Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County (short: Las Animas ) is a county located in the state of Colorado of the United States. In 2000, the population was 15,207 inhabitants. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Trinidad.
Geography
The County is one of the least populated counties in Colorado. About 60 percent of the population lives in Trinidad ( with about 9,000 inhabitants). The other towns have fewer than 1,000 inhabitants
The county is named after the Las Animas River, whose former Spanish name El Rio de los Animas Perdidas en Purgatorio: River of Lost Souls of Purgatory.
By County leads the Interstate highway 25 in the ghost town of Ludlow Ludlow is the monument dedicated to the Ludlow massacre in April 1914. At that time, about 1,200 miners went on strike the former mining town of Ludlow. 25 people, including women and children, were killed in the use of the National Guard of Colorado.
History
The county was created in 1866 from parts of Huerfano County. The FIPS county code of the county is 071
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 15,207 people in the county. There were 6,173 households and 4,092 families. The population density was 1 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 82.63 percent White, 0.39 percent African American, 2.54 percent Native American, 0.37 percent Asian, 0.20 percent Pacific Islander residents of the 10.03 percent from other races, and groups; 3.83 percent were descended from two or more races. 41.45 per cent of the total population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,173 households out of which 28.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 49.9 percent were married couples living together, 11.6 percent were single mothers. 33.7 percent were non-families. 29.7 percent of all households and 14.3 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.
Based on the county the population was spread from 24.2 percent population under 18 years, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24 years, 24.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 25.9 percent between 45 and 64 years and 18.0 percent were 65 years old or older. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 28,273, and the median income for a family was $ 34,072. Males have a median income of $ 27,182, women $ 20,891. The per capita income was $ 16,829. 17.3 percent of the population and 14.0 percent of families are below the poverty line. This included 20.0 percent of the population under the age of 18 and 17.2 percent of the population aged 65 and over.
Places in Las Animas County
- Abeyta
- Aguilar
- Andrix
- Barela
- Beshoar
- Boncarbo
- Branson
- Cokedale
- Cordova Plaza
- Delhi
- Earl
- El Moro
- Engleville
- Gulnare
- Houghton
- Jansen
- Kim
- Ludlow
- Lynn
- Medina Plaza
- Model
- Monument Park
- Nina View
- Parras Plaza
- Reilly Canyon
- Rugby
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- Sarcillo
- Segundo
- Sequndo
- Simpson
- Starkville
- Stonewall
- Stonewall Gap
- Tercio
- Tijeras
- Tobe
- Torres
- Trinchera
- Trinidad
- Tyrone
- Valdez
- Vallorso
- Velasquez Plaza
- Vigil
- Green Ville
- Weston
- Zamara