Alamosa County
| Alamosa County, Colorado | |
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Alamosa County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Colorado |
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 Colorado's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 8, 1913 |
| Named for | Spanish language word for a grove of cottonwood trees |
| Seat | Alamosa |
| Largest city | Alamosa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 723 sq mi (1,873 km2) |
| • Land | 723 sq mi (1,873 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (2 km2), 0.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 16,496 |
| • Density | 21/sq mi (8/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Alamosa County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,445. The county seat is Alamosa. The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees."
Alamosa County was created by the Colorado legislature on March 8, 1913, out of northwestern Costilla County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 723 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 723 square miles (1,870 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Alamosa is served by San Luis Valley Regional Airport. The only commercial service is to Denver.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,966 people, 5,467 households, and 3,651 families residing in the county. The population density was 21 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 6,088 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 71.19% White, 0.97% Black or African American, 2.34% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 20.34% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races. 41.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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