Dolores County, Colorado
Founding: 1881 Parent county: Ouray Namesake: The Dolores River Seat: Rico (1881–1946); Dove Creek (1946–) Land area: 1,067 square miles Population (2020): 2,326 Population (historic): 1,498 (1890); 642 (1910); 1,412 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1880s; 1910–1940; 1950s; 1990–2010 Subdivisions: Two towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 144 (9.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.7% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $246 Average outbuilding value (1930): $236 Average farmhouse size (1940): 2.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 186 Average farm size (1920): 39.1 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Rico (ex-seat) Namesake: The Spanish word rico ("rich") Founding: 1879 (platting); 1879 (post...