Dolores County, Colorado
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,432
- Median household income
- $64,907
- ±13,244
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 34 of 1,370 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.9%
- 1,015 of 1,254 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Dolores | 2,397 (2021) | Po Box 608, Dove Creek | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Dove Creek | 733 (2021) | Po Box 508, Dove Creek | — |
| Town of Rico | 347 (2021) | Po Box 9, Rico | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahone Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 154, Cahone | — |
| West Dolores County Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 363, Dove Creek | — |
| Dove Creek Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 825, Dove Creek | — |
| Dove Creek Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 474, Dove Creek | — |
| Rico Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 39, Rico | — |
| Dove Creek Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 10, Dove Creek | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Dolores County School District RE-2J
School district2 schools
813 NORTH MAIN STREET, Dove Creek, CO, 81324
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Local Brands Farm and Ranch Markets Cooperative (9971 CR 141 Hesperus) · Durango Farmers Market (Durango)
Cortez Farmers Market (109 W Main St (On the SE corner of Main and Elm Streets) Cortez) · Town of Mancos Farmers' Market (117 N. Main Mancos)
Norwood Farm and Craft Market (1165 Summit Street Norwood) · Telluride Farmers' Market (Telluride)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.