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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
existed within the present boundaries of the State of Colorado. |
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Clear Creek County, Colorado
Clear Creek County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Georgetown
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 396 |
Court House: 405 Argentine Street
County Courthouse
Georgetown, CO 80444-2000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Clear Creek County is named for Clear Creek, which runs through the county.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Clear Creek County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on 1 November 1861, and is
one of only two counties (along with Gilpin) to have persisted with its original boundaries unchanged. It was named
after Clear Creek, which runs down from the continental divide through the county. Idaho Springs was originally
designated the county seat, but the county government was moved to Georgetown in 1867.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 396 square miles (1,027 kmē), of
which, 395 square miles (1,024 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) of it (0.25%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Gilpin County
- Southeast: Jefferson County
- South: Park County
- West: Summit County
- Northwest: Grand County
Cities and Towns:
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- Empire |
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- Georgetown
(County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Idaho Springs |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Silver Plume |
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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