title: Hasty, Colorado
text: # Hasty, Colorado
  
  Hasty is an unincorporated town in Bent County, Colorado, United States.
  
  ## History
  
  The Hasty post office has been in operation since 1910. The community was named after Lon Hasty, a pioneer settler. The Hasty post office has the ZIP code 81044. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Hasty CDP was 182.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Hasty is located in northeast Bent County at 38°06′45″N 102°57′26″W﻿ / ﻿38.11250°N 102.95722°W﻿ / 38.11250; -102.95722 (38.112410,-102.957344), just north of the dam for John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River. U.S. Highway 50 passes through the community, leading west 16 miles (26 km) to Las Animas, the county seat, and east 20 miles (32 km) to Lamar.
  
  The Hasty CDP has an area of 1,762 acres (7.132 $km^2),$ including 0.25 acres (0.001 $km^2)$ of water.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Hasty CDP for the United States Census 2010.
  
  