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Routt County could be the 15th most extensive from the 64 counties from the state of Colorado with the United States. As in the 2010 census, the population was 23,509. The county seat is Steamboat Springs.

Routt County was created out of the western area of Grand County on January 29, 1877. It was named in honor of John Long Routt, the final territorial and first state governor of Colorado. The western portion of Routt County was split off and away to form Moffat County on February 27, 1911.

According on the 2000 census, the county carries a total part of 2,368.02 square miles (6,133.1 km2), which 2,361.59 square miles (6,116.5 km2) (or 99.73 percent) is land and 6.43 square miles (16.7 km2) (or 0.27 percent) is water.