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Costilla County, Colorado

Cities & Towns:
Blanca
Fort Garland
San Luis

Costilla County is located in the San Luis Valley of south central Colorado. The county stretches from the Rio Grande to the top of Blanca Peak, east along the Sierra Blanca and south along the spine of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to New Mexico. Costilla County was one of the very first areas of Colorado settled permanently by the European newcomers with San Luis tracing its' founding back to 1851. Costilla County contains 1,227 square miles of land and 3 square miles of water. The county seat is San Luis.

Fast Facts about Costilla County, Colorado
Resident Racial Breakdown:
White Non-Hispanic: 28.2%
Hispanic: 67.6%
African-American: 0.8%
Native American: 4.1%
Other: 29.5%
Two or More Races: 5.2%
Japanese: 0.7%
Types of Jobs:
Private Sector, wages or salary: 59%
Government Sector: 29%
Unincorporated, Self-Employed: 11%
Homemaker, Unpaid: 1%
Population Density: 3 People per Square Mile
2008 Cost of Living Index for Costilla County: 79.8
2007 Estimates:
Population: 3,309
Males: 1,654
Females: 1,655
Median Resident Age: 42.1 Years
Estimated Median Household Income: $22,844
Estimated Median Home Value: $91,620
Major Industries:
Construction, Government, Agriculture, Forestry, Educational Services, Health Care, Lodging & Food Services, Real Estate Services, Arts & Entertainment, Social Services, Mining, Warehousing & Storage
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