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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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Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Fort Collins
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 2,601 |
Court House: P.O. Box 1190
County Courthouse
Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Larimer County is named in honor of William Larimer, a pioneer.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Larimer County is one of the original Colorado counties. A boundary dispute with Grand County was settled in 1886 by
the Colorado Supreme Court. In 1909 the western part of Larimer County (North Park) was split off to form Jackson
County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,634 square miles (6,822 kmē),
of which, 2,601 square miles (6,737 kmē) of it is land and 33 square miles (84 kmē) of it (1.24%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Albany County, Wyo.
- Northeast: Laramie County, Wyo.
- East: Weld County
- South: Boulder County
- Southwest: Grand County
- West: Jackson County
Cities and Towns:
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- Berthoud |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Estes Park |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fort Collins
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Loveland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Timnath |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wellington |
town |
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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