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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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Costilla County, Colorado
Costilla County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: San Luis
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 1,227 |
Court House: P.O. Box 100
County Courthouse
San Luis, CO 81152-0100
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Costilla County is named for the Costilla River.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Costilla County was the first area of Colorado to be settled by European-Americans. Hispanic settlers
from Taos, New Mexico, officially established San Luis on 1851-04-09. Costilla County was one of the
original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on 1861-11-01. The county was named for the
Costilla River. Although San Miguel was originally designated the county seat, the county government was
moved to San Luis in 1863.
The county's original boundaries had the county extend over much of south-central Colorado. Much of the
northern portion became part of Saguache County in 1866, and the western portions were folded into
Hinsdale and Rio Grande counties in 1874. Costilla County arrived at its modern boundaries in 1913 when
Alamosa County was created from its northwest portions.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,230 square miles (3,187 kmē),
of which, 1,227 square miles (3,178 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 kmē) of it (0.27%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Huerfano County
- East: Las Animas County
- Southeast: Colfax County, N.M.
- South: Taos County, N.M.
- West: Conejos County
- Northwest: Alamosa County
Cities and Towns:
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- Blanca |
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- San Luis
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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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