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Welcome to Colorado County ...

Time Zone: Colorado County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Columbus is the Seat for Colorado County.

Colorado County is one of the original counties of Texas and was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Colorado had a population of 21,493 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,872 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Colorado represented 0.08% of the total population of Texas.

Below are some of the communities located in Colorado County:

  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Colorado County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
  • Eagle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Weimar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimar
    • Weimar is located in Colorado County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weimar <2>

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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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