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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
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San Juan County, Colorado
San Juan County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Silverton
Year Organized: 1876
Square Miles: 388
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Court House: P.O. Box 466
County Courthouse
Silverton, CO 81433-0466
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
San Juan County is named for the San Juan River and San Juan Mountains.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
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History
San Juan County was created in 1876 from parts of La Plata and Lake counties. In 1877 most of San Juan was split off
to form Ouray County with a small piece going to the new Gunnison County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 388 square miles (1,006 kmē), of which, 387
square miles (1,003 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) of it (0.22%) is water. The County is located in the
heart of the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, with numerous peaks above 14,000 feet in height. It has the highest mean
elevation of any county in the United States, at 11,240 feet (3,426 m).
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Ouray County
- East: Hinsdale County
- Southwest: La Plata County; Montezuma County
- West: Dolores County
- Northwest: San Miguel County
Cities and Towns:
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- Silverton
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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,
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