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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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Huerfano County, Colorado
Huerfano County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Walsenburg
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 1,591 |
Court House: 401 Main Street
County Courthouse
Walsenburg, CO 81089-2045
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Huerfano County is named for the Huerfano River. Huerfano is orphan in Spanish.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Huerfano County is one of the original Colorado counties.
In 1866, the southern part was split off to form Las Animas County.
In 1870 Huerfano was divided again; the eastern part went to Bent County, a small piece went to Pueblo County and
another to Las Animas County. Also in 1870, part of southern Fremont County was added to Huerfano.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,593 square miles (4,126 kmē),
of which, 1,591 square miles (4,120 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (6 kmē) of it (0.15%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Pueblo County
- Southeast: Las Animas County
- Southwest: Costilla County
- West: Alamosa County
- Northwest: Saguache County; Custer County
Cities and Towns:
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- La Veta |
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- Walsenburg
(County Seat) |
city |
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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