El Moro, Colorado
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|subdivision_name2 = Las Animas County
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|area_total_km2 = 28.791
|area_land_km2 = 28.725
|area_water_km2 = 0.066
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 216
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|timezone = MST
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|elevation_ft = 5880
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|postal_code = Trinidad 81082
|area_code = 719
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El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020. The Trinidad post office (Zip Code 81082) serves the area.
History
File:Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Mine at El Moro, c. 1900.png mine at El Moro, c. 1900]]
The El Moro post office was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1933.{{cite web |url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=25 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306120236/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }} El Moro is a name derived from Spanish meaning "the Moor".{{cite book |last=Dawson |first=John Frank |title=Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities Were So Named, 150 of Spanish or Indian Origin |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=26 |publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. |location=Denver, CO |page=20}} After the company was established in 1892, Colorado Fuel & Iron took over the El Moro operation. During its years of operation, 8,063,076 tons of coal were shipped from El Moro on CF&I's narrow gauge railway, connecting them with the Colorado & Southern line.{{cite web|url=https://scalar.usc.edu/works/mines-of-the-colorado-fuel-and-iron-company/engle-coal-mine-el-moro-no-1|title=Engle Coal Mine (El Moro No. 1)|work=Colorado Fuel And Iron: Company Mines|last=Schreck|first=Christopher J.|publisher=University of South Carolina|access-date=23 February 2021}}
Geography
El Moro is in west-central Las Animas County, bordering the northeast side of the city of Trinidad, the county seat. U.S. Route 160 runs along the southeast edge of the CDP, leading southwest {{Convert|3.5|mi}} to the center of Trinidad and east {{Convert|119|mi}} to Springfield. U.S. Route 350 branches off from US 160 at the eastern edge of El Moro and leads northeast {{convert|73|mi}} to La Junta. The city of Pueblo is {{convert|81|mi}} to the north via Interstate 25, which runs just west of the El Moro CDP. The Purgatoire River runs through the community, flowing northeast toward the Arkansas River.
The El Moro CDP has an area of {{convert|28.791|km2|acres|disp=flip}}, including {{convert|0.066|km2|acres|disp=flip}} of water.
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|El Moro CDP}} for the {{nowrap|United States Census 2010.}}
{{Historical populations
|title = El Moro CDP, Colorado
|type = US
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|source = United States Census Bureau
|2010|221
|2020|216
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See also
{{portal|Colorado}}
References
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External links
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- [https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/ Las Animas County website]
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Category:Census-designated places in Las Animas County, Colorado