Rico

Also known as Rico, Colorado, Rico, CO

town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: State of Colorado
County: Dolores County
Incorporated town: February 25, 1880
Type: Home rule municipality
Mayor: Nicole Pieterse
Total: 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km )
Land: 0.68 sq mi (1.76 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 8,773 ft (2,674 m)
Density: 536/sq mi (207/km )
Time zone: UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST) )
Summer dst: UTC-6 ( MDT )
Fips code: 08-64090
Website: townofrico .colorado .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Rico
Population: 288
Area: 1.959917
Elevation: 2690
Official website: www.ricocolorado.org
Image: Rico Courthouse.JPG
Households: 98
Dialing code: 970

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Commons category: Rico, Colorado
postal code: 81332
water as percent of area: 0
water area: 0
per capita income: 42144

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Article

Rico is a town in Dolores County, Colorado, United States. It was settled in 1879 as a silver mining center in the Pioneer Mining District; today it functions as a historic and tourism site. The population was 288 at the 2020 census. Its current form of government is that of a home rule municipality.

Rico is a name derived from Spanish meaning "rich".