Baca County, Colorado
County seat: Springfield · Population 3,347 (2025) · 2,555 sq mi
Baca County is the 56th most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 3,347 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Springfield. It is part of the Region 6: Southern Eastern Plains region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Baca County facts
- County seat
- Springfield
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 3,347 −4.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 2,555 sq mi 11th largest of 64
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 1 per sq mi
- Established
- 1889
- Largest city
- Springfield 1,293
- Median household income
- $46,215
- Cities and towns
- 6
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08009
Cities and towns in Baca County
Baca County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Baca County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield (county seat) | Town | 1,293 | |
| Walsh | Town | 513 | |
| Pritchett | Town | 106 | |
| Vilas | Town | 99 | |
| Campo | Town | 95 | |
| Two Buttes | Town | 30 |
ZIP codes in Baca County
8 ZIP codes reach into Baca County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81029
- 81041 also Prowers County
- 81054 also Bent and Las Animas counties
- 81064 also Las Animas County
- 81073
- 81084 also Prowers County
- 81087
- 81090
Population of Baca County, 2020–2025
Baca County shrank by 159 people (−4.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 144 more deaths than births and a net loss of 17 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,478 |
| 2021 | 3,491 |
| 2022 | 3,430 |
| 2023 | 3,375 |
| 2024 | 3,386 |
| 2025 | 3,347 |
Neighboring counties
- Cimarron County, Oklahoma south · 2,059 people
- Las Animas County west · 14,391 people
- Prowers County north · 11,884 people
- Morton County, Kansas east · 2,470 people
- Bent County northwest · 5,716 people
- Stanton County, Kansas northeast · 1,986 people
- Union County, New Mexico southwest · 3,844 people
Printable Baca County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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