Pueblo County, Colorado

Pueblo County
Pueblo County
County
	The Pueblo County Courthouse with brass dome in Pueblo
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
	Colorado's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°09′N 104°31′W / 38.15°N 104.51°W
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	November 1, 1861
Named for	City of Pueblo
Seat	Pueblo
Largest city	Pueblo
Area
• Total	2,398 sq mi (6,210 km2)
• Land	2,386 sq mi (6,180 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	168,162
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	county.pueblo.org

Pueblo County (/ˈpwɛbloʊ/ or /ˈpjɛbloʊ/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,162.^[1] The county seat is Pueblo.^[2] The county was named for the historic city of Pueblo which took its name from the Spanish language word meaning "town" or "village". Pueblo County comprises the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[3]^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012 – via National Archives.
^ See the Colorado census statistical areas.