The City of Monte Vista is the home rule municipality that is the most populous municipality in Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4,247 at the 2020 Census.
History Monte Vista was laid out in 1884. The site had previously served as a watering stop for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Monte Vista is the Spanish translation of "mountain view."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and (2.56%) is water.
Demographics
2020 census As of the 2020 census, Monte Vista had a population of 4,247. The median age was 39.1 years. 25.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,770 households in Monte Vista, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.2% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,953 housing units, of which 9.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 2,502 58.9% Black or African American 29 0.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 154 3.6% Asian 14 0.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0% Some other race 764 18.0% Two or more races 783 18.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 2,566 60.4% Culture Monte Vista is served by the Carnegie Public Library.
Every March, nearly 20,000 Sandhill Cranes descend on the San Luis Valley before continuing their northward spring migration.
Climate Monte Vista has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).
See also
San Luis Valley
References
External links
Monte Vista Journal