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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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Ouray County, Colorado
Ouray County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Ouray
Year Organized: 1877
Square Miles: 542 |
Court House: P.O. Box C
County Courthouse
Ouray, CO 81427-0683
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Ouray County is named in honor of Ouray, a Ute Native American leader.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Ouray County was created in 1877 from part of San Juan with a small piece of Hinsdale added. In 1881 the southern
portion was split off to form Dolores County. In 1883 the western part became San Miguel County. Also in 1883, Ouray
County was briefly renamed Uncompahgre County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 542 square miles (1,404 kmē), of
which, 540 square miles (1,400 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.32%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Gunnison County
- Southeast: Hinsdale County
- South: San Juan County
- Southwest: San Miguel County
- Northwest: Montrose County
Cities and Towns:
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- Ouray
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Incorporated Area |
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- Ridgway |
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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