Conejos, Colorado

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Conejos (Spanish for "rabbits") is an unincorporated town, a post office, a census-designated place (CDP), and the county seat of Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The Conejos post office has the ZIP Code 81129.[1] At the United States Census 2020, the population of the Conejos CDP was 46.[2] Conejos is the only unincorporated county seat in the State of Colorado.

History

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Conejos.

Conejos is a historic Hispanic settlement. Both the settlement and the county were initially named "Guadalupe".[3] A major historical and architectural feature of Conejos is the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, founded in 1858.[3] The church was the first Roman Catholic parish in modern-day Colorado and was constructed by Spanish colonists from New Mexico.[4]

The Conejos post office has been in operation since 1862.[5][6]

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 Script error: No such module "convert". to Alamosa, Colorado, and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Tres Piedras, New Mexico.

The Conejos CDP has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all land.[7]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Conejos CDP for the United States Census 2010. Template:Historical populations

See also

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References

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External links

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