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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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San Miguel County, Colorado
San Miguel County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Telluride
Year Organized: 1861
Square Miles: 1,286 |
Court House: P.O. Box 1170
County Courthouse
Telluride, CO 81435-1170
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
San Miguel County is named for the San Miguel River.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
San Miguel County was given the Spanish language name for "Saint Michael" due to the nearby San Miguel River. On 27
February 1883 Ouray County was split to form San Miguel County. Originally the San Miguel County portion was to retain
the name Ouray County with the new portion called Uncompahgre County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,288 square miles (3,337 kmē),
of which, 1,286 square miles (3,332 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 kmē) of it (0.15%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Northeast: Montrose County; Ouray County
- Southeast: San Juan County
- Southwest: Dolores County; San Juan County, Utah
Cities and Towns:
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- Mountain Village |
town |
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- Norwood |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Ophir |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Sawpit |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Telluride
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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,
act locally." |
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