| Vilas, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baca County |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | June 25, 1888[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 98 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.3742°N -102.4475°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 4157 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[5] |
| Postal Code: | 81087 (PO Box) |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-81030 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413433 |
Vilas is a statutory town located in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.
A post office called Vilas has been in operation since 1887.[6]
The community was named after William Freeman Vilas, a United States Senatorfrom Wisconsin.[7]
Vilas is located in east-central Baca County. U.S. Route 160 passes just to the north of the town, leading west to Springfield, the county seat, and east 9miles to Walsh.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1sqmi, all of it land.