Sanford is a
statutory town
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in
Conejos County,
Colorado
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, United States. The population was 879 at the
2020 census.
A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888. The town was named after
Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer.
Geography
Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the
San Luis Valley
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of southern Colorado. The town of
La Jara is to the west by
State Highway 136.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
See also
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List of municipalities in Colorado
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Pike's Stockade
Pike's Stockade is a historic exploration campsite located near Sanford, Colorado. Set on the north bank of the Conejos River, it is where explorer Zebulon Pike raised the American flag on Spanish soil in 1807. The site, now managed by Histori ...
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San Luis Valley
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References
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Towns in Conejos County, Colorado