La Plata County, Colorado Basics:
La Plata County Colorado - Government Site
Population: 52,419
Area: 1692 square miles
County seat: Durango
Area code(s) in use: 970
Time zone: MST
High school graduate or higher: 94.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.6%
Median household income: $57,407
Persons in poverty: 11.1%
Home ownership rate: 68.8%
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
Adjacent counties:
Archuleta Dolores Hinsdale Montezuma San Juan San Juan (NM)