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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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Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Glenwood Springs
Year Organized: 1883
Square Miles: 2,948 |
Court House: 108 8Th St
County Courthouse
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601-3355
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Garfield County is named in honor of James Abram Garfield, the twentieth President of the United
States.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Garfield County is located in the scenic plateau and canyon country of western Colorado. Covering 3000 square miles,
it is 110 miles long and extends to the Utah border. It was carved out of Summit County on February 10, 1883. In
historical times, the earliest inhabitants were the Ute Indians, and the land was theirs by treaty until April 12, 1880,
when they were removed to reservations after the "Meeker Massacre" of 1879. Although explorers, missionaries, miners,
and a few settlers had already visited the area of Garfield County, the main influx of settlers began to arrive and
towns were founded beginning in 1880.
The towns in Garfield County are located along the Colorado and Roaring Fork rivers in the eastern end of the county,
while much of the western portion has only a few roads and fewer inhabitants.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,956 square miles (7,655 kmē),
of which, 2,947 square miles (7,633 kmē) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 kmē) of it (0.29%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Routt County
- East: Eagle County
- Southeast: Pitkin County
- Southwest: Mesa County; Grand County, Utah
- Northwest: Uintah County, Utah; Rio Blanco County
Cities and Towns:
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- Carbondale |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Glenwood Springs
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Marble |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- New Castle |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Parachute |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rifle |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Silt |
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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