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La Plata County
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county in Colorado, United States
La Plata County is a county located in southwestern Colorado that includes the city of Durango and surrounding areas. It matters as an important region in Colorado with historical significance tied to mining, agriculture, and outdoor recreation.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- February 10, 1874
- Named after
- Spanish for "the silver "
- Seat
- Durango
- Largest city
- Durango
- Total
- 1,700 sq mi (4,400 km )
- Land
- 1,692 sq mi (4,380 km )
- Water
- 7.6 sq mi (20 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 56,898
- Density
- 32.88/sq mi (12.70/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- co .laplata .co .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Colorado
- Contains
- Bayfield
- Capital
- Durango
- Population
- 55638
- Area
- 4403
- Shares border with
- Dolores County
- Official website
- co.laplata.co.us
- Image
- The Strater Hotel, opened in 1888 during a mining boom in Durango, Colorado LCCN2015632887.jpg
- Households
- 21370
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- Commons category
- La Plata County, Colorado
- topic's main category
- Category:La Plata County, Colorado
- water as percent of area
- 0.4
- native label
- La Plata County
- inception
- 1874-00-00
- different from
- La Plata
- social media followers
- 3474
- per capita income
- 38841
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Encyclopedic overview
La Plata County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,638. The county seat is Durango. The county was named for the La Plata River and the La Plata Mountains. "La plata" means "the silver" in Spanish. La Plata County comprises the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is home to Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site, the type site for the Basketmaker II period of Anasazi culture.
Geography
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