Routt County, Colorado
| Routt County, Colorado | |
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Entering Routt County from the west on U.S. Route 40.
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 Location in the U.S. state of Colorado |
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 Colorado's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 29, 1877 |
| Named for | John Long Routt |
| Seat | Steamboat Springs |
| Largest city | Steamboat Springs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,368 sq mi (6,133 km2) |
| • Land | 2,362 sq mi (6,118 km2) |
| • Water | 6.1 sq mi (16 km2), 0.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 24,130 |
| • Density | 10/sq mi (4/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Routt County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,509. The county seat is Steamboat Springs.
Routt County comprises the Steamboat Springs, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Placer gold was found near Hahn's Peak in 1864 as part of the Colorado Gold Rush.
Routt County was created out of the western portion of Grand County on January 29, 1877. It was named in honor of John Long Routt, the last territorial and first state governor of Colorado. The western portion of Routt County was split off to form Moffat County on February 27, 1911.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,368 square miles (6,130 km2), of which 2,362 square miles (6,120 km2) is land and 6.1 square miles (16 km2) (0.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 19,690 people, 7,953 households, and 4,779 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 11,217 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 3.22% of the population were Hispanic Latino of any race.
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