Mountain West

Salida

Chaffee County, CO

Population

5,697

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,562

Median home value

$459,200

Founded

1880

Salida is the statutory city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,666 at the 2020 census.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Hutchinson Ranch (Boundary Increase) · listed 2005
  • Salida Downtown Historic District · listed 1984
  • Salida Livestock Commission Company · listed 2015

Notable landmarks

  • Alexander House · listed 2007
  • Bode-Stewart House · listed 2008
  • Brown's Canyon Bridge · listed 2013
  • Chaffee County Poor Farm · listed 1985
  • Cleora Cemetery · listed 2017
  • Corbin, E.W., House · listed 1996
  • F Street Bridge · listed 1985
  • First Baptist Church of Salida · listed 2024
  • Gray, Garret and Julia, Cottage · listed 1980
  • Heister House · listed 2008
  • Jackson, F.A., House · listed 1999
  • Manhattan Hotel · listed 1983
  • Ohio-Colorado Smelting and Refining Company Smokestack · listed 1976
  • Pedro-Botz House · listed 2015
  • Valley View School · listed 2003

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