Durango, Colorado

Durango, Colorado
Durango as seen from Rim Drive
Durango as seen from Rim Drive
Flag of Durango, Colorado
Motto(s): 
"Open Spaces and Familiar Faces"
Location of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado
Location of the City of Durango in La Plata County, Colorado
Durango is located in the United States
Durango
Durango
Location of the City of Durango, Colorado.
Durango is located in Colorado
Durango
Durango
Durango (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°16′31″N 107°52′48″W / 37.2753°N 107.8801°W / 37.2753; -107.8801[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLa Plata County seat[2]
Founded1880
IncorporatedApril 27, 1881[4]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
17.103 sq mi (44.296 km2)
 • Land14.708 sq mi (38.093 km2)
 • Water2.395 sq mi (6.203 km2)
Elevation6,532 ft (1,991 m)
Population
19,071
 • Density1,297/sq mi (501/km2)
 • Metro
55,638
DemonymDurangoan
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes[6]
81301-81303
Area code970
FIPS code08-22035
GNIS ID202983
Websitewww.durangogov.org

Durango is a Home Rule City that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States Census.[5] Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College.

  1. ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Durango, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2007.

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