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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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Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Kiowa
Year Organized: 1874
Square Miles: 1,851 |
Court House: P.O. Box 597
Kiowa, CO 80117-0597
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Elbert County was created on 1874-02-02, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. On 1874-02-06, the county was enlarged to include part of northern Greenwood County upon Greenwood's dissolution, and originally extended south and east of its present
boundaries to reach to the Kansas state line. The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed. In 1889, Elbert County was reduced to its modern size when its eastern portions were taken to create Lincoln, Kit Carson, and Cheyenne
counties.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,851 square miles (4,794 kmē),
of which, 1,851 square miles (4,794 kmē) of it is land and 0 square miles (0 kmē) of it (0.01%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Southeast: Lincoln County
- Southwest: El Paso County
- West: Douglas County
- Northwest: Arapahoe County
Cities and Towns:
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- Elizabeth |
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- Kiowa
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Simla |
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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