Routt County, Colorado
33 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 25,084
- Median household income
- $106,489
- ±9,881
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 360 of 14,941 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.2%
- 10,514 of 11,281 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 Routt | 25,091 (2021) | Po Box 773598, Steamboat Springs | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 28
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 186, Hayden | — |
| Oak Creek Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 1032, Oak Creek | — |
| South Routt Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 364, Yampa | — |
| Steamboat Springs Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 771546, Steamboat Springs | — |
| South Routt Medical Center Health Service District | Health | Po Box 8, Oak Creek | Website |
| Solandt Memorial Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 10, Hayden | — |
| Yampa Valley Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 774542, Steamboat Springs | Website |
| Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District | Irrigation | Po Box 775529, Steamboat Springs | Website |
| East Routt County Library District | Libraries | 1289 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat Springs | Website |
| South Routt County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 896, Oak Creek | — |
| West Routt County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 1813, Hayden | — |
| North Routt Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 758, Clark | Website |
| Oak Creek Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 101, Oak Creek | Website |
| Steamboat Springs Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1627 E 18th St, Loveland | Website |
| West Routt Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1324, Hayden | — |
| Yampa Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 237, Yampa | — |
| Alpine Mountain Ranch Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 390 Union Blvd, Denver | — |
| Marabou Ranch Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 2154 East Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Riverview Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 2154 E Commons Avenue, Centennial | — |
| Steamboat II Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 771277, Steamboat Springs | Website |
| Sunlight Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | 28 Second Street, Edwards | Website |
| Tree Haus Metropolitan District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 770159, Steamboat Springs | — |
| Catamount Metropolitan District | Other single function districts | 28 Second St, Edwards | Website |
| Morrison Creek Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | 24490 Uncompahgre Rd, Oak Creek | Website |
| Steamboat Lake Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 690, Clark | Website |
| Timbers Water and Sanitation District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 770246, Steamboat Springs | — |
| Routt County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1475 Pine Grove Rd, Steamboat Springs | Website |
| Mount Werner Water and Sanitation District | Water supply utility | Po Box 880339, Steamboat Springs | Website |
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
Hayden School District No. Re 1
School district3 schools
300 BREEZE BASIN BLVD, Hayden, CO, 81639
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
South Routt School District No. Re 3
School district4 schools
305 SOUTH GRANT STREET, Oak Creek, CO, 80467
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
School district7 schools
325 7TH STREET, Steamboat Springs, CO, 80487
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
Eagle Farmers Market (275 N Main Street Garnet Bldg U201 Edwards) · Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate Farmers' Market... (Avon) · Basalt Sunday Market (Basalt) · and 3 more
Glenwood Farmers Market (1412 Grand Ave glenwood Springs) · City of Rifle Farmer's Market (1718 Railroad Ave. Rifle) · Rifle Farmers' Market (1718 Railroad Avenue (Metro Park) Rifle) · and 2 more
Granby Farmers Market (475 E. Agate Ave. Granby)
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.