City of Trinidad, Colorado
Location in Las Animas County and the state of Colorado
Coordinates: 37°10′15″N 104°30′23″W / 37.17083, -104.50639
Country	United States
State	Colorado
County	Las Animas
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality
Area
- Total	6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
- Land	6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	6,010 ft (1,832 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,078
- Density	1,441/sq mi (556.9/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes	81074, 81082
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-78610
GNIS feature ID	0204811

Trinidad History Museum, housed in the Baca Bloom Mansion (Photo ©2004 Wyvonne Phillips)

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Geography

Trinidad is located at 37°10′15″N, 104°30′23″W (37.170944, -104.506447)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,078 people, 3,701 households, and 2,335 families residing in the city. The population density was 555.5/km² (1,439.4/mi²). There were 4,126 housing units at an average density of 252.5/km² (654.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.97% White, 0.54% African American, 3.02% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 12.12% from other races, and 3.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48.07% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 3,701 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98. Matrimony redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,681, and the median income for a family was $3,992. Males had a median income of $27,817 versus $19,064 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,271. About 16.2% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Economy

For many years Tinidad housed the miners who worked in the coal mines of the Raton Basin south and west of the town. The coal mines are now closed, but since the 1980s companies have been drilling new gas wells to extract coalbed methane from the remaining coal seams. Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... The Raton Basin is a geologic structural basin in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. ... Coalbed methane, or coalbed gas, refers to methane deposits in the pores of coal seams. ...

Trinidad's location at the foot of Raton Pass, along the Santa Fe Trail between St. Joseph, Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico has always made it a favored route for travellers, first by foot, then horse and ox-drawn wagon, then by railroad. Today Interstate 25, the most highly-travelled route between Colorado and New Mexico, passes through Trinidad. Raton Pass (7834 feet) is a mountain pass along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States. ... Trail logo The Santa Fe Trail was an historic 19th century transportation route across southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. ... Saint Joseph (also known as St. ... Nickname: Location in Santa Fe County, New Mexico Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Fe Founded ca. ...

"Sex Change Capital of the World"

Main article: Stanley Biber

Trinidad has been dubbed the "Sex Change Capital of the World", because a local doctor had an international reputation for his sex reassignment surgery. In the 1960s, Dr. Stanley Biber, a veteran surgeon returning from Korea, decided to move to Trinidad because he had heard that the town needed a surgeon. In 1969 a local social worker asked him if he would perform the surgery for her, which he learned by consulting diagrams and a New York surgeon. Biber attained a reputation as a good surgeon at a time when very few doctors performed the operations. At his peak, Biber was performing roughly four sex change operations a day, and the term "taking a trip to Trinidad" became a euphemism for some seeking the procedures he offered. His surgical practice was taken over in 2003 by Marci Bowers. Stanley H. Biber (born 1923, died 16 January 2006) was an American physician who was a pioneer in sex reassignment surgery, performing over 5,800 procedures during his long career. ... For specialized articles on surgical procedures, see Sex reassignment surgery male-to-female and Sex reassignment surgery female-to-male. ... Stanley H. Biber (born 1923, died 16 January 2006) was an American physician who was a pioneer in sex reassignment surgery, performing over 5,800 procedures during his long career. ... Marci L. Bowers is an American gynecologist who used to practice in Seattle at the PolyClinic. ...

Trinidad's reputation as the sex change capital has been uncomfortable for some residents, as it is otherwise a socially conservative small town. However, the revenue brought in by Biber was important to keeping the local hospital running, and Biber was himself a respected community leader.^{[citation needed]} Biber was also featured in an episode of South Park where elementary school teacher Mr. Garrison undergoes a sex change operation. Mr. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Mr. ...

Points of interest

• Baca House and Outbuilding
• Frank G. Bloom House

The Frank G. Bloom House or Bloom Mansion is located in Trinidad, Colorado, which is located in Las Animas County. ...

Famous residents

• Bat Masterson, famed Old West gunman, was the town Marshal of Trinidad for over a year, during the mid-1880s.^{[citation needed]} His lesser-known gunman brother Jim Masterson, was town Marshal for a time during the 1880s.
• Rock musician Ronnie Lane lived in Trinidad during the final years of his life.
• Dancer Cissy King of television's The Lawrence Welk Show was born in Trinidad and lived there until the age of three.
• John Gagliardi, a native, started his long football coaching career while still attending high school in Trinidad and playing on the squad.

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Trinidad in Popular Culture

• In Rendezvous, an episode of the television series Prison Break, Lincoln Burrows and LJ Burrows are taken to a safe house in Trinidad by Jane, an ex-company agent, and eventually meet with Lincoln's father, Aldo Burrows.

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Transportation

• Trinidad (Amtrak station)

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References

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External links

News from Trinidad

• The Trinidad Times Independent - Local newspaper
  
• The Trinidad Times Independent - Current articles

• City of Trinidad (official website)

• Trinidad, Colorado is at coordinates 37°10′15″N 104°30′23″W / 37.170944, -104.506447Coordinates: 37°10′15″N 104°30′23″W / 37.170944, -104.506447