Chaffee County
Also known as Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County, CO
county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- February 10, 1879
- Named after
- Jerome B. Chaffee
- Seat
- Salida
- Largest city
- Salida
- Other cities
- Buena Vista , Poncha Springs
- Total
- 1,014.95 sq mi (2,628.7 km )
- Land
- 1,013.41 sq mi (2,624.7 km )
- Water
- 1.54 sq mi (4.0 km ) 0.15%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,831
- Density
- 20.47/sq mi (7.90/km )
- Congressional district
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Chaffee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The county seat is Salida.
History