Las Animas County, Colorado
A view across Trinidad with Fishers Peak in the background
Aguilar
Boncarbo
Branson
Cokedale
Gulnare
Hoehne
Kim
Segundo
Starkville
Stonewall
Trinidad
Weston
Las Animas County is only slightly smaller in size than the State of Connecticut. The population density is 2.8 people per square mile (although 2/3 of the folks live in Trinidad). Interstate 25 crosses the county north and south; US Highways 350 & 160 cross the county east and west. State Highway 12, the Scenic Highway of Legends, a Colorado and National Forest Service Scenic Byway, makes a beautiful loop through the mountains and forests in the western part of the county.
Northeast of Trinidad is the Picketwire Canyonlands, site of the longest dinosaur tracksite in the world.
Las Animas County gets its name from the Spanish name for the river: Rio de las Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio (River of Souls Lost in Purgatory). Las Animas County contains 4,773 square miles of land and 3 square miles of water. The county seat is Trinidad.
Looking down on part of the Stonewall Valley
Trinidad Lake, Trinidad Lake State Park
Private Sector, wages or salary: 65%
Government Sector: 23%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 11%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
2011 Cost of Living Index for Las Animas County: 82.7
Median Resident Age: 40.9 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $33,200
Estimated Median Home Value: $133,300
Major Industries:
Lodging & Food Services, Construction, Educational Services, Agriculture, Forestry, Health Care, Social Services, Government, Transportation Services, Finance & Insurance Services, Natural Resources, Retail Services
Population Demographics: 2010
| Total Population | 15,507 |
| Males | 7,948 |
| Females | 7,559 |
| Population by Age | |
| Under 18 | 3,241 |
| 18 & over | 12,266 |
| 20-24 | 920 |
| 25-34 | 1,612 |
| 35-49 | 2,814 |
| 50-64 | 3,700 |
| 65 & over | 2,748 |
| Population by Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6,446 |
| Non Hispanic or Latino | 9,061 |
| Population by Race | |
| White | 12,967 |
| African-American | 218 |
| Asian | 110 |
| Native American | 375 |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 |
| Other | 1,299 |
| Two or more | 531 |
Trinidad Lake State Park - San Isabel National Forest
Spanish Peaks Wilderness - State Trust Lands and Wildlife Areas
Bosque del Oso SWA - Lake Dorothey SWA - Spanish Peaks SWA
The Aguilar Hogback - Picketwire Canyonlands
The Dakota Wall - Santa Fe Trail - North Lake - Trinidad Skate Park
Trinidad State Junior College - Monument Lake Park
Historic Interest
The Early Days - Historic Plazas of the Purgatoire Valley
Colorado Coalfield War - "Uncle Dick" Wooton - Baca & Bloom Mansions/Museums
Mountains
Sangre de Cristo Mountains - Spanish Peaks - Mt. Maxwell
Trinchera Peak - Culebra Peak - Mt. Mariquita - Cuatro Peak
Raton Pass - Cuchara Pass - South Side
National Park Service Sites - BLM Sites - National Wilderness Areas - Unique Natural Features
Outdoor Sports & Recreation - Ski & Snowboard Areas - Photo Galleries - Colorado Mountains
