Buena Vista, Colorado Town of Buena Vista, Colorado Location in Chaffee County and the State of Colorado Location in Chaffee County and the State of Colorado State State of Colorado County Chaffee County Buena Vista at the foot of the Collegiate Peaks The Town of Buena Vista is a Statutory Town in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States.

The town populace was 2,617 at the 2010 United States Census. The Arkansas River Valley and the region of what would turn into Buena Vista was first settled in 1864 by pioneer drawn to the region by the plentiful water which made the territory suitable for agriculture. By 1880, the governmental center of county had moved from Granite to Buena Vista, but by 1928 Salida had a larger populace so the governmental center of county was moved once again.

By 1894, Buena Vista had electricity, telephone service, street lights, parks, cemeteries, and schools. Travelers, speculators, and miners traveling up the Arkansas Valley towards Leadville made Buena Vista a prominent stagecoach stop, and barns depot following the 1890s.

Buena Vista is positioned in central Colorado roughly midway between Salida and Leadville in the Upper Arkansas River Valley at an altitude of 7,965 feet (2,428 m).

The region between Buena Vista and Salida is often referred to as the Denver & Rio Grande, South Park & Pacific, and Colorado Midland barns s.

Many of the existing buildings of Buena Vista date back to this era, and were assembled in the 1880s and 1890s.

This Americanized pronunciation was specified by Alsina Dearheimer, who chose this name for the town, which was officially chose over other names (Cottonwood, Mahonville) on the occasion of the town's incorporation.

Buena Vista has a Semi-arid climate (Koppen climate classification BSk), with cold, dry winters and warm, somewhat wetter summers.

Climate data for Buena Vista 2 - S, Colorado (1981 2010 normals) Average rain days ( 0.01 in) 4 4 6 6 7 8 12 13 8 5 4 4 79 Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 3 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 32 Chaffee County Courthouse and Jail Buildings Birdseye view of Buena Vista, Colorado ~ 1882 The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.81% Caucasian, 0.09% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.73% from other competitions, and 1.46% from two or more competitions.

In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

Then-Mayor Cara Russell wrote a column for the Chaffee County Times entitled "How big a payoff do you want?", about the pros and cons of a small-town territory development, on October 29, 2008. Several town trustees believed the vote to annex the Cottonwood Meadows evolution was lost by a mere 21 votes because of the mayor's letter giving both the advantages and disadvantages of the real estate development.

The column prompted five of the six town trustees to present her with a letter of dismissal on November 10, 2008. Russell requested a hearing over her dismissal. Two weeks later, after the trustees determined that this was not the best course of action, having been informed by the mayor's attorney that they could be in violation of the mayor's First Amendment rights and subject to criminal charges, they voted to withdraw the letter of dismissal. Russell was re-elected April 6, 2010, and resigned on April 20, 2010, to run for Chaffee County Clerk. On April 16, 2010, Russell filed a federal lawsuit against the town of Buena Vista and five town trustees for violation of her First Amendment rights. Russell and the town of Buena Vista settled the lawsuit with the town paying an undisclosed amount and issuing an apology for violating her First Amendment rights. Its end is positioned just 64 miles (103 km) north of Buena Vista.

The short segment between US 50 at Poncha Springs and US 24 at Buena Vista was originally U.S.

Chaffee County Road 306 leaves Buena Vista and travels west to the summit of Cottonwood Pass (elevation 12,126 feet / 3,696 meters).

This road is closed amid the snowy months, typically late October to April or May, but when open allows travelers a more direct route to Gunnison and Crested Butte than US 50 crossing Monarch Pass to the south of town.

State of Colorado Colorado metros/cities and suburbs Colorado counties Chaffee County, Colorado a b "Active Colorado Municipalities".

State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs.

"Colorado Municipal Incorporations".

State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Buena Vista town, Colorado".

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

Chaffee County Times.

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Kathy Davis, "Russell to run for county clerk", Chaffee County Times, April 14, 2010 Kathy Davis,"Lawsuit filed against Town of BV, trustees", Chaffee County Times, April 28, 2010 Robert Boczkiewicz, "Ex-Buena Vista mayor sues town", Pueblo Chieftain, May 6, 2010 Robert Boczkiewicz, "Trustees deny Russell's allegations", The Mountain Mail, July 9, 2010 Kathy Davis, "Trustees approve settlement offer for lawsuit", Chaffee County Times, June 1, 2011 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buena Vista, Colorado.

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