Conejos is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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, a U.S. Post Office

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, and the county seat

County seat

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 of Conejos County

Conejos County, Colorado

Conejos County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county population was 8,400 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Conejos.-History:...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

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. Conejos has the distinction of being the only unincorporated county seat in the State of Colorado. As of the 2010 Census

United States Census, 2010

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, the CDP had a population of 58. The community is located in the San Luis Valley

San Luis Valley

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. Conejos is a historic site of Spanish colonization.

The Conejos Post Office has the ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 81129.

Conejos is the Spanish word for rabbit

Rabbit

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See also

• Conejos County, Colorado
  Conejos County, Colorado
  Conejos County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county population was 8,400 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the unincorporated town of Conejos.-History:...
  
  
• List of cities and towns in Colorado
• State of Colorado