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Also known as Sanford, Colorado

town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
State of Colorado
County
Conejos County
Incorporated
April 9, 1907
Type
Statutory Town
Total
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km )
Land
1.46 sq mi (3.78 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
7,599 ft (2,316 m)
Density
602/sq mi (233/km )
Time zone
UTC-7 ( MST )
Summer dst
UTC-6 ( MDT )
Fips code
08-67830
Website
townofsanford .colorado .gov

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Encyclopedic overview

Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2020 census.

A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888. The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sanford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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