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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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Denver County, Colorado
Denver County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Denver
Year Organized: 1901
Square Miles: 153
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Court House: 1437 Bannock Street
City and County Building
Denver, CO 80202-5337
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The City and County of Denver is named in honor of James William Denver, Governor of the Territory of
Kansas from 1857 to 1859.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
The Colorado Territory was created on February 28, 1861, Arapahoe County was formed on November 1, 1861, and Denver
City was incorporated on November 7, 1861. Denver City served as the Arapahoe County Seat from 1861 until consolidation
in 1902. In 1865, Denver City became the Territorial Capital. With its new-found importance, Denver City shortened its
name to just Denver. On August 1, 1876, Denver became the State Capital when Colorado was admitted to the Union.
In 1901 the Colorado General Assembly voted to split Arapahoe County into three parts: a new
consolidated City and County of Denver, a new Adams County, and the remainder of the Arapahoe County to
be renamed South Arapahoe County. A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a
referendum delayed the creation of the City and County of Denver until 1902-11-15.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 154.9 square miles (401.3
kmē), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 kmē), or 1.03%, is water.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Aurora |
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- Denver
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- Glendale |
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- Lakewood |
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- Sheridan |
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- Wheat Ridge |
city |
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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,
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