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	State of Colorado
County[1]	Las Animas County - seat[2]
Incorporated	December 30, 1879[3]
Government
- Type	Home Rule Municipality[1]
Area
- Total	6. Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. See also Geography of Colorado State of Colorado|History of Colorado This is a list of the 64 counties of the U Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (16. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
- Land	6. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (16. 3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation [4]	6,010 ft (1,832 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,078
- Density	1,441/sq mi (556. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code[5]	81082
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-78610
GNIS feature ID	0204811
Website: City of Trinidad

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

The historic City of Trinidad is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada Daylight saving time ( DST The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-7) during the shortest days of autumn Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout See also State of Colorado The 271 incorporated municipalities of the State of Colorado operate under one of five types of municipal governing A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Las Animas County is the largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[6] The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 9077 in 2005. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census ^[7]

Geography

Trinidad is located at 37°10′15″N, 104°30′23″W (37. 170944, -104. 506447)^[8].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (16. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[9] of 2000, there were 9,078 people, 3,701 households, and 2,335 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,439. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (555. 5/km²). There were 4,126 housing units at an average density of 654. 2/sq mi (252. 5/km²). 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.

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. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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.

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. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 16. 2% of families and 18. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 20. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

For many years Trinidad housed the miners who worked in the coal mines of the Raton Basin south and west of the town. The Raton Basin is a geologic Structural basin in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. 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. Coalbed methane (CBM is a form of Natural gas extracted from coal beds

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. Raton Pass (7834 feet or 2388 meters elevation is a Mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado - New Mexico border in the The Santa Fe Trail was a Historic 19th century transportation route through southwestern North America connecting Missouri with Santa Fe Saint Joseph (informally St Joe) is the largest city in Northwest Missouri, serving as the County seat for Buchanan County. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico. Today Interstate 25, the most highly-travelled route between Colorado and New Mexico, passes through Trinidad.

"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 performing sex reassignment surgery. Stanley H Biber ( May 4, 1923 – January 16, 2006) was an American Physician who was a pioneer in Sex reassignment Sex reassignment surgery (SRS gender reassignment surgery, or sex-change operation is a term for the Surgical procedures by which a person's physical 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. Stanley H Biber ( May 4, 1923 – January 16, 2006) was an American Physician who was a pioneer in Sex reassignment 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. Marci L Bowers (b Mark Bowers in 1958 is an American born Gynecologist who currently operates a surgical practice in Trinidad Colorado

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. Biber was also featured in an episode of South Park where elementary school teacher Mr. Garrison undergoes a sex change operation. " Mr Garrison's Fancy New Vagina " is episode 126 of South Park, which first aired on March 9, 2005. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Herbert Garrison (formerly known as Janet Garrison between his two sex changes voiced by Trey Parker, is a recurring character in the South Park

Points of interest

• Baca House and Outbuilding
• Frank G. Bloom House

Famous residents

• Bat Masterson, famed Old West gunman, was the town Marshal of Trinidad for over a year, during the mid-1880s. The Frank G Bloom House or Bloom Mansion is located in Trinidad Colorado, which is located in Las Animas County. William Barclay "Bat" Masterson ( November 26, 1853 &ndash October 25, 1921) was a figure of the American Old West Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered His lesser-known gunman brother Jim Masterson, was town Marshal for a time during the 1880s. James Masterson, also known as Jim Masterson, (September 18 1855&ndashMarch 31 1895 was a Lawman of the old west and the brother of Gunfighter
• Rock musician Ronnie Lane lived in Trinidad during the final years of his life. Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane ( 1 April 1946 - 4 June 1997) was an English Singer, Songwriter
• Dancer Cissy King of television's The Lawrence Welk Show was born in Trinidad and lived there until the age of three. Cissy King (born Claire Yvonne King on January 3, 1946 in Trinidad, Colorado) is an American-born Singer and Dancer The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical Variety show hosted by former Big band leader Lawrence Welk.
• John Gagliardi, a native, started his long football coaching career while still attending high school in Trinidad and playing on the squad. For other persons of the same name see John Gagliardi (disambiguation John Gagliardi (born November 1, 1926, in

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. " Rendezvous " is the thirty-second episode of the American Television series Prison Break and is the tenth episode of its second Prison Break is an American action / Serial drama television series that premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29 2005 Lincoln Burrows, played by Dominic Purcell, is a protagonist of the American Television series, Prison Break. Lincoln Burrows Jr (LJ, played by Marshall Allman, is a Fictional character from the American Television series, Prison Break

Transportation

• Trinidad (Amtrak station)

References

External links

• City of Trinidad website
  • CDOT map of the City of Trinidad
• Trinidad Land Realty
  
• The Trinidad Times Independent - Local newspaper
  
• The Trinidad Times Independent - Current articles

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