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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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Conejos County, Colorado
Conejos County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Conejos
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 1,287 |
Court House: P.O. Box 157
County Courthouse
Conejos, CO 81129-0157
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Conejos County is named from the Spanish word for rabbits, as cottontail rabbits are abundant in the
area.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Conejos County was one of the original 17 counties created by the General Assembly of the Territory of Colorado on
1861-11-01, although it was originally named Guadalupe County and renamed Conejos County a week later, on November 7.
Its name coming from the spanish term conejo, meaning rabbit, for the large abundence of rabbits in the area. Also early
in its existence, the county seat was moved from the town of Guadalupe to Conejos. The original boundaries of the county
included a large portion of southwestern Colorado.
In 1874, most of the western and northern portions of the county were broken away to form parts of Hinsdale, La Plata
and Rio Grande counties, and Conejos County achieved its modern borders in 1885 when its western half was taken to
create Archuleta County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,291 square miles (3,343 kmē),
of which, 1,287 square miles (3,334 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 kmē) of it (0.28%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Alamosa County
- East: Costilla County
- Southeast: Taos County, N.M.
- Southwest: Rio Arriba County, N.M.
- West: Archuleta County
- Northwest: Rio Grande County
Cities and Towns:
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- Antonito |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Conejos
(County Seat) |
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- La Jara |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Manassa |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Romeo |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sanford |
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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