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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Las Animas County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555. The county seat is Trinidad. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally called El Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purgatorio, which means "River of the Lost Souls in Purgatory."
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1870 | 4,276
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1880 | 8,903
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1890 | 17,208
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1900 | 21,842
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1910 | 33,643
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1920 | 38,975
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1930 | 36,008
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1940 | 32,369
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1950 | 25,902
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1960 | 19,983
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1970 | 15,744
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1980 | 14,897
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1990 | 13,765
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States
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