Segundo, Colorado

The Colorado State Highway 12 as it passes through Segundo.

Segundo is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.[1] It is located west of Trinidad along the Colorado State Highway 12, and has a population of 98 (2010 Census).

Segundo was founded by Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) as a company town to house its workers for a local coal mine. The town was the second mining community developed by CF&I and was referenced in the town's name, with segundo meaning "second" in Spanish.[2] CF&I offered adequate housing for the time, and promoted upward mobility through its sponsorship of a YMCA Center, an elementary school, small businesses, and a company store. Segundo was a prosperous town until the 1920s, when the population began to decline due to constant health issues related to air pollution and outdated housing that lacked indoor plumbing, and declines in demand for metallurgical coke led to workers being laid off. Following a major fire in 1929, CF&I ceased their operations in Segundo, and the town's population plummeted to the point it almost became a ghost town.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
201098—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Segundo, Colorado
  2. ↑ 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. 46.
  3. ↑ Glen D. Weaver, and Ryan C. Graham, "Segundo, Colorado," New Mexico Historical Review (2008) 83#3 pp 323-351
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°07′31″N 104°45′20″W / 37.12528°N 104.75556°W / 37.12528; -104.75556


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