Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County, Colorado | |
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County | |
Las Animas County Courthouse in Trinidad | |
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′N 104°02′W / 37.32°N 104.04°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Founded | February 9, 1866 |
| Named after | Purgatoire River |
| Seat | Trinidad |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,775 sq mi (12,370 km2) |
| • Land | 4,773 sq mi (12,360 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7.0 km2) 0.06% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,555 |
• Estimate (2024) | 14,518 |
| • Density | 3.049/sq mi (1.177/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 719 |
| Website | lasanimascounty |
- Not to be confused with the City of Las Animas, Colorado
Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555. The county seat is Trinidad. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally called El Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio, which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory."