Las Animas County, Colorado

Las Animas County
County
Las Animas County Courthouse in Trinidad
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°19′N 104°02′W / 37.32°N 104.04°W / 37.32; -104.04
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	February 9, 1866
Named for	Purgatoire River
Seat	Trinidad
Area
• Total	4,775 sq mi (12,370 km2)
• Land	4,773 sq mi (12,360 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (7 km2)  0.06%
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,555
• Density	3/sq mi (1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code	719
Website	lasanimascounty.colorado.gov

Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555.^[1] The county seat is Trinidad.^[2] 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."^[3]