Capulin is an

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, a

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, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in

Conejos County Conejos County (Spanish for "rabbits") 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 ...

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. The Capulin post office has the ZIP Code 81124. At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Capulin CDP was 134.

History

The town of Capulin was established by settlers from Ojo Caliente,

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, in 1867. "Capulin" is a regional word for

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. The Capulin, Colorado, post office opened on August 10, 1881.

Geography

Capulin is located in northern Conejos County. Colorado State Highway 15 leads east to

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, just north of La Jara, and west then north to Monte Vista. The Capulin CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

The

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initially defined the for the

Notable residents

Eppie Archuleta Epifania "Eppie" Archuleta (January 6, 1922 – April 11, 2014) was an American weaver and textile artisan at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico. While the more traditional Chimayo and Rio Grande tapestries used diamonds and stripe ...

, master weaver and 1985 recipient of the

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