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Counties in Colorado that I have Visited

There are 64 counties in Colorado
The Centennial State

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Colorado County Outline Map

Colorado, courtesy of: Mob Rule

I have visited 29 Counties = 45.3% of Counties in Colorado

Colorado Map

Quick facts about Colorado

  • Location: See map on right side.
  • Size(1): 103,718 square miles. Colorado is the 8th largest state. The next larger state is Arizona and the next smaller state is Wyoming.
  • Population(2): 4,665,177 people. Colorado is the 22nd most populous state. The next more populous state is Minnesota and the next less populous state is Alabama.
  • Population Density: 44.98 people per square mile. Colorado is the 37th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is Oklahoma and the next less densely populated state is Maine.
  • Bordering States: Colorado shares a border with 7 states: Wyoming, Utah, Arizona (at a single point), New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.
  • Admission to the Union: August 1, 1876. Colorado was the 38th state admitted to the Union, after Nebraska and before North Dakota.
  • Capital: Denver.
  • Highest Point: 14,440 feet at Mount Elbert. See SummitPost's Mount Elbert page.
  • Lowest Point: 3.350 feet at the Arkansas River in Prowers County.
  • Government website: Colorado.gov.
  • Official Tourism website: Colorado - Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Colorado page.

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Interesting Colorado county trivia

  • One of the newest counties in the United States is Colorado's Broomfield County formed in 2001. It is also one of the smallest and most urbanized counties.
  • Montezuma County is Colorado's contributions to the famed Four Corners, the only place in the United States where four states come together at a single point. See my Four Corners page.

Counties in Colorado

Below are the 64 counties in Colorado. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Adams County: Rock Bottom Brewery (Westminster)
  2. Alamosa County
  3. Arapahoe County: Arapahoe Exclaves in Denver
  4. Archuleta County
  5. Baca County
  6. Bent County
  7. Boulder County: Oskar Blues Grill and Brew (Lyons)
  8. Broomfield County: Smallest county in Colorado (27 square miles).
  9. Chaffee County
  10. Cheyenne County
  11. Clear Creek County: Tommyknocker Brewery (Idaho Springs)
  12. Conejos County
  13. Costilla County
  14. Crowley County
  15. Custer County
  16. Delta County
  17. Denver County: Largest county population in Colorado (554,636 people in 2000 Census); Denver’s Freaky Appendage; The Oddity that Got Away; Wynkoop Brewing Company (Denver)
  18. Dolores County
  19. Douglas County
  20. Eagle County
  21. El Paso County
  22. Elbert County
  23. Fremont County
  24. Garfield County
  25. Gilpin County
  26. Grand County: Rocky Mountain National Park
  27. Gunnison County
  28. Hinsdale County
  29. Huerfano County
  30. Jackson County
  31. Jefferson County
  32. Kiowa County
  33. Kit Carson County
  34. La Plata County
  35. Lake County
  36. Larimer County: Rocky Mountain National Park; Estes Park Brewery (Estes Park)
  37. Las Animas County: Largest county in Colorado (4,772 square miles).
  38. Lincoln County
  39. Logan County
  40. Mesa County
  41. Mineral County
  42. Moffat County
  43. Montezuma County: Mesa Verde National Park; Four Corners
  44. Montrose County: Colorado-Utah Border Anomaly; Colorado's Paradox
  45. Morgan County
  46. Otero County
  47. Ouray County
  48. Park County
  49. Phillips County
  50. Pitkin County
  51. Prowers County
  52. Pueblo County
  53. Rio Blanco County
  54. Rio Grande County
  55. Routt County
  56. Saguache County
  57. San Juan County: Smallest county population in Colorado (558 people in 2000 Census).
  58. San Miguel County
  59. Sedgwick County
  60. Summit County
  61. Teller County
  62. Washington County
  63. Weld County
  64. Yuma County


Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.


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