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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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Washington County, Colorado
Washington County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Akron
Year Organized: 1887
Square Miles: 2,521 |
Court House: 150 Ash Avenue
County Courthouse
Akron, CO 80720-1553
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Washington County is named for George Washington, the first President of the United States.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Washington County was created in 1887 from part of Weld County.
In 1889 the east half was split off to form Yuma County.
The south half of today's Washington County was added in 1903 from Arapahoe County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,524 square miles (6,537 kmē),
of which, 2,521 square miles (6,529 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 kmē) of it (0.12%) is
water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Logan County
- East: Yuma County
- Southeast: Kit Carson County
- Southwest: Lincoln County; Arapahoe County
- West: Adams County
- Northwest: Morgan County
Cities and Towns:
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- Akron
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Incorporated Area |
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- Otis |
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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