.112410,-102.957344), just north of the dam for John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. U.S. Highway 50 passes through the community, leading west to Las Animas, the county seat, and east to Lamar.

The Hasty CDP has an area of 7.132km2, including 0.001km2 of water.[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020. United States Census Bureau. December 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hasty CDP, Colorado . United States Census Bureau. April 11, 2023 .
  3. Web site: Look Up a ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names. United States Geological Survey. December 7, 2020.
  5. Web site: Post offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 June 2016.
  6. Book: Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.. Denver, CO. 26.