El Moro, Colorado

El Moro is a census-designated place in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 221.

A post office called El Moro was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1933. El Moro is a name derived from Spanish meaning "the Moor".

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  to the center of Trinidad and east  to Springfield. U.S. Route 350 branches off from US 160 at the eastern edge of El Moro and leads northeast  to La Junta. The city of Pueblo is  to the north via Interstate 25, which runs just west of the El Moro CDP.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the El Moro CDP has a total area of , of which  are land and , or 0.23%, are water. The Purgatoire River runs through the community, flowing northeast toward the Arkansas River.

Demographics

References

Category:Census-designated places in Colorado
Category:Census-designated places in Las Animas County, Colorado