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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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Rio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Del Norte
Year Organized: 1874
Square Miles: 913 |
Court House: 925 6th Street
County Courthouse
Del Norte, CO 81132-3252
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Rio Grande County is named for the Rio Grande, which runs through the county.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Rio Grande was created in 1874 from parts of Conejos and Costilla Counties.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 912 square miles (2,362 kmē), of
which, 912 square miles (2,361 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (1 kmē) of it (0.06%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Saguache County
- East: Alamosa County
- Southeast: Conejos County
- Southwest: Archuleta County
- West: Mineral County
Cities and Towns:
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- Center |
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- Del Norte
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- Monte Vista |
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- South Fork |
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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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