Colorado counties

Colorado counties

The U.S state of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Counties are important units of government in Colorado since the state has no secondary civil subdivisions, such as townships. Two of these counties, the City and County of Denver and the City and County of Broomfield, have consolidated city and county governments.

Contents

Table

An enlargeable map of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado

The following sortable table lists the 64 counties of the state of Colorado with the following information:

  1. The official name of the county,[1]
  2. The date the county was established,[2]
  3. The county seat,[3]
  4. The rank among the 64 counties of Colorado by population as of April 1, 2010, as counted by the 2010 United States Census,[4]
  5. The county population as of April 1, 2010, as counted by the 2010 United States Census,[4]
  6. The county population as of April 1, 2000, as counted by the 2000 United States Census,[4]
  7. The percent population change from April 1, 2000, to April 1, 2010,[4]
  8. A link to a detailed transportation map of the county.[5]
  9. The average population density of the county,[4]
  10. The land area of the county,[4]
  11. The water area of the county,[4]
  12. The total area of the county,[4]
  13. The maximum surface elevation in the county,[6][7][8]
  14. The minimum surface elevation in the county,[9][8][10]
  15. The reference latitude of the county,[4] and
  16. The reference longitude of the county.[4]
The 64 Counties of the State of Colorado

County Date Established County Seat Pop Rank 2010 Census 2000 Census Pop Change Map Pop Density Land Area Water Area Total Area Max Elev Min Elev Latitude Longitude
Adams County[11] 1902-11-15 Brighton !000005 !B9870018334325 441,603 !B9871954837877 363,857 !D0015433138305 +21.37% map 0006!378.20 mi-2
146.02 km-2
0039!1,167.653 mi2
3,024.208 km2
0008!16.243 mi2
42.070 km2
0039!1,183.897 mi2
3,066.278 km2
0050!5,668 ft 
1728 m
0044!4,432 ft 
1351 m
39.8743252° N 104.3318718° W
Alamosa County 1913-03-08 Alamosa !000031 !B9903549593946 15,445 !B9903864637593 14,966 !D0034418356432 +3.20% map 0022!21.37 mi-2
8.25 km-2
0053!722.643 mi2
1,871.637 km2
0058!0.698 mi2
1.808 km2
0053!723.341 mi2
1,873.445 km2
0003!14,351 ft 
4374 m
0010!6,387 ft 
1947 m
37.5684423° N 105.7880414° W
Arapahoe County 1861-11-01 Littleton !000003 !B9867431004848 572,003 !B9869019969404 487,967 !D0017590025021 +17.22% map 0003!716.71 mi-2
276.72 km-2
0048!798.100 mi2
2,067.070 km2
0022!7.337 mi2
19.004 km2
0048!805.438 mi2
2,086.074 km2
0046!6,218 ft 
1895 m
0033!4,730 ft 
1442 m
39.6446318° N 104.3317329° W
Archuleta County 1885-04-14 Pagosa Springs !000036 !B9906003624574 12,084 !B9907999120044 9,898 !D0015102593267 +22.09% map 0034!8.95 mi-2
3.46 km-2
0033!1,350.175 mi2
3,496.938 km2
0032!5.339 mi2
13.828 km2
0033!1,355.514 mi2
3,510.765 km2
0026!13,308 ft 
4056 m
0014!6,085 ft 
1855 m
37.2023952° N 107.0508634° W
Baca County 1889-04-16 Springfield !000055 !B9917604065456 3,788 !B9915843966643 4,517 !H9981760703963 −16.14% map 0059!1.48 mi-2
0.57 km-2
0011!2,554.967 mi2
6,617.334 km2
0041!2.372 mi2
6.142 km2
0011!2,557.338 mi2
6,623.476 km2
0053!5,293 ft 
1613 m
0061!3,458 ft 
1054 m
37.3031437° N 102.5354566° W
Bent County 1870-02-11 Las Animas !000046 !B9912205964021 6,499 !B9913008186406 5,998 !D0024825752582 +8.35% map 0046!4.30 mi-2
1.66 km-2
0032!1,512.861 mi2
3,918.292 km2
0003!28.222 mi2
73.094 km2
0031!1,541.083 mi2
3,991.386 km2
0059!4,857 ft 
1481 m
0057!3,671 ft 
1119 m
37.9318907° N 103.0775841° W
Boulder County[11] 1861-11-01 Boulder !000007 !B9874067382395 294,567 !B9874179322525 291,288 !D0044867739706 +1.13% map 0005!405.58 mi-2
156.59 km-2
0052!726.289 mi2
1,881.080 km2
0009!14.081 mi2
36.469 km2
0051!740.370 mi2
1,917.549 km2
0013!14,259 ft 
4346 m
0034!4,717 ft 
1438 m
40.0948262° N 105.3983824° W
Broomfield City and County[11] 2001-11-15 Broomfield !000013 !B9890688771401 55,889 !F 0 !O NA map 0002!1691.87 mi-2
653.23 km-2
0064!33.034 mi2
85.558 km2
0060!0.566 mi2
1.466 km2
0064!33.600 mi2
87.024 km2
0048!5,848 ft 
1783 m
0036!4,691 ft 
1430 m
39.9533825° N 105.0521250° W
Chaffee County 1879-02-10 Salida !000027 !B9902125407735 17,809 !B9903046442411 16,242 !D0023384375164 +9.65% map 0027!17.57 mi-2
6.79 km-2
0043!1,013.403 mi2
2,624.702 km2
0050!1.550 mi2
4.013 km2
0043!1,014.953 mi2
2,628.716 km2
0002!14,427 ft 
4397 m
0020!5,298 ft 
1615 m
38.7382457° N 106.3169723° W
Cheyenne County 1889-03-25 Cheyenne Wells !000059 !B9924846554288 1,836 !B9922897948055 2,231 !H9982686805704 −17.71% map 0060!1.03 mi-2
0.40 km-2
0024!1,778.276 mi2
4,605.713 km2
0036!3.153 mi2
8.166 km2
0025!1,781.429 mi2
4,613.879 km2
0055!5,257 ft 
1602 m
0055!3,740 ft 
1140 m
38.8353865° N 102.6045852° W
Clear Creek County 1861-11-01 Georgetown !000039 !B9908852898590 9,088 !B9908598675230 9,322 !H9963151886384 −2.51% map 0020!22.99 mi-2
8.88 km-2
0059!395.227 mi2
1,023.633 km2
0053!1.266 mi2
3.280 km2
0059!396.493 mi2
1,026.913 km2
0011!14,278 ft 
4352 m
0023!5,075 ft 
1547 m
39.6894025° N 105.6707908° W
Conejos County 1861-11-07 Conejos !000041 !B9909813045122 8,256 !B9909640130151 8,400 !H9959338263147 −1.71% map 0041!6.41 mi-2
2.48 km-2
0034!1,287.391 mi2
3,334.326 km2
0034!3.566 mi2
9.235 km2
0035!1,290.956 mi2
3,343.561 km2
0030!13,179 ft 
4017 m
0006!7,404 ft 
2257 m
37.2134065° N 106.1764473° W
Costilla County 1861-11-01 San Luis !000056 !B9918326480129 3,524 !B9917939622372 3,663 !H9967284361703 −3.79% map 0052!2.87 mi-2
1.11 km-2
0038!1,226.952 mi2
3,177.790 km2
0035!3.409 mi2
8.829 km2
0038!1,230.360 mi2
3,186.619 km2
0004!14,351 ft 
4374 m
0007!7,375 ft 
2248 m
37.2775474° N 105.4289399° W
Crowley County 1911-05-29 Ordway !000048 !B9913304291281 5,823 !B9913842292452 5,518 !D0028954589781 +5.53% map 0038!7.40 mi-2
2.86 km-2
0049!787.421 mi2
2,039.411 km2
0011!12.908 mi2
33.430 km2
0049!800.329 mi2
2,072.842 km2
0056!5,228 ft 
1593 m
0050!3,966 ft 
1209 m
38.3219558° N 103.7875617° W
Custer County 1877-03-09 Westcliffe !000054 !B9916441499589 4,255 !B9918386249768 3,503 !D0015386386992 +21.47% map 0042!5.76 mi-2
2.22 km-2
0051!738.625 mi2
1,913.031 km2
0052!1.299 mi2
3.365 km2
0052!739.925 mi2
1,916.396 km2
0015!14,246 ft 
4342 m
0041!4,547 ft 
1386 m
38.1019939° N 105.3735148° W
Delta County 1883-02-11 Delta !000018 !B9896598071036 30,952 !B9897659864260 27,834 !D0021890665243 +11.20% map 0019!27.10 mi-2
10.46 km-2
0040!1,142.050 mi2
2,957.897 km2
0026!6.549 mi2
16.961 km2
0040!1,148.599 mi2
2,974.858 km2
0040!11,396 ft 
3474 m
0032!4,763 ft 
1452 m
38.8617559° N 107.8647570° W
Denver City and County 1902-11-15 Denver !000002 !B9866950517671 600,158 !B9867739326782 554,636 !D0025001163171 +8.21% map 0001!3922.60 mi-2
1514.52 km-2
0062!153.000 mi2
396.269 km2
0049!1.631 mi2
4.225 km2
0062!154.632 mi2
400.494 km2
0049!5,688 ft 
1734 m
0031!4,803 ft 
1464 m
39.7618487° N 104.8806251° W
Dolores County 1881-03-04 Dove Creek !000058 !B9923675988733 2,064 !B9924803075958 1,844 !D0021260648577 +11.93% map 0055!1.93 mi-2
0.75 km-2
0042!1,067.051 mi2
2,763.650 km2
0054!1.049 mi2
2.716 km2
0042!1,068.100 mi2
2,766.366 km2
0014!14,252 ft 
4344 m
0029!4,911 ft 
1497 m
37.7476020° N 108.5303829° W
Douglas County 1861-11-01 Castle Rock !000008 !B9874381252913 285,465 !B9879230911560 175,766 !D0004714133134 +62.41% map 0007!339.74 mi-2
131.17 km-2
0047!840.248 mi2
2,176.232 km2
0039!2.621 mi2
6.789 km2
0047!842.869 mi2
2,183.022 km2
0043!9,836 ft 
2998 m
0021!5,242 ft 
1598 m
39.3264348° N 104.9261993° W
Eagle County 1883-02-11 Eagle !000014 !B9891372196990 52,197 !B9893627272893 41,659 !D0013745296599 +25.30% map 0016!30.99 mi-2
11.96 km-2
0027!1,684.530 mi2
4,362.912 km2
0023!7.261 mi2
18.806 km2
0027!1,691.791 mi2
4,381.718 km2
0020!14,011 ft 
4271 m
0013!6,220 ft 
1896 m
39.6306381° N 106.6929439° W
El Paso County 1861-11-01 Colorado Springs !000001 !B9866588818880 622,263 !B9868443391866 516,929 !D0015907692803 +20.38% map 0008!292.58 mi-2
112.97 km-2
0019!2,126.801 mi2
5,508.390 km2
0037!2.746 mi2
7.112 km2
0019!2,129.547 mi2
5,515.501 km2
0017!14,115 ft 
4302 m
0025!5,055 ft 
1541 m
38.8273831° N 104.5274718° W
Elbert County 1874-02-02 Kiowa !000024 !B9899530183478 23,086 !B9901029330152 19,872 !D0018217954384 +16.17% map 0031!12.47 mi-2
4.82 km-2
0021!1,850.847 mi2
4,793.671 km2
0063!0.171 mi2
0.442 km2
0022!1,851.018 mi2
4,794.113 km2
0044!7,374 ft 
2248 m
0038!4,580 ft 
1396 m
39.3108167° N 104.1179275° W
Fremont County 1861-11-01 Cañon City !000016 !B9892458488290 46,824 !B9892604561083 46,145 !D0042189227641 +1.47% map 0017!30.54 mi-2
11.79 km-2
0031!1,533.068 mi2
3,970.627 km2
0056!0.863 mi2
2.235 km2
0032!1,533.931 mi2
3,972.863 km2
0031!13,110 ft 
3996 m
0039!4,573 ft 
1394 m
38.4556576° N 105.4214383° W
Garfield County 1883-02-10 Glenwood Springs !000012 !B9890599706169 56,389 !B9893128164042 43,791 !D0012458902456 +28.77% map 0024!19.13 mi-2
7.39 km-2
0008!2,947.563 mi2
7,634.154 km2
0018!8.274 mi2
21.431 km2
0008!2,955.838 mi2
7,655.584 km2
0034!12,361 ft 
3768 m
0042!4,471 ft 
1363 m
39.5993517° N 107.9097801° W
Gilpin County 1861-11-01 Central City !000050 !B9913982818535 5,441 !B9915326275035 4,757 !D0019394145788 +14.38% map 0015!36.30 mi-2
14.01 km-2
0063!149.896 mi2
388.229 km2
0062!0.364 mi2
0.942 km2
0063!150.260 mi2
389.171 km2
0027!13,300 ft 
4054 m
0028!4,983 ft 
1519 m
39.8610823° N 105.5289473° W
Grand County 1874-02-02 Hot Sulphur Springs !000033 !B9903947163473 14,843 !B9905711668749 12,442 !D0016451925288 +19.30% map 0036!8.04 mi-2
3.10 km-2
0022!1,846.330 mi2
4,781.972 km2
0004!23.263 mi2
60.250 km2
0021!1,869.592 mi2
4,842.222 km2
0025!13,559 ft 
4133 m
0015!6,040 ft 
1841 m
40.1232891° N 106.0958757° W
Gunnison County 1877-03-09 Gunnison !000032 !B9903628244941 15,324 !B9904563351976 13,956 !D0023225597041 +9.80% map 0044!4.73 mi-2
1.83 km-2
0005!3,239.099 mi2
8,389.229 km2
0005!20.530 mi2
53.172 km2
0005!3,259.629 mi2
8,442.401 km2
0009!14,279 ft 
4352 m
0009!7,178 ft 
2188 m
38.6696792° N 107.0781080° W
Hinsdale County 1874-02-10 Lake City !000062 !B9932630330419 843 !B9933279670545 790 !D0027017410319 +6.71% map 0064!0.75 mi-2
0.29 km-2
0041!1,117.251 mi2
2,893.668 km2
0030!5.917 mi2
15.325 km2
0041!1,123.168 mi2
2,908.992 km2
0006!14,321 ft 
4365 m
0008!7,299 ft 
2225 m
37.8116248° N 107.3834054° W
Huerfano County 1861-11-01 Walsenburg !000044 !B9911884967498 6,711 !B9910302036940 7,862 !H9980785901027 −14.64% map 0048!4.22 mi-2
1.63 km-2
0030!1,591.001 mi2
4,120.673 km2
0042!2.236 mi2
5.792 km2
0030!1,593.237 mi2
4,126.465 km2
0005!14,326 ft 
4366 m
0043!4,445 ft 
1355 m
37.6878154° N 104.9599278° W
Jackson County 1909-05-05 Walden !000061 !B9927600674086 1,394 !B9926367204130 1,577 !H9978462065658 −11.60% map 0061!0.86 mi-2
0.33 km-2
0029!1,613.723 mi2
4,179.523 km2
0024!7.239 mi2
18.750 km2
0029!1,620.962 mi2
4,198.273 km2
0033!12,954 ft 
3948 m
0030!4,865 ft 
1483 m
40.6634319° N 106.3292476° W
Jefferson County[11] 1861-11-01 Golden !000004 !B9868108325447 534,543 !B9868249379162 527,056 !D0042541386215 +1.42% map 0004!699.47 mi-2
270.07 km-2
0050!764.208 mi2
1,979.290 km2
0016!9.825 mi2
25.446 km2
0050!774.033 mi2
2,004.736 km2
0038!11,589 ft 
3532 m
0027!4,986 ft 
1520 m
39.5864595° N 105.2456005° W
Kiowa County 1889-04-11 Eads !000060 !B9927572020772 1,398 !B9926085847653 1,622 !H9980202308171 −13.81% map 0063!0.79 mi-2
0.31 km-2
0025!1,767.767 mi2
4,578.496 km2
0006!18.160 mi2
47.033 km2
0024!1,785.927 mi2
4,625.529 km2
0061!4,697 ft 
1432 m
0056!3,687 ft 
1124 m
38.3884664° N 102.7562096° W
Kit Carson County 1889-04-11 Burlington !000040 !B9909796102119 8,270 !B9910114291237 8,011 !D0034317428145 +3.23% map 0049!3.83 mi-2
1.48 km-2
0018!2,160.822 mi2
5,596.502 km2
0055!0.869 mi2
2.252 km2
0018!2,161.691 mi2
5,598.754 km2
0052!5,297 ft 
1615 m
0059!3,523 ft 
1074 m
39.3053399° N 102.6030226° W
La Plata County 1874-02-10 Durango !000015 !B9891538914203 51,334 !B9893093968960 43,941 !D0017823142184 +16.82% map 0018!30.34 mi-2
11.71 km-2
0026!1,692.078 mi2
4,382.463 km2
0020!7.629 mi2
19.760 km2
0026!1,699.708 mi2
4,402.223 km2
0018!14,093 ft 
4296 m
0048!4,268 ft 
1301 m
37.2873673° N 107.8397178° W
Lake County 1861-11-01 Leadville !000043 !B9911030014472 7,310 !B9910365837080 7,812 !H9972551838276 −6.43% map 0023!19.39 mi-2
7.49 km-2
0061!376.911 mi2
976.194 km2
0025!6.998 mi2
18.124 km2
0061!383.909 mi2
994.319 km2
0001!14,440 ft 
4401 m
0001!8,720 ft 
2658 m
39.2043161° N 106.3496959° W
Larimer County 1861-11-01 Fort Collins !000006 !B9873896963408 299,630 !B9875648255886 251,494 !D0016533887944 +19.14% map 0009!115.42 mi-2
44.56 km-2
0009!2,596.002 mi2
6,723.613 km2
0001!37.952 mi2
98.295 km2
0009!2,633.954 mi2
6,821.909 km2
0024!13,573 ft 
4137 m
0040!4,557 ft 
1389 m
40.6630912° N 105.4821309° W
Las Animas County 1866-02-09 Trinidad !000030 !B9903509531861 15,507 !B9903704888728 15,207 !D0039257286524 +1.97% map 0050!3.25 mi-2
1.25 km-2
0001!4,772.671 mi2
12,361.162 km2
0038!2.676 mi2
6.930 km2
0001!4,775.347 mi2
12,368.092 km2
0023!13,631 ft 
4155 m
0046!4,317 ft 
1316 m
37.3188308° N 104.0441103° W
Lincoln County 1889-04-11 Hugo !000049 !B9913935147011 5,467 !B9912860893715 6,087 !H9977158088495 −10.19% map 0053!2.12 mi-2
0.82 km-2
0010!2,577.626 mi2
6,676.021 km2
0017!8.796 mi2
22.781 km2
0010!2,586.422 mi2
6,698.802 km2
0047!5,973 ft 
1821 m
0052!3,923 ft 
1196 m
38.9937401° N 103.5075545° W
Logan County 1887-02-25 Sterling !000025 !B9899694833993 22,709 !B9900716247319 20,504 !D0022298924801 +10.75% map 0032!12.35 mi-2
4.77 km-2
0023!1,838.546 mi2
4,761.813 km2
0027!6.318 mi2
16.364 km2
0023!1,844.864 mi2
4,778.177 km2
0057!4,947 ft 
1508 m
0062!3,428 ft 
1045 m
40.7280911° N 103.0904639° W
Mesa County 1883-02-14 Grand Junction !000011 !B9881036982656 146,723 !B9883364586667 116,255 !D0013391091017 +26.21% map 0013!44.07 mi-2
17.02 km-2
0004!3,328.974 mi2
8,622.003 km2
0012!12.149 mi2
31.467 km2
0004!3,341.123 mi2
8,653.470 km2
0041!11,236 ft 
3425 m
0045!4,337 ft 
1322 m
39.0194924° N 108.4618366° W
Mineral County 1893-03-27 Creede !000063 !B9934319220885 712 !B9932773702051 831 !H9980564936982 −14.32% map 0062!0.81 mi-2
0.31 km-2
0046!875.666 mi2
2,267.966 km2
0043!2.016 mi2
5.222 km2
0046!877.683 mi2
2,273.188 km2
0021!13,902 ft 
4237 m
0003!7,549 ft 
2301 m
37.6514782° N 106.9322997° W
Moffat County 1911-02-27 Craig !000034 !B9904679385133 13,795 !B9905132407478 13,184 !D0030716622929 +4.63% map 0051!2.91 mi-2
1.12 km-2
0002!4,743.290 mi2
12,285.065 km2
0021!7.622 mi2
19.742 km2
0002!4,750.912 mi2
12,304.807 km2
0042!10,840 ft 
3304 m
0026!4,993 ft 
1522 m
40.5739839° N 108.2045214° W
Montezuma County 1889-04-16 Cortez !000021 !B9898521946609 25,535 !B9899212994299 23,830 !D0026373801803 +7.15% map 0030!12.58 mi-2
4.86 km-2
0020!2,029.527 mi2
5,256.451 km2
0015!10.624 mi2
27.517 km2
0020!2,040.151 mi2
5,283.968 km2
0028!13,237 ft 
4035 m
0037!4,639 ft 
1414 m
37.3380246° N 108.5957863° W
Montrose County 1883-02-11 Montrose !000017 !B9893719635037 41,276 !B9895827311958 33,432 !D0014497646168 +23.46% map 0025!18.42 mi-2
7.11 km-2
0016!2,240.695 mi2
5,803.373 km2
0046!1.901 mi2
4.923 km2
0016!2,242.596 mi2
5,808.296 km2
0039!11,453 ft 
3491 m
0035!4,711 ft 
1436 m
38.4134267° N 108.2630424° W
Morgan County 1889-02-19 Fort Morgan !000019 !B9897543777017 28,159 !B9897900944929 27,171 !D0033142228092 +3.64% map 0021!21.99 mi-2
8.49 km-2
0036!1,280.433 mi2
3,316.305 km2
0010!13.310 mi2
34.474 km2
0034!1,293.743 mi2
3,350.779 km2
0058!4,937 ft 
1505 m
0049!3,989 ft 
1216 m
40.2623535° N 103.8070921° W
Otero County 1889-03-25 La Junta !000026 !B9901567402730 18,831 !B9900810821098 20,311 !H9973808794765 −7.29% map 0028!14.92 mi-2
5.76 km-2
0037!1,261.961 mi2
3,268.465 km2
0019!7.742 mi2
20.052 km2
0037!1,269.704 mi2
3,288.518 km2
0054!5,273 ft 
1607 m
0054!3,809 ft 
1161 m
37.8841698° N 103.7212597° W
Ouray County 1877-01-18 Ouray !000053 !B9916024916515 4,436 !B9917726244931 3,742 !D0016849035463 +18.55% map 0035!8.19 mi-2
3.16 km-2
0058!541.593 mi2
1,402.719 km2
0059!0.618 mi2
1.600 km2
0058!542.210 mi2
1,404.318 km2
0016!14,158 ft 
4315 m
0011!6,315 ft 
1925 m
38.1505999° N 107.7671334° W
Park County 1861-11-01 Fairplay !000029 !B9903068631769 16,206 !B9904165111213 14,523 !D0021551556844 +11.59% map 0039!7.39 mi-2
2.85 km-2
0017!2,193.846 mi2
5,682.034 km2
0007!16.807 mi2
43.531 km2
0017!2,210.653 mi2
5,725.565 km2
0008!14,293 ft 
4357 m
0017!5,826 ft 
1776 m
39.1189141° N 105.7176479° W
Phillips County 1889-03-27 Holyoke !000052 !B9916011399955 4,442 !B9915926216745 4,480 !H9952302078343 −0.85% map 0040!6.46 mi-2
2.49 km-2
0054!687.928 mi2
1,781.725 km2
0064!0.117 mi2
0.302 km2
0054!688.044 mi2
1,782.027 km2
0064!4,117 ft 
1255 m
0058!3,582 ft 
1092 m
40.5947117° N 102.3451047° W
Pitkin County 1881-02-23 Aspen !000028 !B9902503631722 17,148 !B9903927644705 14,872 !D0018770607341 +15.30% map 0026!17.67 mi-2
6.82 km-2
0044!970.697 mi2
2,514.094 km2
0040!2.498 mi2
6.469 km2
0044!973.195 mi2
2,520.564 km2
0010!14,279 ft 
4352 m
0018!5,695 ft 
1736 m
39.2175333° N 106.9159433° W
Prowers County 1889-04-11 Lamar !000035 !B9905624443773 12,551 !B9904192691731 14,483 !H9979855801879 −13.34% map 0037!7.66 mi-2
2.96 km-2
0028!1,638.394 mi2
4,243.422 km2
0029!5.928 mi2
15.353 km2
0028!1,644.322 mi2
4,258.775 km2
0060!4,713 ft 
1437 m
0063!3,346 ft 
1020 m
37.9581814° N 102.3921613° W
Pueblo County 1861-11-01 Pueblo !000010 !B9880229443708 159,063 !B9881401429033 141,472 !D0020847144100 +12.43% map 0010!66.66 mi-2
25.74 km-2
0013!2,386.104 mi2
6,179.981 km2
0013!11.691 mi2
30.280 km2
0013!2,397.795 mi2
6,210.261 km2
0035!12,352 ft 
3765 m
0047!4,291 ft 
1308 m
38.1706581° N 104.4898925° W
Rio Blanco County 1889-03-25 Meeker !000045 !B9911952247411 6,666 !B9913028213115 5,986 !D0021750858902 +11.36% map 0054!2.07 mi-2
0.80 km-2
0006!3,220.933 mi2
8,342.179 km2
0047!1.880 mi2
4.868 km2
0006!3,222.813 mi2
8,347.047 km2
0037!12,033 ft 
3668 m
0024!5,062 ft 
1543 m
39.9726062° N 108.2006849° W
Rio Grande County 1874-02-10 Del Norte !000037 !B9906088391973 11,982 !B9905735004104 12,413 !H9966396085005 −3.47% map 0029!13.14 mi-2
5.07 km-2
0045!911.958 mi2
2,361.960 km2
0061!0.380 mi2
0.984 km2
0045!912.338 mi2
2,362.944 km2
0029!13,209 ft 
4026 m
0004!7,467 ft 
2276 m
37.4857631° N 106.4532135° W
Routt County 1877-01-29 Steamboat Springs !000022 !B9899348613944 23,509 !B9901121338283 19,690 !D0016401222844 +19.40% map 0033!9.95 mi-2
3.84 km-2
0015!2,362.026 mi2
6,117.619 km2
0028!6.110 mi2
15.826 km2
0015!2,368.136 mi2
6,133.445 km2
0036!12,185 ft 
3714 m
0012!6,266 ft 
1910 m
40.4831597° N 106.9852885° W
Saguache County 1866-12-29 Saguache !000047 !B9912826453336 6,108 !B9913144151573 5,917 !D0034333114146 +3.23% map 0056!1.93 mi-2
0.74 km-2
0007!3,168.524 mi2
8,206.441 km2
0048!1.720 mi2
4.455 km2
0007!3,170.244 mi2
8,210.895 km2
0007!14,300 ft 
4359 m
0016!6,013 ft 
1833 m
38.0339518° N 106.2466749° W
San Juan County 1876-01-31 Silverton !000064 !B9934503492577 699 !B9936756410376 558 !D0013755990720 +25.27% map 0058!1.80 mi-2
0.70 km-2
0060!387.488 mi2
1,003.588 km2
0057!0.786 mi2
2.036 km2
0060!388.274 mi2
1,005.624 km2
0022!13,900 ft 
4237 m
0002!7,683 ft 
2342 m
37.7810745° N 107.6702566° W
San Miguel County 1883-03-02 Telluride !000042 !B9910963206670 7,359 !B9912060845763 6,594 !D0021540395898 +11.60% map 0043!5.72 mi-2
2.21 km-2
0035!1,286.611 mi2
3,332.308 km2
0044!2.013 mi2
5.214 km2
0036!1,288.625 mi2
3,337.522 km2
0019!14,023 ft 
4274 m
0019!5,308 ft 
1618 m
38.0093735° N 108.4273260° W
Sedgwick County 1889-04-09 Julesburg !000057 !B9922255644896 2,379 !B9920817353139 2,747 !H9979898182520 −13.40% map 0045!4.34 mi-2
1.68 km-2
0057!548.041 mi2
1,419.419 km2
0051!1.363 mi2
3.531 km2
0057!549.404 mi2
1,422.950 km2
0063!4,127 ft 
1258 m
0060!3,477 ft 
1060 m
40.8715679° N 102.3553579° W
Summit County 1861-11-01 Breckenridge !000020 !B9897602545195 27,994 !B9899332038298 23,548 !D0016670360756 +18.88% map 0012!46.02 mi-2
17.77 km-2
0055!608.358 mi2
1,575.639 km2
0014!10.920 mi2
28.283 km2
0055!619.278 mi2
1,603.922 km2
0012!14,278 ft 
4352 m
0005!7,460 ft 
2274 m
39.6210227° N 106.1375545° W
Teller County 1899-03-23 Cripple Creek !000023 !B9899416477369 23,350 !B9900691405006 20,555 !D0019952721137 +13.60% map 0014!41.92 mi-2
16.18 km-2
0056!557.055 mi2
1,442.767 km2
0045!1.909 mi2
4.945 km2
0056!558.965 mi2
1,447.712 km2
0032!13,065 ft 
3982 m
0022!5,236 ft 
1596 m
38.8719937° N 105.1825519° W
Washington County 1887-02-09 Akron !000051 !B9915207163816 4,814 !B9914977174213 4,926 !H9962162162926 −2.27% map 0057!1.91 mi-2
0.74 km-2
0012!2,518.031 mi2
6,521.670 km2
0031!5.872 mi2
15.207 km2
0012!2,523.903 mi2
6,536.878 km2
0051!5,433 ft 
1656 m
0053!3,910 ft 
1192 m
39.9654130° N 103.2096046° W
Weld County[11] 1861-11-01 Greeley !000009 !B9875595471712 252,825 !B9878941013434 180,936 !D0009230201148 +39.73% map 0011!63.41 mi-2
24.48 km-2
0003!3,987.238 mi2
10,326.899 km2
0002!29.558 mi2
76.554 km2
0003!4,016.796 mi2
10,403.453 km2
0045!6,388 ft 
1947 m
0051!3,959 ft 
1207 m
40.5557944° N 104.3836487° W
Yuma County 1889-03-15 Wray !000038 !B9907853688466 10,043 !B9908056873891 9,841 !D0038860449134 +2.05% map 0047!4.25 mi-2
1.64 km-2
0014!2,364.405 mi2
6,123.780 km2
0033!4.299 mi2
11.135 km2
0014!2,368.704 mi2
6,134.915 km2
0062!4,447 ft 
1355 m
0064!3,317 ft 
1011 m
40.0006314° N 102.4226490° W
State of Colorado 1876-08-01 !B9845692293116 5,029,196 !B9847255812065 4,301,261 !D0017764517560 +16.92% map 48.52 mi-2
18.74 km-2
103,641.884 mi2
268,431.246 km2
451.779 mi2
1,170.101 km2
104,093.662 mi2
269,601.348 km2
14,440 ft 
4401 m
3,317 ft 
1011 m
38.9935752° N 105.5077737° W

Historic counties

The sortable table below lists all the historic counties of the Territory of New Mexico, the Territory of Utah, the Territory of Kansas, and the extralegal Territory of Jefferson[12] that previously existed within the boundaries of the present State of Colorado, as well as the three defunct counties of the Territory of Colorado and the three defunct counties of the State of Colorado. The table includes the following information:

  1. The official name of the county,
  2. The territory or state,
  3. The date the county was created,
  4. The date the county was abolished or excluded from the new Territory of Colorado, and
  5. Historical notes.
Counties formerly within the area of the State of Colorado

County Territory or State Created Superseded History
Taos County Territory of New Mexico 185201091852-01-09 186102281861-02-28 Originally one of the seven partidos of the Spanish, and later Mexican, province of Nuevo México. One of the nine original counties created by the Territory of New Mexico in 1852. Excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Great Salt Lake County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, and excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Iron County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, and excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Sanpete County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, and excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Utah County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, and excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Washington County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, and excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Green River County Territory of Utah 185203031852-03-03 186102281861-02-28 Created in 1852, but never organized. Dissolved in 1857, but recreated in 1859. Excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861, and the Territory of Wyoming in 1868. Finally dissolved in 1872.
Arapahoe County Territory of Kansas 185508251855-08-25 186101291861-01-29 Created in 1855, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Beaver County Territory of Utah 185601051856-01-05 186102281861-02-28 Split from Iron and Millard counties in 1856. Excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Broderick County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Split from Arapahoe County in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
El Paso County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Split from Arapahoe County in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Fremont County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Split from Arapahoe County in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Montana County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Split from Arapahoe County in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Oro County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Split from Arapahoe County in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Peketon County Territory of Kansas 185902071859-02-07 186101291861-01-29 Created in 1859, but never organized. Reverted to unorganized territory when Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Arrappahoe County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Cheyenne County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
El Paso County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Fountain County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Heele County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Jackson County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Jefferson County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Mountain County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
North County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Park County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Saint Vrain CountySt. Vrain County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Saratoga County Territory of Jefferson 185911281859-11-28 186102281861-02-28 One of the 12 counties created by the extralegal Territory of Jefferson in 1859.
Mora County Territory of New Mexico 186002011860-02-01 186102281861-02-28 Split from Taos County and San Miguel County in 1860. Excluded from the new Territory of Colorado in 1861.
Guadalupe County Territory of Colorado 186111011861-11-01 186111071861-11-07 One of the 17 original counties created by the Territory of Colorado in 1861. The county was renamed Conejos County after only six days.
Greenwood County Territory of Colorado 187002111870-02-11 187402061874-02-06 Created from former Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal land and the eastern portion of Huerfano County in 1870. The county was abolished in 1874 and its territory split between Elbert County and Bent County.
Platte County Territory of Colorado 187202091872-02-09 187402091874-02-09 Created from the eastern portion of Weld County in 1872. The county was abolished in 1874 after organizers failed to secure voter approval. The territory of the county was returned to Weld County.
Carbonate County State of Colorado 187902081879-02-08 187902101879-02-10 Lake County was renamed Carbonate County in 1879. Only two days later, Carbonate County was split into the new Chaffee County and the renamed Lake County.
Uncompaghre County State of Colorado 188302271883-02-27 188303021883-03-02 Ouray County was renamed Uncompaghre County for only four days in 1883.
South Arapahoe County State of Colorado 190211151902-11-15 190304111903-04-11 One of three counties created from Arapahoe County in 1902. The name was changed back to Arapahoe County after five months.

No organized counties of the District of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, the extralegal State of Deseret, or the Territory of Nebraska existed within the present boundaries of the state of Colorado.

County distinctions

1. Larimer County is the home of the most ancient known archaeological site in the Rocky Mountain region. Artifacts more than 13,000 years old have been found at the Lindenmeier Site.
2. Costilla County was the first area within the present State of Colorado to be settled by Europeans in 1851.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. On November 28, 1859, the extralegal Territory of Jefferson created 12 counties:[12]
Counties of the Jefferson Territory
County County Seat
Arrappahoe County Denver City
Cheyenne County
El Paso County Colorado City
Fountain County Pueblo
Heele County La Porte
Jackson County Boulder City
Jefferson County Arapahoe City
Golden City
Mountain County Central City
North County
Park County Tarryall City
Saint Vrain's CountySt. Vrain's County Saint VrainSt. Vrain
Saratoga County Breckinridge
6. On November 1, 1861, the Territory of Colorado created the 17 original Colorado counties:[2]
Original Colorado Territory Counties
County First County Seat
Arapahoe County Denver City
Boulder County Boulder City
Clear Creek County Idaho
Costilla County San Miguel
Douglas County Franktown
El Paso County Colorado City
Fremont County Canon City
Gilpin County Central City
Guadaloupe County Guadaloupe
Huerfano County Autobees
Jefferson County Golden City
Lake County Oro City
Larimer County La Porte
Park County Tarryall City
Pueblo County Pueblo
Summit County Parkville
Weld County Saint VrainSt. Vrain
7. Of the 17 original Colorado counties created in 1861, only Gilpin County and Clear Creek County have retained their original boundaries with only minor survey changes.
8. Guadalupe County was the first Colorado county to be renamed in 1861.
9. Las Animas County was the first new Colorado county to be created (in 1866) after the original 17 counties.
10. Greenwood County was the longest lived former Colorado county, existing four years from 1870 to 1874.
11. Carbonate County was the shortest lived former Colorado county, existing only two days in 1879 before being dissolved.
12. The City and County of Broomfield became the newest Colorado county in 2001.
13. Las Animas County is the most extensive Colorado county.
14. The City and County of Broomfield is the least extensive Colorado county.
15. The El Paso County is the most populous Colorado county.
16. San Juan County is the least populous Colorado county.
17. The El Paso County, City and County of Denver, Arapahoe County, and Jefferson County each have a population in excess of 500,000.
18. San Juan County, Mineral County, and Hinsdale County each have a population of less than 1000.
19. The City and County of Denver is the most densely populated Colorado county.
20. Hinsdale County is the least densely populated Colorado county.
21. Hinsdale County, Kiowa County, Mineral County, and Jackson County have fewer than one resident per square mile (0.386 km−2).
22. Lake County has the highest point in Colorado at the summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) elevation (the highest point in the entire Rocky Mountains).
23. Yuma County has the lowest point in Colorado where the Arikaree River flows into Kansas at 3,317 feet (1,011 m) elevation (the highest low point of any U.S. state).
24. Jefferson County borders ten other counties, the most of any Colorado county.
25. Delta County and the City and County of Denver each border only three other counties, the fewest of Colorado counties.
26. The following twelve Colorado counties have a county seat with the same name as the county:
County County Seat
Alamosa County City of Alamosa
Boulder County City of Boulder
BroomfieldCity and County of Broomfield City and County of Broomfield
Conejos County unincorporated town of Conejos
Delta County City of Delta
DenverCity and County of Denver City and County of Denver
Eagle County Town of Eagle
Gunnison County City of Gunnison
Montrose County City of Montrose
Ouray County City of Ouray
Pueblo County City of Pueblo
Saguache County Town of Saguache
27. The name of each of the following two Colorado counties forms one part of the name of its county seat:
County County Seat
Cheyenne County Town of Cheyenne Wells
Morgan County City of Fort Morgan
28. Weld County has the most incorporated municipalities of any Colorado county with 31.
29. The following nine Colorado counties have no incorporated municipalities other than the county seat:
County County Seat
Archuleta County Town of Pagosa Springs
Bent County City of Las Animas
BroomfieldCity and County of Broomfield City and County of Broomfield
DenverCity and County of Denver City and County of Denver
Hinsdale County Town of Lake City
Jackson County Town of Walden
Lake County City of Leadville
Mineral County Town of Creede
San Juan County Town of Silverton
30. Of all 64 Colorado counties, only Conejos County has a county seat that is not an incorporated municipality.
31. Only three Colorado county seats extend into other counties:
County County Seat Other Counties
Adams County City of Brighton Weld County
Arapahoe County City of Littleton Douglas County and Jefferson County
Gilpin County Central City Clear Creek County
32. The City and County of Denver and the City and County of Broomfield are the only two Colorado counties with enclaves.
33. Arapahoe County, Boulder County, and Jefferson County are the only three dismembered Colorado counties with exclaves.
34. San Juan County has the highest mean elevation of any U.S. county at 11,240 feet (3,426 m). The 25 highest U.S. counties by mean elevation are:[13]
Highest Counties in the United States
Rank County State Mean Elevation
!000001 San Juan County  Colorado 11,240 feet (3,430 m)
!000002 Hinsdale County  Colorado 10,826 feet (3,300 m)
!000003 Lake County  Colorado 10,790 feet (3,290 m)
!000004 Mineral County  Colorado 10,411 feet (3,173 m)
!000005 Summit County  Colorado 10,365 feet (3,159 m)
!000006 Clear Creek County  Colorado 10,264 feet (3,128 m)
!000007 Pitkin County  Colorado 9,940 feet (3,030 m)
!000008 Chaffee County  Colorado 9,915 feet (3,022 m)
!000009 Park County  Colorado 9,572 feet (2,918 m)
!000010 Gunnison County  Colorado 9,488 feet (2,892 m)
!000011 Gilpin County  Colorado 9,236 feet (2,815 m)
!000012 Grand County  Colorado 9,204 feet (2,805 m)
!000013 Saguache County  Colorado 9,193 feet (2,802 m)
!000014 Teller County  Colorado 9,052 feet (2,759 m)
!000015 Rio Grande County  Colorado 9,011 feet (2,747 m)
!000016 Custer County  Colorado 8,988 feet (2,740 m)
!000017 Eagle County  Colorado 8,987 feet (2,739 m)
!000018 Ouray County  Colorado 8,951 feet (2,728 m)
!000019 Jackson County  Colorado 8,863 feet (2,701 m)
!000020 Conejos County  Colorado 8,774 feet (2,674 m)
!000021 Costilla County  Colorado 8,681 feet (2,646 m)
!000022 Taos County  New Mexico 8,510 feet (2,590 m)
!000023 Summit County  Utah 8,388 feet (2,557 m)
!000024 Dolores County  Colorado 8,280 feet (2,520 m)
!000025 Archuleta County  Colorado 8,101 feet (2,469 m)

See also

United States census statistical areas by state, district, or territory
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References

  1. ^ "Colorado Counties as of May 1, 2011". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. May 1, 2011. http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/local_governments/counties.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Colorado Government History". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. April 18, 2001. http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/arcgov.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Colorado County Seats". State of Colorado, Department of Public Health and Environment. http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hs/cntyseat.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "American Factfinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Colorado Department of Transportation Maps". State of Colorado, Department of Transportation. http://apps.coloradodot.info/dataaccess/Maps/index.cfm?fuseaction=MapsMain&MenuType=Maps. Retrieved May 6, 2011. 
  6. ^ See the Table of the highest major summits of Colorado
  7. ^ "Colorado County High Points". peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13210. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Elevations include an adjustment from the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). For further information, please see this United States National Geodetic Survey note.
  9. ^ "Colorado County Maps". anyplaceamerica.com. http://www.anyplaceamerica.com/county_maps/colorado/. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 
  10. ^ Only a few of these county low points have been verified.
  11. ^ a b c d e The City and County of Broomfield was created on November 15, 2001, from portions of Boulder County, Adams County, Jefferson County, and Weld County, Colorado.
  12. ^ a b Provisional Laws and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of Jefferson Territory. General Assembly of the Territory of Jefferson. 1859-1860. http://books.google.com/books?id=kBc4AAAAIAAJ&ots=jReCf0jHdG&pg=PP5. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  13. ^ "Mean County Elevation Lists". County Highpointers. http://www.cohp.org/records/mean_elevation/mean_elevations.html. Retrieved May 2, 2011. 

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