| Cosío | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Image Map1: | File:Cosio en Aguascalientes.svg |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Aguascalientes#Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aguascalientes |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cosío |
| Area Total Km2: | 129.21 |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Total: | 15,577 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 22.3667°N -120°W |
Cosio is a municipality and town in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes. It stands at 22.3667°N -120°W. The municipal seat is the town of Cosío. As of 2020, the town of Cosío had a population of 17,000.[1]
Cosío is said to have been named after either former Governor of Aguascalientes Felipe Cosío [2] or Luis de Cosío, who had an instrumental part in helping Cosío become a municipality.[3]
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.
Cosío was founded December 28, 1857.
Before then, 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.
In 2010, the municipality had a total population of 15,042.[4]
As of 2010, the town of Cosío had a population of 4,898.[4] 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.[4]
By 2020, the population increased to 17,000.
| 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% |
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.
Most of the municipality's agriculture is irrigated.
Small industrial plants and workshops, a glove assembly plant, a children's clothing factory, balcony workshops and some extraction of minerals.
Many commercial establishments, grocery stores, butcher shops and bakeries.
Telephone services and means of transport such as taxis and buses are offered.
Fishing can be practiced in the Natillas dam, which mainly has the species of bass, tilapia and mojarra.
Cosío is significantly more disadvantaged socioeconomically compared the rest of Aguascalientes as a whole.
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |