Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, 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.
History Some of the settlers who established Sanford were Catawba people from South Carolina who had converted to Mormonism.
Geography Sanford is located in northeastern Conejos County in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. The town of La Jara is to the west by State Highway 136.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
See also
List of municipalities in Colorado Pike's Stockade San Luis Valley
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