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Rio Grande County

county in Colorado, United States
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Rio Grande County

Summary

Rio Grande County is a county of Colorado[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #42 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rio Grande County is located in Colorado[3].
  • Rio Grande County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Rio Grande County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].
  • Rio Grande County's capital is recorded as Del Norte[6].
  • Rio Grande County's shares border with is recorded as Saguache County[7].
  • Rio Grande County's shares border with is recorded as Alamosa County[8].
  • Rio Grande County's shares border with is recorded as Conejos County[9].
  • Rio Grande County's shares border with is recorded as Archuleta County[10].
  • Rio Grande County's shares border with is recorded as Mineral County[11].
  • Rio Grande is named after Rio Grande County[12].
  • Rio Grande County's Commons category is recorded as Rio Grande County, Colorado[13].
  • 1874 marks the founding of Rio Grande County[14].
  • Rio Grande County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.61, 'longitude': -106.39}[15].
  • Rio Grande County's official website is recorded as http://www.riograndecounty.org[16].
  • Rio Grande County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rio Grande County, Colorado[17].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11982'}[18].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+12018'}[19].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11933'}[20].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11939'}[21].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11803'}[22].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11543'}[23].
  • Rio Grande County has a population of {'amount': '+11539'}[24].
  • Rio Grande County's category for people born here is recorded as Q59539401[25].
  • Rio Grande County's category for people who died here is recorded as Q111728705[26].
  • Rio Grande County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+4737'}[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Rio Grande County covers an area of {'amount': '+2362'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+11982'}[18], {'amount': '+12018'}[19], {'amount': '+11933'}[20], {'amount': '+11939'}[21], {'amount': '+11803'}[22], and {'amount': '+11543'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1874 marks the founding of Rio Grande County[14]. Rio Grande is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Rio Grande County draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #42 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Colorado United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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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  1. 11d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1874-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Obo gazetteer id → 00171525
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Rio Grande County, Colorado.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presid"
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