SAN LUIS, COLORADO

The 'Town of San Luis' (IPA: //) is a Statutory Town located in Costilla County, Colorado, USA. Officially established on 1851-04-09, by Hispanic settlers from Taos, New Mexico, San Luis is the oldest town in the State of Colorado. The town population was 739 at U.S. Census 2000. San Luis is the county seat of Costilla County.

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Geography

Demographics

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Geography

The town of San Luis lies within the San Luis Valley and is located at (37.201988, -105.422360).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 739 people, 322 households, and 200 families residing in the town. The population density was 594.4/km² (1,555.2/mi²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 302.4/km² (791.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 60.49% White, 0.27% African American, 2.44% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 29.50% from other races, and 7.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 88.77% of the population.
There were 322 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $14,213, and the median income for a family was $20,875. Males had a median income of $20,156 versus $13,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,887. About 29.9% of families and 34.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 21.2% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ sanluisvalley.us San Luis Valley Information Center