San Luis, Colorado
San Luis de la Culebra | |
|---|---|
 Entering San Luis from the west | |
| Motto: The Oldest Town in Colorado | |
 Location of San Luis in Costilla County, Colorado. | |
  San Luis  San Luis | |
| Coordinates: 37°12′09″N 105°25′21″W / 37.20250°N 105.42250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County[1] | Costilla County – seat[2] |
| Established | April 9, 1851 |
| Incorporated | 1885 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 7,989 ft (2,435 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 598 |
| • Density | 1,000/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 81152 |
| Area code | 719 |
| FIPS code | 08-68105 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413253[4] |
| Website | townofsanluisco |
San Luis is a statutory town that is the county seat and the most populous town of Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[7] Formerly known as San Luis de la Culebra, it is the oldest continuously occupied town in Colorado.[8] The population was 598 at the 2020 census.[5]
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- ^ "Colorado County Seats". State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Luis, Colorado
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "San Luis town, Colorado". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Rosso, Mike (November 1, 2010). "Lines in the sand". Colorado Central Magazine. Retrieved February 28, 2023.