Place:Huerfano, Colorado, United States

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NameHuerfano
Alt namesHuerfanosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.683°N 104.95°W
Located inColorado, United States     (1861 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alamo
Apache City
Badito
Bradford
Calumet
Chama
Codo
Cuchara Junction
Cuchara
Delcarbon
Farista
Gardner
Gordon
La Veta
Lester
Maitland
Malachite
Monson
Morning Glory
Muleshoe
Pictou
Pryor
Red Wing
Rouse
Sharpsdale
Strong
Tioga
Walsenburg
Wilson Crossing
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Huerfano County is one of the 64 counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,820. The county seat is Walsenburg. The county, whose name comes from the Spanish huérfano meaning "orphan", was named for the Huerfano Butte, a local landmark. The area of Huerfano County boomed early in the 1900s with the discovery of large coal deposits. After large scale World War II coal demand ended in the 1940s Walsenburg and Huerfano saw a steady economic decline through 2015.

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Date Event Source
1861 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1875 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 2,250
1880 4,124
1890 6,882
1900 8,395
1910 13,320
1920 16,879
1930 17,062
1940 16,088
1950 10,549
1960 7,867
1970 6,590
1980 6,440
1990 6,009
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Huerfano County, Colorado, United States

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