As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,650. The county seat and only incorporated municipality is Las Animas. Welcome to the Colorado county named in honor of frontier trader William Bent, situated along U.S 50 between the Kansas state line.
In this part of Colorado, local media is limited, with three AMs and two FMs from nearby Lamar easily tunable. There are also low-power TV stations, and those facilities have attracted the FCC’s attention — and not in a good way.
