| El Moro, Colorado | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Designated Place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the El Moro CDP in the |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Las Animas County |
| Government Type: | unincorporated community |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.791 |
| Area Land Km2: | 28.725 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.066 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 216 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 37.235°N -104.4492°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 5880 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code[3] |
| Postal Code: | Trinidad 81082 |
| Area Code: | 719 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583233 |
El Moro is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the El Moro CDP was 216 at the United States Census 2020. The Trinidad post office (Zip Code 81082) serves the area.[3]
The El Moro post office was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1933.[4] El Moro is a name derived from Spanish meaning "the Moor".[5] After the company was established in 1892, Colorado Fuel & Iron took over the El Moro operation. During its years of operation, 8,063,076 tons of coal were shipped from El Moro on CF&I's narrow gauge railway, connecting them with the Colorado & Southern line.[6]
El Moro is in west-central Las Animas County, bordering the northeast side of the city of Trinidad, the county seat. U.S. Route 160 runs along the southeast edge of the CDP, leading southwest to the center of Trinidad and east to Springfield. U.S. Route 350 branches off from US 160 at the eastern edge of El Moro and leads northeast to La Junta. The city of Pueblo is to the north via Interstate 25, which runs just west of the El Moro CDP. The Purgatoire River runs through the community, flowing northeast toward the Arkansas River.
The El Moro CDP has an area of 28.791km2, including 0.066km2 of water.[1]
The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the