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Welcome to Fremont County ...

Time Zone: Fremont County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Canon City is the Seat for Fremont County.

Fremont County is one of the original counties of Colorado and was founded November 1, 1861.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Fremont had a population of 47,839 people. This is an increase of 2.14% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,837 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fremont represented 0.93% of the total population of Colorado.

Below are some of the communities located in Fremont County:

  • Brookside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Canon City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coal Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Florence is located in Fremont County (CO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,982 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <2>
  • Rockvale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County (CO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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