Bent County
Profile of Bent County, Colorado, named for frontier trader William Bent, with Las Animas as its seat.
Bent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,650. The county seat and only incorporated municipality is Las Animas. The county is named in honor of frontier trader William Bent.
Founded February 6, 1874, Bent County covers about 1,541 square miles in southeastern Colorado, of which roughly 1,513 square miles is land and 28 square miles (1.8%) is water. It is in the Mountain time zone and lies within Colorado's 4th congressional district.
The Arkansas River is a defining feature of the county, and the county seat Las Animas sits along the historic Santa Fe Trail. Source: Wikipedia (Bent County, Colorado).
