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San Juan County is a county located in Colorado in the southwestern part of the state. It matters as part of Colorado's local government structure and is notable for its mountainous terrain and mining history in the San Juan Mountains region.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- January 31, 1876
- Named after
- San Juan River
- Seat
- Silverton
- Largest town
- Silverton
- Total
- 388 sq mi (1,000 km )
- Land
- 387 sq mi (1,000 km )
- Water
- 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km ) 0.2%
- Density
- 1.82/sq mi (0.703/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
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San Juan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 705, making it the least populous county in Colorado. The county seat and the only incorporated municipality in the county is Silverton. The county name is the Spanish language name for "Saint John", the name Spanish explorers gave to a river and the mountain range in the area. With a mean elevation of 11,240 feet (3,430 meters), San Juan County is the highest county in the United States and also has the two highest elevation houses in the United States; the ‘Bonnie Belle’ above Animas Forks at 11,900’ – 11,950’ elevation and an unnamed house above Picayune Gulch at 12,000’ elevation.
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