Alpine is an
unincorporated community
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and a
census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by
Rio Grande County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. The population of the Alpine CDP was 169 at the
2020 United States census.
The
South Fork post office
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serves the area.
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Geography
Alpine is located about east of South Fork at an elevation of .
At the 2020 United States census, the Alpine CDP has an area of , all land.[
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Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
*List of census-designated places in Colorado
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* List of populated places in Colorado
*List of post offices in Colorado
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References
External links
Rio Grande County websiteState of Colorado
History Colorado
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Census-designated places in Rio Grande County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado