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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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La Plata County, Colorado
La Plata County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Durango
Year Organized: 1874
Square Miles: 1,692 |
Court House: 1060 E Second Avenue
County Courthouse
Durango, CO 81301-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
La Plata County is named from the Spanish word for silver. Deposits of that mineral were found in the
area during the 18th century.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
La Plata County was created in 1874 from parts of Lake and Conejos Counties. In 1876 the northern part was split off
to form San Juan County. In 1889 western La Plata County was split off to form Montezuma County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,700 square miles (4,403 kmē),
of which, 1,692 square miles (4,383 kmē) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 kmē) of it is water. The
total area is 0.46% water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: San Juan County; Hinsdale County
- East: Archuleta County
- Southwest: San Juan County, N.M.
- West: Montezuma County
- Northwest: Dolores County
Cities and Towns:
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- Bayfield |
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- Durango
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ignacio |
town |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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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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