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La Plata County

county in Colorado, United States
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La Plata County
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La Plata County

Summary

La Plata County is a county of Colorado[1]. It draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #16 of 63).[2]

Key Facts

  • La Plata County is located in Colorado[3].
  • La Plata County is in the country of United States[4].
  • La Plata County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].
  • La Plata County's capital is recorded as Durango[6].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as San Juan County[7].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as Hinsdale County[8].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as Archuleta County[9].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as San Juan County[10].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as Montezuma County[11].
  • La Plata County's shares border with is recorded as Dolores County[12].
  • La Plata County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bayfield[13].
  • La Plata County's Commons category is recorded as La Plata County, Colorado[14].
  • 1874 marks the founding of La Plata County[15].
  • La Plata County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.29, 'lon': -107.85}[16].
  • La Plata County's official website is recorded as http://co.laplata.co.us[17].
  • La Plata County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:La Plata County, Colorado[18].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+51334'}[19].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+51473'}[20].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+51914'}[21].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+52419'}[22].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+53284'}[23].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+54688'}[24].
  • La Plata County has a population of {'amount': '+55638'}[25].
  • La Plata County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in La Plata County, Colorado[26].
  • La Plata County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in La Plata County, Colorado[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

La Plata County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4403'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+51334'}[19], {'amount': '+51473'}[20], {'amount': '+51914'}[21], {'amount': '+52419'}[22], {'amount': '+53284'}[23], and {'amount': '+54688'}[24].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1874 marks the founding of La Plata County[15].

Why It Matters

La Plata County draws 202 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_colorado category, ranking #16 of 63).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Colorado Fort Lewis College La Plata United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: 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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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3829331
    Country → United States
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4403'}
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224738
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