Larimer County
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Larimer County is a county located in Colorado in the United States. It is home to Fort Collins, the state's fifth-largest city, and serves as an important economic and cultural center for northern Colorado.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- November 1, 1861
- Named after
- William Larimer, Jr.
- Seat
- Fort Collins
- Largest city
- Fort Collins
- Total
- 2,634 sq mi (6,820 km )
- Land
- 2,596 sq mi (6,720 km )
- Water
- 38 sq mi (98 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 377,292
- Density
- 138.3/sq mi (53.40/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
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Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins–Loveland metropolitan area. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming.
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