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Chaffee County

county in Colorado, United States
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Chaffee County

Summary

Chaffee County is a county of Colorado[1]. It draws 741 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #11 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chaffee County is located in Colorado[3].
  • Chaffee County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Chaffee County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].
  • Chaffee County's capital is recorded as Salida[6].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Lake County[7].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Park County[8].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Fremont County[9].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Saguache County[10].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Gunnison County[11].
  • Chaffee County's shares border with is recorded as Pitkin County[12].
  • Jerome B. Chaffee is named after Chaffee County[13].
  • Chaffee County's Commons category is recorded as Chaffee County, Colorado[14].
  • February 10, 1879 marks the founding of Chaffee County[15].
  • Chaffee County's highest point is recorded as Mount Harvard[16].
  • Chaffee County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.74, 'longitude': -106.18}[17].
  • Chaffee County's official website is recorded as http://www.chaffeecounty.org[18].
  • Chaffee County's official website is recorded as https://www.chaffeecounty.org/[19].
  • Chaffee County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chaffee County, Colorado[20].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+17809'}[21].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+17805'}[22].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+18022'}[23].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+18127'}[24].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+18510'}[25].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+18658'}[26].
  • Chaffee County has a population of {'amount': '+19476'}[27].

Body

Geography

Chaffee County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Colorado[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chaffee County covers an area of {'amount': '+2629'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17809'}[21], {'amount': '+17805'}[22], {'amount': '+18022'}[23], {'amount': '+18127'}[24], {'amount': '+18510'}[25], and {'amount': '+18658'}[26].

Designation and Status

Chaffee County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].

History and Context

February 10, 1879 marks the founding of Chaffee County[15]. Jerome B. Chaffee is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Chaffee County draws 741 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #11 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Colorado Eguisheim United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1213029
    Different from → —
    Official website → http://www.chaffeecounty.org, https://www.chaffeecounty.org/
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Chaffee County, Col
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Chaffee County, Colorado.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States president"
  2. 11w ago · Funandtrvl · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1804560
    Umls cui → C3831146
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224698
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.chaffeecounty.org"
  3. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Colorado
    Category for people who died here → Q111010589
    Website → —
    Shares border with → Lake County, Park County, Fremont County +3
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C107940, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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