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Rio Grande County
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county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- February 10, 1874
- Named after
- Rio Grande
- Seat
- Del Norte
- Largest city
- Monte Vista
- Total
- 912 sq mi (2,360 km )
- Land
- 912 sq mi (2,360 km )
- Water
- 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.04%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,087
- Density
- 12.7/sq mi (4.89/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .riograndecounty .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Rio Grande
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Colorado
- Capital
- Del Norte
- Population
- 11539
- Area
- 2362
- Shares border with
- Mineral County
- Official website
- www.riograndecounty.org
- Image
- Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado).JPG
- Households
- 4737
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- Commons category
- Rio Grande County, Colorado
- topic's main category
- Category:Rio Grande County, Colorado
- inception
- 1874-00-00
- different from
- Río Grande
- water as percent of area
- 0.04
- native label
- Rio Grande County
- per capita income
- 27300
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rio Grande County, Colorado
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Encyclopedic overview
Rio Grande County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,539. The county seat is Del Norte. The county is named for the Rio Grande (Spanish language for "Big River"), which flows through the county.
Description
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