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El Paso County

county in Colorado, United States
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El Paso County

Summary

El Paso County is a county of Colorado[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_colorado entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • El Paso County was a member of Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments[3].
  • El Paso County is located in Colorado[4].
  • El Paso County is in the country of United States[5].
  • El Paso County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[6].
  • El Paso County's capital is recorded as Colorado Springs[7].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[8].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Elbert County[9].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[10].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Crowley County[11].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Pueblo County[12].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Fremont County[13].
  • El Paso County's shares border with is recorded as Teller County[14].
  • Ute Pass is named after El Paso County[15].
  • El Paso County's legislative body is recorded as El Paso County Board of County Commissioners[16].
  • El Paso County's Commons category is recorded as El Paso County, Colorado[17].
  • 1861 marks the founding of El Paso County[18].
  • El Paso County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.84, 'lon': -104.52}[19].
  • El Paso County's official website is recorded as http://www.elpasoco.com[20].
  • El Paso County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:El Paso County, Colorado[21].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+622263'}[22].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+626691'}[23].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+636878'}[24].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+645439'}[25].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+655044'}[26].
  • El Paso County has a population of {'amount': '+674471'}[27].

Body

Geography

El Paso County is in the country of United States[5]. It is located in Colorado[4].

Physical Characteristics

El Paso County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5516'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4302'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+622263'}[22], {'amount': '+626691'}[23], {'amount': '+636878'}[24], {'amount': '+645439'}[25], {'amount': '+655044'}[26], and {'amount': '+674471'}[27].

Designation and Status

El Paso County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[6].

History and Context

1861 marks the founding of El Paso County[18]. Ute Pass is named after it[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for El Paso County include elpasolite[30], a mineral species[31].

Why It Matters

El Paso County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_colorado entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (382 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include elpasolite[30], a mineral species[31].

Related Entities

Colorado United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . ppacg.org. Retrieved . ppacg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00007977
    Taxonomicon id → 1804572
    Umls cui → C3811307
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  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Colorado
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in El Paso County, Colorado
    Website → —
    Shares border with → Douglas County, Elbert County, Lincoln County +4
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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