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Guadaloupe County was the first Colorado county to be renamed after only six days in 1861. 8. Las Animas County was the first new Colorado county to be created (in 1866) after the original 17 counties. 9. Greenwood County was the longest lived former Colorado county, existing four years from 1870 to 1874. 10.
Custer County, Colorado: 1886 1928 Silverton [cr] San Juan County, Colorado Territory San Juan County, Colorado: January 31, 1876 present Springfield [q] Baca County, Colorado: April 16, 1889 present Steamboat Springs [co] Routt County, Colorado: 1912 present Sterling [bu] Logan County, Colorado: February 25, 1887 present Tarryall City Tarryall [i]
El Paso County with a 2023 population estimate of 744,215 remains the most populous county in Colorado, while Hinsdale County with a 2023 population of 765 is now the least populous county. Five of the 64 Colorado counties have more than 500,000 residents, while 12 have fewer than 5,000 residents. [a]
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 Town of Keystone, incorporated on February 8, 2024, is the newest Colorado municipality. Colorado municipalities range in population from the City and County of Denver with a 2020 population of 715,522, to the Town of Carbonate, which has had no year-round population since the 1890 Census due to its severe winter weather and difficult access.
The jail was built in 1894 and used as a jail until 1961. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The jail was designed by noted Colorado architect Robert Roeschlaub, who designed the Central City Opera House and other historic structures in Colorado. The Old Cheyenne County Jail is now a historical museum.
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 519,572. [2] The county seat is Brighton, and the largest city is Thornton. [3] The county is named for Alva Adams, an early Governor of the State of Colorado in 1887–1889. [1]
Douglas County is part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area. It is located midway between Colorado's two largest cities, Denver and Colorado Springs, and contains a portion of Aurora, the state's third-largest city. Douglas County has the highest median household income of any Colorado county or statistical equivalent ...