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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.

Sedgwick County, Colorado

Sedgwick County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Julesburg
Year Organized: 1889
Square Miles: 548

Court House:

PO Box 50
County Courthouse
Julesburg, CO 80737-0050

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Sedgwick County is named for Fort Sedgwick, which, in turn, was named for U.S. Army General John Sedgwick.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Sedgwick County was created in 1889 from part of Logan County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 550 square miles (1,423 km²), of which, 548 square miles (1,420 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.25%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Deuel County, Neb.
Northeast: Keith County, Neb.
East: Perkins County, Neb.
South: Phillips County
Southwest: Logan County
Northwest: Cheyenne County, Neb.

Cities and Towns:

- Julesburg (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Ovid	town	Incorporated Area
- Sedgwick	town	Incorporated Area

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