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Colorado Counties
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Colorado Counties
Colorado currently has sixty-four counties. The counties of Colorado are important components
of government since the state has no secondary civil subdivisions such as townships. Two counties, the City and
County of Denver and the City and County of Broomfield, have consolidated city and county governments..
No organized counties of the District of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, or the Territory of Nebraska
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Alamosa County, Colorado
Alamosa County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Alamosa
Year Organized: 1913
Square Miles: 723 |
Court House: P.O. Box 178
County Courthouse
Alamosa, CO 81101-0178
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees."
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Alamosa County was created by the Colorado legislature on March 8, 1913 out of northeastern Costilla County.
Alamosa County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county name is the Spanish language word for a "grove of cottonwood trees." The county seat is the City of
Alamosa.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 724 square miles (1,874 kmē), of
which, 723 square miles (1,872 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) of it (0.11%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- East: Huerfano County
- Southeast: Costilla County
- Southwest: Conejos County
- West: Rio Grande County
- Northwest: Saguache County
Cities and Towns:
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- Alamosa
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- Hooper |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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