Cosío
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Cosio is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at 22°22′N 102°18′W/22.367°N 102.300°W/ 22.367; -102.300. The municipal seat is the town of Cosío. As of 2020, the town of Cosío had a population of 17,000.
Name
There are conflicting accounts on the person after whom Cosío was named; though it is primarily said to have been named after either Felipe Cosío, former Governor of Aguascalientes; or Luis de Cosío, who had an instrumental part in helping Cosío become a municipality.
Coat of Arms
A large outline of the letter C framing the other elements holds the town motto, "Siempre Progresando." At the top, a simplified illustration the landscape. On the left, a map of the territory with a maguey plant, a cactus, a church, main roads, and a bee representing its inhabitant's industriousness. On the right, a book with the symbol for writing or a torch. At the bottom, cultivated land with a tractor, watering equipment, and commonly cultivated crops including grapes.
History
Founding
Cosío was founded December 28, 1857.
Prior to its establishment, the area was part of neighboring municipality Rincon de Romos and belonged to the San Jacinto hacienda, owned by Pío Bermejillo. A tenant of the hacienda, Cornelio Acosta, asked for permission to build in the area and founded Natillas Ranch. Due to its positioning at the northernmost part of Aguascalientes, Natillas was used as a rest stop for those traveling between the state and the bordering state of Zacatecas.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,042 | — |
| 2015 | 15,577 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 17,000 | +9.1% |
2010
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 15,042.
As of 2010, the town of Cosío had a population of 4,898. Other than the town of Cosío, the municipality had 85 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: La Punta (2,416), El Refugio de Providencia (Providencia) (1,377), El Salero (1,229), and Santa María de la Paz (1,026), classified as rural.
2020
Population
By 2020, the population increased to 17,000.
| Count | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 8708 | 51.2% |
| Male | 8292 | 48.8% |
| Disabled | 805 | 0.05% |
| Indigenous | 15 | 0.0009% |
| Afro-Mexican | 2155 | 0.13% |
| Elderly (65+) | 1118 | 0.07% |
Geography
Climate
Steppe climate with warm summers, an average temperature of 63.1°F. The hottest months are May through August; the coldest are December through February. The average rainfall is 16.59". Frosts last from 20 to 40 days a year. The dominant trade winds are from the northeast to the southeast during the summer and part of the fall.
| Climate data for Cosío (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.1 (82.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.8 (76.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.0 (60.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 3.0 (37.4) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 1.0 (33.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | −7.0 (19.4) | −7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.8 (0.90) | 12.3 (0.48) | 4.3 (0.17) | 5.9 (0.23) | 18.1 (0.71) | 71.0 (2.80) | 103.5 (4.07) | 80.2 (3.16) | 82.7 (3.26) | 31.2 (1.23) | 12.2 (0.48) | 10.6 (0.42) | 454.8 (17.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 56.9 |
| Source: Servicio Meteorologico Nacional |
Main Highways
Federal
State
- Carretera Estatal 25
- Carretera Estatal 26
- Carretera Estatal 39
- Carretera Estatal 50
- Carretera Estatal 62
- Carretera Estatal 64
- Carretera Estatal 147
Neighboring Municipalities
Distances
- Aguascalientes: 34 miles.
- Asientos: 27 miles.
- Calvillo 66 miles.
- Jesús María 30 miles.
- Rincón de Romos 9 miles.
Economy
Main Sectors, Products, and Services
Agriculture
Most of the municipality's agriculture is irrigated.
Perennial
Spring and Summer
Autumn and Winter
Livestock
Industry
Small industrial plants and workshops, a glove assembly plant, a children's clothing factory, balcony workshops and some extraction of minerals.
Commerce
Many commercial establishments, grocery stores, butcher shops and bakeries.
Services
Telephone services and means of transport such as taxis and buses are offered.
Fishing
Fishing can be practiced in the Natillas dam, a body of water mostly populated with bass, tilapia and mojarra.
Socioeconomic Status
| Population | Compared to State | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | Count | Percent | |
| Social Only | 5138 | 32.2% | +6.6% |
| Economic Only | 1583 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| Moderate Poverty | 5366 | 33.7% | +8.5% |
| Extreme Poverty | 538 | 3.4% | +1% |
| Not Vulnerable | 3316 | 20.8 | +14.9% |
Lack of Access to Basic Necessities
Access to Utilities
| Population Lacking Access | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessity | Count (thousands) | % | Households | % |
| Water | 3.1 | 18.1% | 671 | 17.1% |
| Plumbing | 0.2 | 1.3% | 61 | 1.6% |
| Electricity | 0.1 | 0.3% | 14 | 0.4% |
| Chimneys (when cooking with wood or charcoal indoors) | 0.3 | 1.5% | 70 | 1.8% |
Housing Issues
| Population Experiencing Issue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issue | Count (thousands) | % | Households | % |
| Dirt Floors | 0.2 | 1.0% | 31 | 0.8% |
| Flimsy Roofing | 0.1 | 0.7% | 25 | 0.6% |
| Flimsy Walls | 0.1 | 0.9% | 31 | 0.8% |
| Overcrowded Homes | 1.3 | 7.7% | 196 | 5.0% |