HuerfanoCountyChamberOfCommerce.com
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Cities: Walsenburg is the county seat, La Veta is 20 miles south west of Walsenburg, Cuchara, (unincorporated), is 15 miles south of La Veta and Gardner, (unincorporated is 25 miles northwest of Walsenburg.
Economic factors: CCA, Huerfano County Correctional Facility, employs 185, Spanish Peaks Regional Health & Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home employs 260, Huerfano County School District Re-1 employs 160 and Re-2 employs 50, The County employs 135 and The Cities each about 25-40. Quest Manufacturing employs 33. Agriculture is still a mainstay with ranching as its foundation. The original economic base was coal mining which produced over 500 million tons of low sulfur, bituminus coal during the early part of the century. Remnants of the coal mines & camps are still evident throughout the county.
