Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Las Animas County takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Animas River, Río de las Ánimas Perdidas, which means "River of the Lost Souls." The county's population was 15,207 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Trinidad.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,775 square miles (12,368 km²), of which, 4,773...
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Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Las Animas County takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Animas River, Río de las Ánimas Perdidas, which means "River of the Lost Souls." The county's population was 15,207 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Trinidad.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,775 square miles (12,368 km²), of which, 4,773 square miles (12,361 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,207 people, 6,173 households, and 4,092 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 7,629 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 82.63% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 2.54% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 10.03% from other races, and 3.83% from two or more races...
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