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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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Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Golden
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 772
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Court House: 100 Jefferson County Parkway
County Government Center
Golden, CO 80419-5550
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Jefferson County is named for its extralegal predecessor county, Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory,
which in turn was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third
President of the United States.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
On 1855-08-25, the Kansas Territorial Legislature created Arapahoe County to govern the entire western portion of the
Territory of Kansas. The county was named for the Arapaho Nation of Native Americans that lived in the region.
The Jefferson Territory never received federal sanction, but on 1861-02-28, U.S. President James
Buchanan signed an act organizing the Territory of Colorado. On 1861-11-01, the Colorado General
Assembly organized the 17 original counties of Colorado including a new Jefferson County. In 1908, the
southern tip of Jefferson County was transferred to Park County, reducing Jefferson County to its
present length of 54 miles (87 kilometers). Several annexations by the City and County of Denver and the
2001 consolidation of the City and County of Broomfield removed eastern portions of the county.
Geography
Jefferson County spans 4 to 18 miles (6 to 30 kilometers) west to east and 54 miles (87 kilometers)
north to south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 778 square miles
(2,015 kmē), of which, 772 square miles (2,000 kmē) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 kmē) of it
(0.77%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Boulder County
- Northeast: Denver city & county; Adams County
- East: Arapahoe County
- Southeast: Douglas County
- South: Teller County
- Southwest: Park County
- Northwest: Clear Creek County; Gilpin County
Cities and Towns:
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- Arvada |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Black Hawk |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bow Mar |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Broomfield |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Columbine Valley |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Denver |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Edgewater |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Golden
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lakeside |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lakewood |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Littleton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Morrison |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mountain View |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Westminster |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wheat Ridge |
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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