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class="vector-toc-link" href="#City"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>City</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-City-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towns" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towns"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Towns</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towns-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Census-designated_places" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Census-designated_places"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Census-designated places</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_places-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Unincorporated</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_K%C5%ABn_(Colorado)" title="Rio Grande Kūn (Colorado) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Rio Grande Kūn (Colorado)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D1%8B%D0%B0-%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%8D_(%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0)" title="Рыа-Грандэ (акруга) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Рыа-Грандэ (акруга)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BE_%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3)" title="Рио Гранде (окръг) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Рио Гранде (окръг)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado" title="Rio Grande County, Colorado – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Rio Grande County, Colorado" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County" title="Rio Grande County – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Rio Grande County" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County" title="Rio Grande County – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Rio Grande County" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado" title="Rio Grande County, Colorado – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Rio Grande County, Colorado" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County" title="Rio Grande County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Rio Grande County" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A1hook%C7%ABsj%C3%AD_Naakaii_Bitooh_%C3%81%C5%82ts%CA%BC%C3%AD%C3%ADs%C3%AD_Bi%C5%82_Hahoodzo" title="Náhookǫsjí Naakaii Bitooh Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Náhookǫsjí Naakaii Bitooh Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_maakond" title="Rio Grande maakond – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Rio Grande maakond" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_R%C3%ADo_Grande" title="Condado de Río Grande – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Río Grande" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_konderria_(Colorado)" title="Rio Grande konderria (Colorado) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Rio Grande konderria (Colorado)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88_%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88" title="شهرستان ریو گریند، کلرادو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان ریو گریند، کلرادو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Rio_Grande" title="Comté de Rio Grande – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Rio Grande" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contae_Rio_Grande,_Colorado" title="Contae Rio Grande, Colorado – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Contae Rio Grande, Colorado" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88_%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D8%A4%D9%84%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A4)" title="ریو گریند ٚ شأرستان (کؤلؤرادؤ) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="ریو گریند ٚ شأرستان (کؤلؤرادؤ)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A6%AC%EC%98%A4%EA%B7%B8%EB%9E%80%EB%8D%B0%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%BD%9C%EB%A1%9C%EB%9D%BC%EB%8F%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="리오그란데군 (콜로라도주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="리오그란데군 (콜로라도주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%AB%D5%B8_%D4%B3%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%A5_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D4%BF%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%B8)" title="Ռիո Գրանդե շրջան (Կոլորադո) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ռիո Գրանդե շրջան (Կոլորադո)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%93_%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8B" title="রিও গ্রান্ডে কাউন্টি, কলোরাডো – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="রিও গ্রান্ডে কাউন্টি, কলোরাডো" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Rio_Grande" title="Contea di Rio Grande – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Rio Grande" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_megye_(Colorado)" title="Rio Grande megye (Colorado) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Rio Grande megye (Colorado)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80,_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B" title="रियो ग्राँड काउंटी, कॉलोराडो – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="रियो ग्राँड काउंटी, कॉलोराडो" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88_%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88)" title="ریو گریند شهرستان (کلرادو) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ریو گریند شهرستان (کلرادو)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_G%C3%B4ng_(Colorado)" title="Rio Grande Gông (Colorado) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Rio Grande Gông (Colorado)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County" title="Rio Grande County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Rio Grande County" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E9%83%A1_(%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%A9%E3%83%89%E5%B7%9E)" title="リオグランデ郡 (コロラド州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="リオグランデ郡 (コロラド州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D0%BE-%D0%93%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5_(%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BE,_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE)" title="Рио-Гранде (гуо, Колорадо) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Рио-Гранде (гуо, Колорадо)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_County_(Colorado)" title="Rio Grande County (Colorado) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Rio Grande County (Colorado)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Rio Grande County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carnegie_Library_(Monte_Vista,_Colorado).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado)"><img alt="Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG/220px-Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG/330px-Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG/440px-Carnegie_Library_%28Monte_Vista%2C_Colorado%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4136" data-file-height="2347" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Library_(Monte_Vista,_Colorado)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado)">Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado)</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Colorado"><img alt="Map of Colorado highlighting Rio Grande County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1558" data-file-height="1128" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colorado_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Colorado's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Colorado" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Colorado_in_United_States.svg/300px-Colorado_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Colorado_in_United_States.svg/450px-Colorado_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Colorado_in_United_States.svg/600px-Colorado_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Colorado's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&params=37.61_N_106.39_W_type:city(11539)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°37′N</span> <span class="longitude">106°23′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.61°N 106.39°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.61; -106.39</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/23px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/35px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Colorado.svg/45px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">February 10, 1874</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande" title="Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Del_Norte,_Colorado" title="Del Norte, Colorado">Del Norte</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monte_Vista,_Colorado" title="Monte Vista, Colorado">Monte Vista</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">912 sq mi (2,360 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">912 sq mi (2,360 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.4 sq mi (1 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.04%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">11,539</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">11,188 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">13/sq mi (4.9/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%927" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−7">UTC−7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">Mountain</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Colorado%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Colorado's 3rd congressional district">3rd</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.riograndecounty.org">www<wbr />.riograndecounty<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Rio Grande County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County" title="County">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the population was 11,539.<sup id="cite_ref-2020Census_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Del_Norte,_Colorado" title="Del Norte, Colorado">Del Norte</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county is named for the <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande" title="Rio Grande">Rio Grande</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish language</a> for "Big River"), which flows through the county. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The gateway to the <a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Mountains" title="San Juan Mountains">San Juan Mountains</a>, Rio Grande County is one of the highlights of the <a href="/wiki/San_Luis_Valley" title="San Luis Valley">San Luis Valley</a>. The county covers 913 square miles (2,360 km<sup>2</sup>) ranging from approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 m) on valley floor to several 13,000-foot (4,000 m) peaks. There are three municipalities within the county, Monte Vista, Del Norte, and South Fork and all have been historically developed along the rail line that follows the Rio Grande. </p><p>Monte Vista is the county's largest community situated on the valley floor. "Monte", as locals call it,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> is the center of the agricultural aspect of the county. There are numerous festivals, events, and clubs that take place in and around Monte Vista, and the <a href="/wiki/Monte_Vista_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge">Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge</a> is a stop for migratory Sand Hill Cranes every year. Del Norte is a quaint town with a focus on its historic past; it is the county seat, home to the Rio Grande County Museum, and maintains a historic façade in its main street. </p><p>The newest town in Rio Grande County is South Fork. South Fork is surrounded by the Rio Grande National Forest and other public lands and has easy access to Wolf Creek Ski Area. Developed as a logging center it has become a gem of the Valley with a booming housing market, world-class 18-hole golf course, and the distinction of being the "Gateway to the Silver Thread" scenic byway. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 912 square miles (2,360 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 912 square miles (2,360 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.04%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saguache_County,_Colorado" title="Saguache County, Colorado">Saguache County</a> - north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamosa_County,_Colorado" title="Alamosa County, Colorado">Alamosa County</a> - east</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conejos_County,_Colorado" title="Conejos County, Colorado">Conejos County</a> - south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archuleta_County,_Colorado" title="Archuleta County, Colorado">Archuleta County</a> - southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral_County,_Colorado" title="Mineral County, Colorado">Mineral County</a> - west</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_160.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_160.svg/20px-US_160.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_160.svg/30px-US_160.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_160.svg/40px-US_160.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_160_(Colorado)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 160 (Colorado)">U.S. Highway 160</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_285.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/US_285.svg/20px-US_285.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/US_285.svg/30px-US_285.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/US_285.svg/40px-US_285.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_285_(Colorado)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 285 (Colorado)">U.S. Highway 285</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Colorado_15.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Colorado_15.svg/20px-Colorado_15.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Colorado_15.svg/30px-Colorado_15.svg.png 1.5x, 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areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Vista_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge">Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_National_Forest" title="Rio Grande National Forest">Rio Grande National Forest</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trails_and_byways">Trails and byways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Trails and byways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Divide_National_Scenic_Trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Continental Divide National Scenic Trail">Continental Divide National Scenic Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Spanish_National_Historic_Trail" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Spanish National Historic Trail">Old Spanish National Historic Trail</a></li> <li>Silver Thread Scenic Byway</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>1,944</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>3,451</td><td></td><td>77.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>4,080</td><td></td><td>18.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>6,563</td><td></td><td>60.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>7,855</td><td></td><td>19.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>9,953</td><td></td><td>26.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>12,404</td><td></td><td>24.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>12,832</td><td></td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>11,160</td><td></td><td>−13.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>10,494</td><td></td><td>−6.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>10,511</td><td></td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>10,770</td><td></td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>12,413</td><td></td><td>15.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>11,982</td><td></td><td>−3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>11,539</td><td></td><td>−3.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">11,188</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−3.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020Census_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 12,413 people, 4,701 households, and 3,417 families living in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5.4 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 6,003 housing units at an average density of 7 units per square mile (2.7 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the county was 73.93% White, 0.35% Black or African American, 1.26% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 21.45% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. 41.67% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<sup id="cite_ref-GR8_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR8-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of the 4,701 households 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.10% of households were one person and 10.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08. </p><p>The age distribution was 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males. </p><p>The median household income was $31,836 and the median family income was $36,809. Males had a median income of $30,432 versus $23,005 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,650. About 11.30% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Rio Grande County, Colorado<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2020 United States presidential election in Colorado">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,660 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.05%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,495 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.57% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">150 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.38% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2016 United States presidential election in Colorado">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,085 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.75%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,001 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.16% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">448 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2012 United States presidential election in Colorado">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,918 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.74%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,478 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.79% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">137 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2008 United States presidential election in Colorado">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,930 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.82%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,448 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2004 United States presidential election in Colorado">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,448 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.40%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,006 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.30% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">72 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.30% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="2000 United States presidential election in Colorado">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,111 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.30%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,707 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.64% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">257 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1996 United States presidential election in Colorado">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,129 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,720 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.99% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">452 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1992 United States presidential election in Colorado">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,927 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>42.51%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,541 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,065 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1988 United States presidential election in Colorado">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,626 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.01%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,545 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.48% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">64 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1984 United States presidential election in Colorado">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,122 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>73.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,104 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25.90% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.84% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1980 United States presidential election in Colorado">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,844 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,370 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.53% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">274 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.11% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1976 United States presidential election in Colorado">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,627 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.37%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,475 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.02% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">110 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.61% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1972 United States presidential election in Colorado">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,787 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>69.69%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,029 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25.73% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">183 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.58% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1968 United States presidential election in Colorado">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,442 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.32%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,562 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.31% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">183 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.37% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1964 United States presidential election in Colorado">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,699 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.94% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,161 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.88%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1960 United States presidential election in Colorado">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,524 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.53%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,782 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1956 United States presidential election in Colorado">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,816 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.04%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,441 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.79% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1952 United States presidential election in Colorado">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,201 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>70.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,350 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.57% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.33% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1948 United States presidential election in Colorado">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,049 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.86%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,814 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.80% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1944 United States presidential election in Colorado">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,567 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.82%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,325 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1940 United States presidential election in Colorado">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,075 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.40%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,242 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.85% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1936 United States presidential election in Colorado">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,884 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.64% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,574 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.90%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">66 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1932 United States presidential election in Colorado">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,557 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.57% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,539 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>59.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">162 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1928 United States presidential election in Colorado">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,254 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.03%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,226 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.83% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.14% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1924 United States presidential election in Colorado">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,572 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.51%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">922 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.38% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">444 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15.11% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1920 United States presidential election in Colorado">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,660 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.01%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">985 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.20% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">76 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1916 United States presidential election in Colorado">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">886 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">32.61% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,756 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>64.63%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">75 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1912 United States presidential election in Colorado">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">698 </td> 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Rio Grande County, Colorado</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table role="presentation" style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:center;"><tbody><tr> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saguache_County,_Colorado" title="Saguache County, Colorado">Saguache County</a></td> <td></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="North"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/14px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/21px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/28px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></td> <td></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:33%"><a href="/wiki/Mineral_County,_Colorado" title="Mineral County, Colorado">Mineral County</a></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><b style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Rio Grande County, Colorado</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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County, Colorado">Archuleta County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conejos_County,_Colorado" title="Conejos County, Colorado">Conejos County</a></td> <td></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Municipalities_and_communities_of_Rio_Grande_County,_Colorado,_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Del_Norte,_Colorado" title="Del Norte, Colorado"><span>Del Norte</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Vista,_Colorado" title="Monte Vista, Colorado">Monte Vista</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Colorado highlighting Rio Grande County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Colorado_highlighting_Rio_Grande_County.svg.png" 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href="/wiki/South_Fork,_Colorado" title="South Fork, Colorado">South Fork</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Alpine, Colorado">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrard,_Colorado" title="Gerrard, Colorado">Gerrard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />community</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Homelake,_Colorado" title="Homelake, Colorado">Homelake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Colorado_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Colorado (state)"><span>Colorado portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_Colorado" style="padding:3px"><table 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title="Colorado">Colorado</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Colorado" title="Outline of Colorado">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_Colorado" title="Bibliography of Colorado">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Colorado-related_articles" title="Index of Colorado-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Colorado" title="Outline of Colorado">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Colorado" title="Climate change in Colorado">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Colorado" title="List of colleges and universities in Colorado">Colleges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Colorado" title="List of people from Colorado">Coloradans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Colorado" title="Elections in Colorado">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_lands_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of federal lands in Colorado">Federal lands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Colorado" title="Geography of Colorado">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Colorado" title="Government of Colorado">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Register of Historic Places in Colorado">Historic places</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Colorado" title="History of Colorado">History</a></li> <li><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Colorado" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Colorado">Images</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Native_American_reservations_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Native American reservations in Colorado">Indian reservations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Colorado" title="Law of Colorado">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Colorado-related_lists" title="List of Colorado-related lists">Lists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_military_installations_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of military installations in Colorado">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountain_peaks_of_Colorado" title="List of mountain peaks of Colorado">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Colorado" title="List of municipalities in Colorado">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Colorado" title="List of museums in Colorado">Museums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_forests_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of national forests in Colorado">National Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Park_System_areas_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Park System areas in Colorado">National Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paleontology_in_Colorado" title="Paleontology in Colorado">Paleontology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prehistoric_sites_in_Colorado" title="List of prehistoric sites in Colorado">Prehistoric sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prehistory_of_Colorado" title="Prehistory of Colorado">Prehistory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Colorado" title="List of protected areas of Colorado">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Colorado_railroads" title="List of Colorado railroads">Railroads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Colorado" title="List of rivers of Colorado">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Colorado" title="History of slavery in Colorado">Slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statistical_areas_in_Colorado" title="List of statistical areas in Colorado">Statistical areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Colorado_state_symbols" title="List of Colorado state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Colorado_history" title="Timeline of Colorado history">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Colorado" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Colorado">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_populated_places_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of populated places in Colorado">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_trails_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of trails in Colorado">Trails</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Colorado" title="Transportation in Colorado">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_wildernesses_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="List of national wildernesses in Colorado">Wildernesses</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Colorado" title="Abortion in Colorado">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Colorado" title="Crime in Colorado">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado#Culture" title="Colorado">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado#Demographics" title="Colorado">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Colorado" title="Economy of Colorado">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado#Education" title="Colorado">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Colorado" title="Gun laws in Colorado">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Colorado" title="Homelessness in Colorado">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Colorado">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Colorado" title="Politics of Colorado">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado#Religion" title="Colorado">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Colorado" title="Sports in Colorado">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Colorado" title="List of municipalities in Colorado">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamosa,_Colorado" title="Alamosa, Colorado">Alamosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvada,_Colorado" title="Arvada, Colorado">Arvada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aspen,_Colorado" title="Aspen, Colorado">Aspen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Colorado" title="Aurora, Colorado">Aurora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hawk,_Colorado" title="Black Hawk, Colorado">Black Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado" title="Boulder, Colorado">Boulder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton,_Colorado" title="Brighton, Colorado">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broomfield,_Colorado" title="Broomfield, Colorado">Broomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brush,_Colorado" title="Brush, Colorado">Brush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_Colorado" title="Burlington, Colorado">Burlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ca%C3%B1on_City,_Colorado" title="Cañon City, Colorado">Cañon City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Pines,_Colorado" title="Castle Pines, Colorado">Castle Pines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centennial,_Colorado" title="Centennial, Colorado">Centennial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_City,_Colorado" title="Central City, Colorado">Central City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherry_Hills_Village,_Colorado" title="Cherry Hills Village, Colorado">Cherry Hills Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado" title="Colorado Springs, Colorado">Colorado Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_City,_Colorado" title="Commerce City, Colorado">Commerce City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortez,_Colorado" title="Cortez, Colorado">Cortez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig,_Colorado" title="Craig, Colorado">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cripple_Creek,_Colorado" title="Cripple Creek, Colorado">Cripple Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dacono,_Colorado" title="Dacono, Colorado">Dacono</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta,_Colorado" title="Delta, Colorado">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durango,_Colorado" title="Durango, Colorado">Durango</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewater,_Colorado" title="Edgewater, Colorado">Edgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Englewood,_Colorado" title="Englewood, Colorado">Englewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evans,_Colorado" title="Evans, Colorado">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Heights,_Colorado" title="Federal Heights, Colorado">Federal Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence,_Colorado" title="Florence, Colorado">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado" title="Fort Collins, Colorado">Fort Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lupton,_Colorado" title="Fort Lupton, Colorado">Fort Lupton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Morgan,_Colorado" title="Fort Morgan, Colorado">Fort Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fountain,_Colorado" title="Fountain, Colorado">Fountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruita,_Colorado" title="Fruita, Colorado">Fruita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Colorado" title="Glendale, Colorado">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenwood_Springs,_Colorado" title="Glenwood Springs, Colorado">Glenwood Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden,_Colorado" title="Golden, Colorado">Golden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Junction,_Colorado" title="Grand Junction, Colorado">Grand Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greeley,_Colorado" title="Greeley, Colorado">Greeley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwood_Village,_Colorado" title="Greenwood Village, Colorado">Greenwood Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunnison,_Colorado" title="Gunnison, Colorado">Gunnison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holyoke,_Colorado" title="Holyoke, Colorado">Holyoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Springs,_Colorado" title="Idaho Springs, Colorado">Idaho Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Junta,_Colorado" title="La Junta, Colorado">La Junta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Colorado" title="Lafayette, Colorado">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Colorado" title="Lakewood, Colorado">Lakewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar,_Colorado" title="Lamar, Colorado">Lamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Animas,_Colorado" title="Las Animas, Colorado">Las Animas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leadville,_Colorado" title="Leadville, Colorado">Leadville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littleton,_Colorado" title="Littleton, Colorado">Littleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Tree,_Colorado" title="Lone Tree, Colorado">Lone Tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longmont,_Colorado" title="Longmont, Colorado">Longmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Colorado" title="Louisville, Colorado">Louisville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loveland,_Colorado" title="Loveland, Colorado">Loveland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitou_Springs,_Colorado" title="Manitou Springs, Colorado">Manitou Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monte_Vista,_Colorado" title="Monte Vista, Colorado">Monte Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montrose,_Colorado" title="Montrose, Colorado">Montrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northglenn,_Colorado" title="Northglenn, Colorado">Northglenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouray,_Colorado" title="Ouray, Colorado">Ouray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pueblo,_Colorado" title="Pueblo, Colorado">Pueblo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rifle,_Colorado" title="Rifle, Colorado">Rifle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Ford,_Colorado" title="Rocky Ford, Colorado">Rocky Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salida,_Colorado" title="Salida, Colorado">Salida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheridan,_Colorado" title="Sheridan, Colorado">Sheridan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steamboat_Springs,_Colorado" title="Steamboat Springs, Colorado">Steamboat Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Colorado" title="Sterling, Colorado">Sterling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornton,_Colorado" title="Thornton, Colorado">Thornton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad,_Colorado" title="Trinidad, Colorado">Trinidad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor,_Colorado" title="Victor, Colorado">Victor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walsenburg,_Colorado" title="Walsenburg, Colorado">Walsenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westminster,_Colorado" title="Westminster, Colorado">Westminster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheat_Ridge,_Colorado" title="Wheat Ridge, Colorado">Wheat Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodland_Park,_Colorado" title="Woodland Park, Colorado">Woodland Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wray,_Colorado" title="Wray, Colorado">Wray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuma,_Colorado" title="Yuma, Colorado">Yuma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Colorado" title="List of counties in Colorado">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Colorado" title="Adams County, Colorado">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamosa_County,_Colorado" title="Alamosa County, Colorado">Alamosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arapahoe_County,_Colorado" title="Arapahoe County, Colorado">Arapahoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archuleta_County,_Colorado" title="Archuleta County, Colorado">Archuleta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baca_County,_Colorado" title="Baca County, Colorado">Baca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bent_County,_Colorado" title="Bent County, Colorado">Bent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulder_County,_Colorado" title="Boulder County, Colorado">Boulder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broomfield,_Colorado" title="Broomfield, Colorado">Broomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaffee_County,_Colorado" title="Chaffee County, Colorado">Chaffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_County,_Colorado" title="Cheyenne County, Colorado">Cheyenne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Creek_County,_Colorado" title="Clear Creek County, Colorado">Clear Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conejos_County,_Colorado" title="Conejos County, Colorado">Conejos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Costilla_County,_Colorado" title="Costilla County, Colorado">Costilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowley_County,_Colorado" title="Crowley County, Colorado">Crowley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_County,_Colorado" title="Custer County, Colorado">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_County,_Colorado" title="Delta County, Colorado">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolores_County,_Colorado" title="Dolores County, Colorado">Dolores</a></li> <li><a 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