Rio Blanco County
Also known as Rio Blanco County, Colorado, Rio Blanco County, CO
county in Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- March 25, 1889
- Named after
- White River
- Seat
- Meeker
- Largest town
- Meeker
- Total
- 3,223 sq mi (8,350 km )
- Land
- 3,221 sq mi (8,340 km )
- Water
- 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km ) 0.06%
- Estimate 2025
- 6,683
- Density
- 2.027/sq mi (0.7826/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
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Rio Blanco County (Spanish: Condado del Río Blanco) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,529. The county seat is Meeker. The name of the county is the Spanish name for the White River which runs through it.
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