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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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Delta County, Colorado
Delta County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Delta
Year Organized: 1883
Square Miles: 1,142 |
Court House: 501 Palmer Street, Suite 227
County Courthouse
Delta, CO 81416-1766
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Delta County is named for Delta, Colorado, located at the Uncompahgre River delta.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Delta County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883, out of portions of central Gunnison
County. The county was named for the City of Delta, which was named for its location on the delta of the Uncompahgre
River.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,149 square miles (2,975 kmē),
of which, 1,142 square miles (2,958 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (17 kmē) of it (0.56%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Southeast: Gunnison County
- Southwest: Montrose County
- Northwest: Mesa County
Cities and Towns:
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- Cedaredge |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Crawford |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Delta
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hotchkiss |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Orchard City |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Paonia |
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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