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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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Fremont County, Colorado
Fremont County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Canon City
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 1,533 |
Court House: 615 Macon Avenue, Suite 102
County Courthouse
Canon City, CO 81212-3390
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county is named for explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. Named in honor of John
Charles Frémont, the explorer, U.S. Army general, and U.S. Senator from California
The majestic Royal Gorge Canyon has been the focal point of Fremont County history since prehistoric times. For
centuries Ute Indians knew its secrets as did later groups of Spanish Conquistadors. Lt. Zebulon Pike explored the
canyon in the winter of 1806 by traveling up the frozen Arkansas River. The county is named for famed explorer, Captain
John Fremont, who arrived in 1843. When Cañon City was incorporated in 1872, it was already a bustling little town, even
if it was only four blocks long.
The first Colorado Territory prison was built here in 1871, five years before Colorado became a state. Since that early
time, Fremont County has been home to a large number of state and federal correction facilities. But corrections are
only part of the local history. Natural resource extraction has also been important. As early as 1872 oil was selling
from the Oil Creek area. Nearby, large coal reserves provided further impetus for the railroads to push a route through
the Royal Gorge to reach the silver mines in Leadville. This legacy of rail travel into the depths of the Royal Gorge is
still available today.
Fremont County's scenic canyons, hot springs and hospitable climate began attracting film makers as early as 1910 when
cowboy star, Tom Mix starred in a silent film produced by the Selig Film Company. Over the intervening years, many films
have been made here.
All has not been glamour and glitter, however, a dark chapter in the area's history began in the 1920's when Cañon City
resident Rev. Fred Arnold became Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. The Catholic Church's stunning Holy Cross Abbey is
just one example of a project built here to counter the Klan's presence. The Klan eventually passed from the scene
leaving Cañon City and Fremont County poised to build for the future. That building continues even today as witnessed by
the new Pueblo Community College Campus site just west of Cañon City.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,534 square miles (3,973 km²),
of which, 1,533 square miles (3,970 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.07%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Teller County; El Paso County
- Southeast: Pueblo County
- South: Custer County
- Southwest: Saguache County
- Northwest: Chaffee County; Park County
Cities and Towns:
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- Brookside |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Canon City
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Coal Creek |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Florence |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rockvale |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Williamsburg |
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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