Pitkin County, Colorado

Pitkin County
Pitkin County
County
	Pitkin County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°13′N 106°55′W / 39.22°N 106.92°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	February 23, 1881
Named for	Frederick Walker Pitkin
Seat	Aspen
Largest city	Aspen
Area
• Total	973 sq mi (2,520 km2)
• Land	971 sq mi (2,510 km2)
• Water	2.5 sq mi (6 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,358
• Density	18/sq mi (7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.pitkincounty.com

Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,358.^[1] The county seat and largest city is Aspen.^[2] The county is named for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin.

Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs Combined Statistical Area.

^ "QuickFacts: Colorado, United States". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.