Trinidad
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Trinidad is a municipality located in Las Animas County in southern Colorado. It serves as a local government center for the region and is organized as a Home Rule Municipality under Colorado law.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Las Animas
- City
- Trinidad
- Incorporated
- December 30, 1879
- Type
- Home rule municipality
- Total
- 9.39 sq mi (24.31 km )
- Land
- 9.39 sq mi (24.31 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 6,030 ft (1,840 m)
- Density
- 873.8/sq mi (337.37/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
Article
Trinidad from the Wormhole Loop Trail.
Trinidad is the home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 8,329 as of the 2020 census. Trinidad lies 21 mi (34 km) north of Raton, New Mexico, and 195 mi (314 km) south of Denver. It is on the historic Santa Fe Trail.