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Colorado CountiesColorado 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. |
Fremont County, ColoradoFremont County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameThe county is named for explorer and presidential candidate John C. Frémont. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryCreated 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. GeographyAccording 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:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |