Welcome to San Miguel County ...
Time Zone: San Miguel County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Telluride is the Seat for San Miguel County.
San Miguel County was founded March 2, 1883 and was created by taking area from County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> San Miguel had a population of 8,179 people. This is an increase of 11.17% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,357 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, San Miguel represented 0.15% of the total population of Colorado.
Below are some of the communities located in San Miguel County:
- Mountain Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in San Miguel County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <2>
- Sawpit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County (CO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Telluride
(31 miles [49.9 km] to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Websites specific to San Miguel County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Montrose County
- Ouray County
- San Juan County
- Dolores County
- San Juan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |