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Chaffee County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,476.[1] The county seat is Salida.
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Chaffee County has a confusing origin. Between February 8 and February 10, 1879, Carbonate County was created by the Colorado legislature out of northern Lake County. On February 10 the two counties were renamed, with the southern part of Lake County becoming Chaffee County, and Carbonate County becoming Lake County. Chaffee County is known as the “Heart of the Rockies”. It was named for Jerome B. Chaffee, Colorado's first United States Senator. [edit] Timeline
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