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Otero County
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county in Colorado, United States
Otero County is a county located in Colorado in the United States. It is one of many counties that make up the state's local government structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- March 25, 1889
- Named after
- Miguel Antonio Otero
- Seat
- La Junta
- Largest city
- La Junta
- Total
- 1,270 sq mi (3,300 km )
- Land
- 1,262 sq mi (3,270 km )
- Water
- 7.7 sq mi (20 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,683
- Density
- 14.81/sq mi (5.718/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- oterocounty .colorado .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Miguel Antonio Otero
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Colorado
- Contains
- Fowler
- Capital
- La Junta
- Population
- 18690
- Area
- 3289
- Shares border with
- Pueblo County
- Official website
- www.oterogov.com
- Image
- Otero County, CO, Courthouse IMG 5683.JPG
- Households
- 7761
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- Commons category
- Otero County, Colorado
- topic's main category
- Category:Otero County, Colorado
- different from
- Otero County
- water as percent of area
- 0.6
- native label
- Otero County
- inception
- 1889-00-00
- per capita income
- 23275
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Otero County, Colorado
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Encyclopedic overview
Otero Museum and Fine Arts League in La Junta Cattle feedlot in Otero County west of Rocky Ford
Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,690. The county seat is La Junta. The county was named for Miguel Antonio Otero, one of the founders of the town of La Junta and a member of a prominent Hispanic family.
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