Editing Simla, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
Simla is located in southern Elbert County at {{coord|39|8|27|N|104|4|58|W|type:city}} (39.140746, -104.082836).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> 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 {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Limon, Colorado|Limon]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Simla has a total area of {{convert|1.4|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0870635| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Simla town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 25, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213044903/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0870635| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>