Otero County, Colorado

Otero County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF OTERO GUS Population: 17,991 (2024) ID: 161318	County	Official County Government	Contact: ADMINISTRATOR 13 WEST THIRD ST, SUITE 212, LA JUNTA CO 81067
CITY OF LA JUNTA GUS Population: 6,986 (2024) ID: 194466	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PO BOX 489, LA JUNTA CO 81050-0489
CITY OF ROCKY FORD GUS Population: 3,781 (2024) ID: 123753	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER 203 S MAIN ST, ROCKY FORD CO 81067-1702
TOWN OF FOWLER GUS Population: 1,203 (2024) ID: 123752	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK 317 S MAIN ST, FOWLER CO 81039
TOWN OF SWINK GUS Population: 587 (2024) ID: 101424	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 267, SWINK CO 81077-0267
TOWN OF MANZANOLA GUS Population: 326 (2024) ID: 161400	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 187, MANZANOLA CO 81058-0187
TOWN OF CHERAW GUS Population: 231 (2024) ID: 193124	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 16, CHERAW CO 81030-0016