Saguache County, Colorado

Saguache County (suh-WATCH /səˈwɑːtʃ/ (About this soundlisten)) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,368.[4] The county seat is Saguache.

Saguache County was formed December 29, 1866 in the Territory of Colorado when it was extracted from the northern half of Costilla County. A partition from Lake County on February 9, 1872 added the northwest section of the present-day county.