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Simla is a statutory town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. It is 48 miles (77 km) northeast of Colorado Springs. The population was 601 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.

Simla town overview:
Name:	Simla town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Elbert County
Incorporated:	January 15, 1912
Elevation:	5,978 ft (1,822 m)
Total Area:	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)
Land Area:	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	601
Population Density:	972.9/sq mi (375.63/km²)
ZIP code:	80835
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0870635
GNISfeature ID:	0193219
Website:	townofsimla.com

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History

Simla was founded in 1909 by a man with the name of Altman. Simla was named because the daughter of a railroad official was reading a book about India when she came across the name, Simla. Settled in the 1880s, Simla was incorporated in 1912. The first newspaper was started in 1911. It was a center for the shipping of the area’s potato harvest each year.

Simla received national attention when it became the place where the first so-called “English Variant” of SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19 virus) was diagnosed in the United States.

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Geography

Simla is located in southern Elbert County at 39°8′27″N 104°4′58″W / 39.14083°N 104.08278°W / 39.14083; -104.08278 (39.140746, -104.082836). It lies to the south of Big Sandy Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Arkansas River. U.S. Route 24 passes through the town, leading southwest to Colorado Springs and northeast 24 miles (39 km) to Limon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Simla has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km), all of it land.