Welcome to Trinidad ...The city of Trinidad is located in Las Animas County<1> and is the County Seat for Las Animas County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Trinidad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862. The city was incorporated December 30, 1879. When the people of Trinidad refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trinidadan<2> See our Genealogy Helper Page for Trinidad for more information about variations on the name of Trinidad. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Trinidad has a population of 8,098 people<3> (see below for details). Trinidad is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Trinidad is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Trinidad lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Trinidad: 719 The ZIP code for Trinidad: 81082<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trinidad had an population of 8,098 people. This is a decrease of 10.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.8% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Trinidad had a population of 9,096 people (which is 58.98% of the total population of Las Animas County). This makes Trinidad the county's most populous community. The population of Trinidad represents 0.18% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 49th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 9,096 people, the population of Trinidad has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,078 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Trinidad. Communities Also Named Trinidad ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Trinidad - they are located in California, Missouri (2), Texas and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trinidad. Websites for Trinidad ...Official Website: www.historictrinidad.com/ Communities near Trinidad ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trinidad.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Trinidad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trinidad. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trinidad. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trinidad. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trinidad. Our list includes 66 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Trinidad. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trinidad ...Looking for more information about Trinidad? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Trinidad, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trinidad. Adding Trinidad to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Trinidad in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Trinidad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Trinidad. Footnotes ...
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