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Brighton was founded as a stage/railroad depot and farming community named Hughes. The Hughes, Colorado Territory, post office opened on April 13, 1871, [8] Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, [9] and the Hughes post office was renamed Brighton on August 4, 1879. [8]
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States 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] Adams County is part of the Denver metropolitan ...
The "Mile-High City" of Denver, the Colorado state capital, is only the 170th highest of the 273 Colorado municipalities. While the Town of Holly, Colorado is the lowest municipality in Colorado, it is higher than the high-points of 19 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
That list also includes the county websites, links to Colorado Department of Transportation county maps, and the geographic coordinates of the counties. As of July 1, 2023, El Paso County remains the most populous county in Colorado with a population estimate of 744,215, while Hinsdale County with a 2023 population of 765 is now the least populous.
Colorado was represented by four United States representatives elected from two districts and two at-large in the 63rd United States Congress from 1913 until 1915. Since the 1914 United States House of Representatives elections , all U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado have been elected from congressional districts.
Colorado State Highway 7 Business (SH 7 Bus.) is a 1.592-mile (2.562 km) east–west state highway business route in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. SH 7 Bus.'s western terminus is at SH 7 in Allenspark, and the eastern terminus is at SH 7 east of Allenspark. The entire route is in Boulder County.
Colorado's 8th congressional district is a new district in the United States House of Representatives that was apportioned after the 2020 United States census. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The first congressional seat to be added to Colorado's congressional delegation since 2001, the 8th district was drawn before the 2022 elections . [ 7 ]
The Bromley Farm–Koizuma Hishinuma Farm is a historic farmstead in the vicinity of Brighton, Colorado, United States. Established shortly before 1899, it includes a complex of four buildings and multiple other historic structures.