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2. Taos County, created by the Territory of New Mexico in 1852, was the first organized county to extend into the area of the present State of Colorado. 3. Arapahoe County, created by the Territory of Kansas in 1855, was the first county created exclusively within the area of the present State of Colorado. 4.
The 64 Counties of the State of Colorado; County [1] Population [3] County website CDOT county map Coordinates [b] 2023 rank 2023 estimates [a] Change 2020 Census Change 2010 Census Change 2000 Census; El Paso County: 1 744,215 +1.89 % 730,395 +17.38 % 622,263 +20.38 % 516,934: El Paso County: map
Colorado Municipalities by County; Rank County Population % State Rank Municipality Population % County Map 1 City and County of Denver: 716,492 12.58% 1 City and County of Denver: 716,492 100% 2 El Paso County: 713,856 12.53% 1 City of Colorado Springs: 472,688 66.22% 2 City of Fountain: 30,454 4.27% 3 Town of Monument: 8,010 1.12% 4 City of ...
The U.S. State of Colorado has 273 active municipalities, comprising 198 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. [ 1][ 2] The City and County of Denver, the state capital, [ 3] is the oldest municipality in Colorado. On December 3, 1859, the extralegal Territory of Jefferson granted a charter to the consolidated City ...
The geography of the U.S. State of Colorado is diverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the boundaries of the new Territory of Colorado exclusively by lines of latitude and longitude, stretching ...
The location of the state of Colorado in the United States of America An enlargeable map of the state of Colorado An enlargeable map of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado. Prehistory of Colorado. Indigenous peoples; Spanish colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, 1598–1821 Domínguez–Escalante expedition, 1776
The Western Slope region is sparsely populated, containing 38% of Colorado's area but only 10.7% of its population. The region had a population of 563,138 in July 2013, an increase of 0.6% on the previous year, and had a low growth rate over the previous three years compared to the rest of the state. [ 6]
Arapahoe County ( / əˈræpəhoʊ / ə-RAP-ə-hoh) is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, its population was 655,070, [ 1] making it the third-most populous county in Colorado. The county seat is Littleton, [ 3] and the most populous city is Aurora. The county was named for the Arapaho Native American tribe ...