Durango, Colorado

Durango, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Durango as seen from Rim Drive
Durango as seen from Rim Drive
Flag of Durango, Colorado
Flag
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 in the United States
Coordinates: 37°15′57″N 107°52′42″W / 37.26583°N 107.87833°W / 37.26583; -107.87833[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyLa Plata County seat[2]
Founded1880
IncorporatedApril 27, 1881[4]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
[5]
17.103 sq mi (44.296 km2)
 • Land14.708 sq mi (38.093 km2)
 • Water2.395 sq mi (6.203 km2)
Elevation
[3]
6,529 ft (1,990 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
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 feature ID2410374[3]
Websitewww.durangogov.org

Durango is a home rule municipality 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 October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durango, Colorado
  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.