List of county seats in Colorado

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This is a list of county seats in the U.S. State of Colorado and its predecessors: the Territory of Colorado and the extralegal Territory of Jefferson.

Territory of Jefferson[]

The Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson established 12 counties on November 28, 1859, which served as de facto local government until the extralegal territory yielded to the new Territory of Colorado on June 6, 1861.[1]

The 12 counties of Jefferson Territory and their county seats:

Territory and State of Colorado[]

On February 28, 1861, U.S. President James Buchanan signed An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado.[2] The Territory of Colorado created 29 counties of which 26 still exist.[3][4]

On August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant issued Proclamation 230: Admission of Colorado into the Union.[5] The State of Colorado has created 41 counties of which 38 still exist, for a total of 64 existing counties.[3][4]

The 64 current and six extinct counties of Colorado and their county seats

County seat distinctions[]

  1. Of the 64 current counties of Colorado, 39 have retained their original county seat.
  2. Weld County has changed its county seat five times; in 1868, 1870, 1874, 1875, and 1877.
  3. Lake County has had five different county seats: Oro City, , , Granite, and Leadville.
  4. Granite has served as the county seat of three counties: Lake County, Carbonate County, and Chaffee County.

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Denver City served as the capital of the Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson from October 24, 1859 to November 13, 1860.
  2. ^ Golden City served as the capital of the Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson from November 13, 1860 to June 6, 1861.
  3. ^ Denver City served as capital of the Territory of Colorado from its creation on February 28, 1861 until July 7, 1862.
  4. ^ Denver served as the capital of the Territory of Colorado from December 9, 1867 until statehood on August 1, 1876.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Denver has served as the capital of the State of Colorado since statehood on August 1, 1876.
  6. ^ Colorado City served as the capital of the Territory of Colorado from July 7 to August 14, 1862.
  7. ^ Golden City served as the capital of the Territory of Colorado from August 14, 1862 to December 9, 1867.
  8. ^ The name "Saguache" is pronounced /səˈwætʃ/. This name comes from the Ute language noun "sawup" /səˈwʌp/ meaning "sand dunes". The Spanish language version of this name is usually spelled "Saguache", while the English language version is usually spelled "Sawatch".

References[]

  1. ^ "An Act Defining the Boundaries of Counties and for other purposes". Provisional Laws and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of Jefferson Territory. General Assembly of the Territory of Jefferson. November 28, 1859. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Thirty-sixth United States Congress (February 28, 1861). "An Act To provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Colorado County History". COGenWeb Project. April 29, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Don Stanwyck (2003). "Colorado County Evolution". COGenWeb Project. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Ulysses S. Grant (August 1, 1876). "Proclamation 230—Admission of Colorado into the Union". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Merkl, Dameon (February 26, 2013), "What's in a Colorado name pronunciation?", The Denver Post, retrieved March 7, 2013

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Coordinates: 38°59′50″N 105°32′52″W / 38.9972°N 105.5478°W / 38.9972; -105.5478 (State of Colorado)

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