 baca county is the southeasternmost of the 64 counties in the u.s. state of colorado. as of the 2010 census, the population was 3,788. the county seat is springfield. == history == baca county was created by the colorado legislature on april 16, 1889, out of the eastern portions of las animas county. baca county was named in honor of pioneer and colorado territorial legislator felipe baca. baca county was one of the hardest hit areas in the dust bowl. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.09%) is water. === adjacent counties === *prowers county, colorado - north *stanton county, kansas - east *morton county, kansas - east *cimarron county, oklahoma - south *union county, new mexico - southwest *las animas county, colorado - west *bent county, colorado - northwest ===national historic trail=== *santa fe national historic trail ==demographics== {{us census population |1890=1479 |1900=759 |1910=2516 |1920=8721 |1930=10570 |1940=6207 |1950=7964 |1960=6310 |1970=5674 |1980=5419 |1990=4556 |2000=4517 |2010=3788 |estyear=2013 |estimate=3682 |footnote=u.s. decennial census1790-1960 1900-1990{{cite web|url=http://www.census.go
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