Durango is the home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality of La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States census. Durango is the home of Fort Lewis College.
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Durango
La Plata County, CO
Population
19,148
Walk Score
94 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,404
Median home value
$569,100
Founded
1880
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Durango-Silverton Narrow-Gauge Railroad · listed 1966
- East Third Avenue Historic Residential District · listed 1984
- Main Avenue Historic District · listed 1980
- Ute Mountain Ute Mancos Canyon Historic District · listed 1972
Notable landmarks
- Animas Canon Toll Road · listed 2017
- Animas City School · listed 2019
- Colorado Ute Power Plant · listed 1983
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive No. 315 · listed 2008
- Durango High School · listed 2001
- Durango Rock Shelters Archeology Site · listed 1985
- Main Post Office
- Newman Block · listed 1979
- Ochsner Hospital · listed 1995
- Rochester Hotel · listed 1996
- Smiley Junior High School · listed 2002
- Cascade Boy Scout Camp · listed 1988
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