Waverly, Alamosa County, Colorado

Waverly is a small, unincorporated populated place in western Alamosa County, south-central Colorado, United States.[1] Situated on the floor of the San Luis Valley at an elevation of 7,589 feet (2,313 m),[1] it lies roughly 11 mi (18 km) west-south-west of the city of Alamosa along U.S. Highway 160 and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad.[2]

History

Originally located in Conejos County, farmers built the community in March 1886 and by December 1886 a school building had been constructed. A wave of Dutch émigrés arrived in Waverly in 1892 by railroad.[3] It was platted in 1903 by F. C. Grable. The village was connected to the Colorado & Southern Railroad In 1903.[4] A second wave of newcomers settled in the 1930s during the Dust Bowl supported by the FSA Resettlement Project (Part of the New Deal)[5]

The name “Waverly” was suggested after Sir Walter Scott's 1814 novel of the same name.[4]

Demographics

Because Waverly is unincorporated, the U.S. Census Bureau does not publish separate population figures; it is enumerated within Alamosa County census tracts. Neighborhood-level data compiled by BestNeighborhood.org suggest the immediate Waverly area contains roughly 100–150 residents:[6]

  • White (non-Hispanic): 68.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 29.2%
  • Black, Asian, Native American: each < 1%
  • Median household income: ≈ $45,000 (county-wide: $43,000)
  • Home-ownership rate: ~86 %

Economy and infrastructure

The economy is shaped by land and livestock business.[4]

Transportation in the area uses the following roads:[4]

  • County Road 72 on the north
  • County Road 11 on the east
  • County Road 21 on the west
  • County Road 64 on the south

Points of interest

  • The historic school building now employed as an alternative Teen Learning Center and occasionally as a community hall.[4]
  • Alamosa Christian Reformed Church established as Dutch Reformed Church by the Dutch settlers in 1908[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Waverly". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Waverly, CO". topoquest.com. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  3. ^ a b Simmons, Virginia. "Rabbitbrush Rambler: Waverly revisited". Valley Courier.
  4. ^ a b c d e "History | Waverly Community". www.waverlycommunity.org. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  5. ^ "San Luis Valley Farms Resettlement Community (former) – Alamosa CO". Living New Deal. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  6. ^ "Waverly CO". bestneighborhood.org.

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