[San Luis, Colorado. Photo: Jeffrey Beall] Costilla County’s seat, San Luis, is Colorado’s oldest town. The county was the first region in the state to be occupied by European-Americans, and one of the original 17 Colorado counties created in 1861.
Named for the Costilla River, Costilla County is the ninth-least populous county in the state, home to 3,524 residents as of the 2010 census.
Visit the Costilla County Government website.
Costilla County map.
County Towns
Adjacent Counties
- Alamosa – northwest
- Conejos – west
- Huerfano – northeast
- Las Animas – east
Costilla County Courthouse in San Luis. Photo: John Deacon
