Conejos County
Also known as Conejos County, Colorado, Conejos County, CO
county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- November 1, 1861
- Named after
- Conejos River
- Seat
- Conejos
- Largest town
- Manassa
- Total
- 1,291 sq mi (3,340 km )
- Land
- 1,287 sq mi (3,330 km )
- Water
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,529
- Density
- 6/sq mi (2.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
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Conejos County (Spanish for "rabbits") is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,461. The county seat is the unincorporated community of Conejos. Being 50.7% Hispanic in 2020, Conejos was Colorado's largest Hispanic-majority county.
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