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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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Moffat County, Colorado
Moffat County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Craig
Year Organized: 1911
Square Miles: 4,742 |
Court House: 221 W. Victory Way
County Courthouse
Craig, CO 81625-2714
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Moffat County was named in honor of railroad pioneer David H. Moffat.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Moffat County was created out of the western portion of Routt County on February 27, 1911. The county was named for
David H. Moffat, a Colorado tycoon who died in 1911. His railroad, the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific, attempted to
build a route from Denver to Salt Lake City. In 1913, a reorganized railroad, the Denver & Salt Lake, reached as far as
Craig, the county seat, but no further.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,751 square miles (12,305 kmē),
of which, 4,742 square miles (12,282 kmē) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 kmē) of it (0.18%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Carbon County, Wyo.
- East: Routt County
- South: Rio Blanco County
- Southwest: Uintah County, Utah
- Northwest: Daggett County, Utah; Sweetwater County, Wyo.
Cities and Towns:
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- Craig
(County Seat) |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Dinosaur |
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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