The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is a
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...
defined
Micropolitan Statistical Area located in the
Durango
Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...
area of the
State of Colorado
Colorado is a state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east ...
. The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as
La Plata County, Colorado. The Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 43,941 at the
2000 Census. A July 1, 2009 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,464.
The Durango Micropolitan Statistical Area includes the
City of Durango, the
Town of Bayfield, the
Town of Ignacio, and the
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
s of
La Plata County.
See also:
U.S. Micropolitan Statistical Areas,
Durango, Colorado
Durango is the home rule city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States census. Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College ...
,
La Plata County, Colorado, and the
Metropolitan Areas of Colorado.
See also
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La Plata County, Colorado
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List of statistical areas in Colorado
The United States, U.S. Colorado, State of Colorado has 20 Statistical area (United States), statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of pop ...
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List of United States combined statistical areas
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List of United States metropolitan statistical areas
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List of United States micropolitan statistical areas
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List of United States primary statistical areas
References
External links
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Micropolitan areas of Colorado