San Acacio, Colorado

San Acacio, Colorado
Census-designated place

Entering San Acacio from the east on State Highway 142
San Acacio
San Acacio

Location in Costilla County and the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°W / 37.22306; -105.66528Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°W / 37.22306; -105.66528
Country  United States
State  Colorado
Counties Costilla County
Elevation[1] 7,730 ft (2,356 m)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[2] 81151 (Sanford)
GNIS feature ID 204786[1]

San Acacio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.[3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 40.[4] The U.S. Post Office at Sanford (ZIP Code 81151) serves postal addresses in San Acacio.[2]

Government Robert Quintana is, by proclamation, the mayor of Old San Acacio, Regina Romansky is the mayor of New San Acacio.

Geography

San Acacio is located in western Costilla County at 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W / 37.22306°N 105.66528°W / 37.22306; -105.66528 (37.222947,-105.665302), in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Colorado State Highway 142 runs through San Acacio, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to San Luis and west 25 miles (40 km) to U.S. Route 285 at Romeo.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the San Acacio CDP has a total area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km2), all of it land.[4]

History

A post office called San Acacio was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1992.[5] The community was named after Saint Acacius.[6]

Historic buildings and landmarks

The Capilla de Viejo San Acacio in Viejo San Acacio

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Acacio, Colorado
  2. 1 2 "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): San Acacio CDP, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 45.
  6. http://www.billyland.com/colorado/acacio/
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