San Acacio, Colorado

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
San Acacio, Colorado
Census-designated place
Entering San Acacio from the east on State Highway 142
Location of San Acacio in Costilla County, Colorado.
San Acacio
Location in Costilla County and the state of Colorado
San Acacio
San Acacio (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°13′23″N 105°39′55″W
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesCostilla County
Elevation7,730 ft (2,356 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[2]
81151 (Sanford)
GNIS feature ID204786[1]

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 (37.222947,-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]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

A post office called San Acacio was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1992.[6] The community was named after Saint Acacius.[7]

Historic buildings and landmarks
The Capilla de Viejo San Acacio in Viejo San Acacio
  • San Acacio Mission Church (Capilla de Viejo San Acacio) – Built early in the 1860s, the Mission of San Acacio is the oldest standing church in Colorado. Constructed with 24-inch adobe walls, the mission underwent extensive restoration during the 1990s. In addition to stabilizing the foundation, several wooden columns were added to the interior to take the weight of the roof off the fragile walls. An altar screen, or retablo, was commissioned from Maria Romero Cash, a New Mexican artist specializing in religious folk art.
  • San Acacio Bank
  • Old San Acacio Cemetery – In old San Acacio there is a cemetery nicknamed Viejo Cemetery. The cemetery is located in a churchyard in Old San Acacio. The oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1907, and the cemetery is currently full.
  • New San Acacio Cemetery – The new cemetery is located 3/4 mile south of San Acacio. It is a public cemetery, and the oldest marked grave in the cemetery is from 1906. It is currently in use.[8]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Acacio, Colorado
  2. "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): San Acacio CDP, Colorado". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. http://www.billyland.com/colorado/acacio/
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