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| Naturita, Montrose County, Colorado. |
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Naturita is a statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States.
The population was 485 at the 2020 census, down from 546 in 2010.
The post office in Naturita was opened on October 21, 1881, under the name "Chipeta"; the name was changed to Naturita September 15, 1882, and has used that name since then. Naturita is a name derived from Spanish meaning "little nature". The community is located in southwest Montrose County within the San Miguel River valley. The community is served by Colorado State Highways 97 and 141. Telluride is 52 miles (84 km) to the southeast via Highways 141 and 145. Montrose, the Montrose county seat, is 41 miles (66 km) to the northeast in air distance across the Uncompahgre Plateau but 86 miles (138 km) by paved roads. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land. The San Miguel River flows northwest from Naturita to the Dolores River, which continues northwest to the Colorado River in Utah.
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