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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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Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Trinidad
Year Organized: 1866
Square Miles: 4,773
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Court House: 200 East First Street, Room 207
County Courthouse
Trinidad, CO 81082-3047
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Las Animas County is named for the Spanish language name of the Animas River, "Rio de las Animas
Perdidas," meaning "River of the Souls in Purgatory."
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Las Animas County was created in 1866 from part of Huerfano County.
In 1870 a bit more of Huerfano was added. In 1889 the eastern part was split off to form Baca County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,775 square miles (12,368 kmē),
of which, 4,773 square miles (12,361 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 kmē) of it (0.06%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Otero County; Bent County
- East: Baca County
- Southeast: Union County, N.M.
- Southwest: Colfax County, N.M.
- West: Costilla County
- Northwest: Huerfano County; Pueblo County
Cities and Towns:
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- Aguilar |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Branson |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cokedale |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Kim |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Starkville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Trinidad
(County Seat) |
city |
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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