COLORADO COUNTIES |
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| There are 64 administrative divisions, referred to as counties, in the state of Colorado. The population figures given below are from the 2000 census. You may list the counties by county name, by area in square miles, by year organized or by population by clicking on the column headings or using the pull-down list box. | ||||
| County | Area (sq miles) | County Seat | Established | Population (2000) |
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| San Juan County | 388 | Silverton | 1876 | 558 |
| Hinsdale County | 1,118 | Lake City | 1874 | 790 |
| Mineral County | 876 | Creede | 1893 | 831 |
| Jackson County | 1,613 | Walden | 1909 | 1,577 |
| Kiowa County | 1,771 | Eads | 1889 | 1,622 |
| Dolores County | 1,067 | Dove Creek | 1881 | 1,844 |
| Cheyenne County | 1,782 | Cheyenne Wells | 1889 | 2,231 |
| Sedgwick County | 548 | Julesburg | 1889 | 2,747 |
| Custer County | 739 | Westcliffe | 1877 | 3,503 |
| Costilla County | 1,227 | San Luis | 1861 | 3,663 |
| Ouray County | 542 | Ouray | 1877 | 3,742 |
| Phillips County | 688 | Holyoke | 1889 | 4,480 |
| Baca County | 2,556 | Springfield | 1889 | 4,517 |
| Gilpin County | 150 | Central City | 1861 | 4,757 |
| Washington County | 2,521 | Akron | 1887 | 4,926 |
| Crowley County | 789 | Ordway | 1911 | 5,518 |
| Saguache County | 3,169 | Saguache | 1866 | 5,917 |
| Rio Blanco County | 3,221 | Meeker | 1889 | 5,986 |
| Bent County | 1,514 | Las Animas | 1870 | 5,998 |
| Lincoln County | 2,586 | Hugo | 1889 | 6,087 |
| San Miguel County | 1,286 | Telluride | 1861 | 6,594 |
| Lake County | 377 | Leadville | 1861 | 7,812 |
| Huerfano County | 1,591 | Walsenburg | 1861 | 7,862 |
| Kit Carson County | 2,161 | Burlington | 1889 | 8,011 |
| Conejos County | 1,287 | Conejos | 1861 | 8,400 |
| Clear Creek County | 396 | Georgetown | 1861 | 9,322 |
| Yuma County | 2,366 | Wray | 1889 | 9,841 |
| Archuleta County | 1,349 | Pagosa Springs | 1885 | 9,898 |
| Rio Grande County | 913 | Del Norte | 1874 | 12,413 |
| Grand County | 1,850 | Hot Sulphur Springs | 1874 | 12,442 |
| Moffat County | 4,742 | Craig | 1911 | 13,184 |
| Gunnison County | 3,239 | Gunnison | 1877 | 13,956 |
| Prowers County | 1,640 | Lamar | 1889 | 14,483 |
| Park County | 2,201 | Fairplay | 1861 | 14,523 |
| Pitkin County | 970 | Aspen | 1881 | 14,872 |
| Alamosa County | 723 | Alamosa | 1913 | 14,966 |
| Las Animas County | 4,773 | Trinidad | 1866 | 15,207 |
| Chaffee County | 1,014 | Salida | 1861 | 16,242 |
| Routt County | 2,362 | Steamboat Springs | 1877 | 19,690 |
| Elbert County | 1,851 | Kiowa | 1874 | 19,872 |
| Otero County | 1,263 | La Junta | 1889 | 20,311 |
| Logan County | 1,839 | Sterling | 1887 | 20,504 |
| Teller County | 557 | Cripple Creek | 1899 | 20,555 |
| Summit County | 608 | Breckenridge | 1861 | 23,548 |
| Montezuma County | 2,037 | Cortez | 1889 | 23,830 |
| Morgan County | 1,286 | Fort Morgan | 1889 | 27,171 |
| Delta County | 1,142 | Delta | 1883 | 27,834 |
| Montrose County | 2,241 | Montrose | 1883 | 33,432 |
| Broomfield County | 34 | Broomfield | 2001 | 38,282 |
| Eagle County | 1,688 | Eagle | 1883 | 41,659 |
| Garfield County | 2,948 | Glenwood Springs | 1883 | 43,791 |
| La Plata County | 1,692 | Durango | 1874 | 43,941 |
| Fremont County | 1,533 | Canon City | 1861 | 46,145 |
| Mesa County | 3,328 | Grand Junction | 1883 | 116,255 |
| Pueblo County | 2,389 | Pueblo | 1866 | 141,472 |
| Douglas County | 840 | Castle Rock | 1861 | 175,766 |
| Weld County | 3,993 | Greeley | 1861 | 180,936 |
| Larimer County | 2,601 | Fort Collins | 1861 | 251,494 |
| Boulder County | 742 | Boulder | 1861 | 291,288 |
| Adams County | 1,192 | Brighton | 1901 | 363,857 |
| Arapahoe County | 803 | Littleton | 1861 | 487,967 |
| El Paso County | 2,127 | Colorado Springs | 1861 | 516,929 |
| Jefferson County | 772 | Golden | 1861 | 527,056 |
| Denver County | 153 | Denver | 1901 | 554,636 |
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Source: United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov, August 7, 2006.
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About Counties: Overview of counties from the National Association of Counties. History of County Government: Three-part history of county government in the United States from the National Association of Counties. The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000, by Joseph Nathan Cane and updated by by Charles Curry Aiken. Purchase the premiere guide to information on the histories of the names, sizes, and populations of the counties of the United States. Scarecrow Press; 5th edition (December 28, 2004) 560 pages. County Name Origins of the United States by Michael A. Beatty. This thorough and carefully prepared work is recommended for medium to large academic and public libraries. McFarland & Company (May 2001) 665 pages. | ||||
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