Conejos County, Colorado
County seat: Conejos · Population 7,529 (2025) · 1,287 sq mi
Conejos County is the 42nd most populous of Colorado's 64 counties, with 7,529 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Conejos. It is part of the Region 8: San Luis Valley region, one of the 14 Planning and Management Regions of Colorado. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Conejos County facts
- County seat
- Conejos
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 7,529 +0.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 1,287 sq mi 34th largest of 64
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 6 per sq mi
- Established
- 1861
- Named after
- Conejos River river in Conejos County, Colorado, United States
- Largest city
- Manassa 958
- Median household income
- $50,978
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Mountain
- FIPS code
- 08021
Cities and towns in Conejos County
Conejos County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Conejos County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manassa | Town | 958 | |
| Sanford | Town | 897 | |
| La Jara | Town | 708 | |
| Antonito | Town | 615 | |
| Romeo | Town | 309 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Capulin | 185 | |
| Conejos | 0 |
ZIP codes in Conejos County
8 ZIP codes reach into Conejos County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 81101 also Alamosa County
- 81120
- 81124
- 81129
- 81140
- 81141
- 81148
- 81151 also Costilla County
Population of Conejos County, 2020–2025
Conejos County grew by 65 people (+0.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 48 more deaths than births and a net gain of 122 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,457 |
| 2021 | 7,588 |
| 2022 | 7,569 |
| 2023 | 7,500 |
| 2024 | 7,524 |
| 2025 | 7,529 |
Neighboring counties
- Rio Grande County northwest · 11,087 people
- Costilla County east · 3,679 people
- Archuleta County west · 14,306 people
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico southwest · 39,832 people
- Alamosa County northeast · 16,688 people
- Taos County, New Mexico southeast · 34,564 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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