Larimer County, Colorado

Larimer County
County
Colorado State University Historic Spruce Hall
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°39′N 105°28′W / 40.65°N 105.46°W / 40.65; -105.46
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	November 1, 1861
Named for	William Larimer, Jr.
Seat	Fort Collins
Largest city	Fort Collins
Area
• Total	2,634 sq mi (6,820 km2)
• Land	2,596 sq mi (6,720 km2)
• Water	38 sq mi (100 km2)  1.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	359,066
• Density	138/sq mi (53/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districts	2nd, 4th, 8th
Website	www.larimer.org

Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066.^[1] The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins.^[2] The county was named for William Larimer, Jr.,^[3] the founder of Denver.

Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming.