Colorado County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Colorado River
- Seat
- Columbus
- Largest city
- Columbus
- Total
- 974 sq mi (2,520 km )
- Land
- 960 sq mi (2,500 km )
- Water
- 13 sq mi (34 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 21,439
- Density
- 21/sq mi (8.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 10th
- Website
- www .co .colorado .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Colorado County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 20,557. Its county seat is Columbus. It is named for the Colorado River of Texas. The county was founded in 1836 and organized the next year.
History