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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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Kit Carson County, Colorado
Kit Carson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Burlington
Year Organized: 1889
Square Miles: 2,161
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Court House: P.O. Box 160
County Courthouse
Burlington, CO 80807-0160
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Kit Carson County is named in honor of Christopher Houston (Kit) Carson, the famous frontier scout and
soldier.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Kit Carson County was created 11 April 1889 from Elbert County. County seat: Burlington
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,162 square miles (5,598 kmē),
of which, 2,161 square miles (5,597 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) of it (0.03%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Yuma County
- Northeast: Cheyenne County, Kan.
- East: Sherman County, Kan.
- Southeast: Wallace County, Kan.
- South: Cheyenne County
- Southwest: Lincoln County
- Northwest: Washington County
Cities and Towns:
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- Bethune |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Burlington
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Flagler |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Seibert |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Stratton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Vona |
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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