Conejos (
Spanish for "rabbits") is an
unincorporated town, a
post office
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, a
census-designated place (CDP), and the
county seat
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of
Conejos County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The Conejos post office has the
ZIP Code 81129.
[ At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Conejos CDP was 46.]
History
Conejos is a historic Hispanic settlement. Both the settlement and the county were initially named "Guadalupe".[ The church was the first ]Roman Catholic
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parish in modern-day Colorado and was constructed by Spanish colonists from New Mexico
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.
The Conejos post office has been in operation since 1862.
Geography
Conejos is located in southeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley. It is bordered to the south by the town of Antonito. U.S. Route 285 forms the eastern edge of the community and leads north to Alamosa, Colorado, and south to Tres Piedras, New Mexico
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.
The Conejos CDP has an area of , all land.[
]
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
* Colorado census designated places
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