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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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Eagle County, Colorado
Eagle County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Eagle
Year Organized: 1883
Square Miles: 1,688 |
Court House: 500 Broadway - Box 850
County Administration Building
Eagle, CO 81631-0850
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county is named for the Eagle River.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Eagle County was created by the Colorado legislature on February 11, 1883 from portions of Summit County. It was named after the Eagle River, which runs through the county. The county seat was originally set in Red Cliff, Colorado, but was moved to the town
of Eagle in 1921.
In 2003, Kate Faber, a local woman accused Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant of sexual assault, putting the county and the town of Eagle on the map.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,692 square miles (4,382 kmē),
of which, 1,688 square miles (4,372 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 kmē) of it (0.23%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Grand County
- East: Summit County
- Southeast: Lake County
- Southwest: Pitkin County
- West: Garfield County
- Northwest: Routt County
Cities and Towns:
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- Avon |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Basalt |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Eagle
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Gypsum |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Minturn |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Red Cliff |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Vail |
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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