Conejos is an
unincorporated town, a
post office, a
census-designated place (CDP), and the
county seat of
Conejos County
Conejos County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,461. The county seat is the unincorporated community of Conejos.
Being 50.7% Hispanic in 2020, Conejos was Colorado's largest Hispa ...
,
Colorado,
United States. The Conejos post office has the
ZIP Code 81129.
[ At the United States Census 2010, the population of the Conejos CDP was 58, while the population of the 81129 ZIP Code Tabulation Area was 156 including adjacent areas.]
History
Conejos is a historic Hispanic settlement. Both the settlement and the county were initially named "Guadalupe".[ The church was the first Roman Catholic parish in modern-day Colorado and was constructed by Spanish colonists from New Mexico.
The Conejos post office has been in operation since 1862.]
Geography
Conejos is located in southeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It co ...
. It is bordered to the south by the town of Antonito
Antonito is a Statutory Town located in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 647 at the 2020 United States Census.
History
Antonito began life as a sheep herding camp known as San Antonio Junction, referring to its ...
. U.S. Route 285
U.S. Route 285 is a north–south United States highway, running 846 miles (1,362 km) through the states of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The highway's southern terminus is in Sanderson, Texas at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US ...
forms the eastern edge of the community and leads north to Alamosa, Colorado
Alamosa is a home rule municipality and the county seat of Alamosa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 9,806 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is the commercial center of the San Luis Valley in south-central Colora ...
, and south to Tres Piedras, New Mexico.
The Conejos CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the
See also
*Outline of Colorado
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado – 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado ...
** Index of Colorado-related articles
*State of Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
**Colorado cities and towns
The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...
*** Colorado census designated places
**Colorado counties
The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties are ...
*** Conejos County, Colorado
References
External links
Conejos @ Colorado.comConejos @ UncoverColorado.comConejos County website
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County seats in Colorado
Census-designated places in Conejos County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado
Hispanic and Latino American history
1858 establishments in New Mexico Territory