Colorado County Map

About Colorado Counties

This twenty-second most populous state of the United States of America gets its name from the Colorado river, which the Spanish named ‘Rio Colorado’ for the reddish silt the river carved from the mountains. This ‘Centennial State’ of the since it became a part of the States in the centennial year of the US independence, is well-known for the distinct kinds of landscape it offers.

Colorado, the eighth largest state of the US, comprises a total area of 104,094 square miles. Wyoming shares a border with Colorado in the north whereas Kansas and Nebraska are to its east and northeast. The southern border is shared with the states of Oklahoma and New Mexico and the western boundary is shared with the state of Utah whereas Arizona lies to its southwest. There is one common point where the four states of the US: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico come together, which is famous as the Four Corners. The point is also called as the heart of the southwestern America.

Some prominent Counties of Colorado

Colorado is administered effectively through the various county seats in the state as it is segregated into 64 counties in total. Some of the main counties of the state are Denver County, Rio Grande County, San Juan County, Lake County, Adams County, Baca County, and Broomfield County.

Adams County

Adams County, with the county seat as Brighton, is spread over an area of 1,184 square miles. The county hosts an annual ‘Adams County Fair’ where various events, races, and contests are held for the visitors of the fair. The Butterfly Pavilion situated in Westminster is a unique insect zoo in the county. The Water World is a water-based amusement park spread in an area of 67 acres, thereby making it in the list of the largest water parks of the country. For all the golf lovers in the state, the Colorado Golf Club serves the purpose efficiently.

Baca County

Baca County is another place that the state boasts of, with its county seat being the Springfield City. The place, which is spread in an area of 2,557 square miles, offers amazing sightseeing in the various hidden canyons of the prairie and the delightful wildlife of the grasslands. Eight Mile corner, Comanche National Grassland, and Picture Canyon are the notable places here.

Denver City-County

Denver is the city-county of Colorado established in 1858. Denver, the capital and also the most populous city of Colorado, offers a whole array of opportunities to its visitors and tourists. Right from Denver Art Museum to Denver Zoo, from State Capitol Building to Downtown Aquarium and Opera Houses, this city-county, with an area of 155 square miles, provides entertainment and luxury to one and many alike. The Downtown Aquarium is the biggest aquarium between California and Chicago. The place offers its visitors amazing encounters with the various sea creatures like sea turtles, sharks, rainbow fish, sea otters, and stingrays in gallons of water at the aquarium.

El Paso County

The most populous county of the state, El Paso, has Colorado Springs, the second most populated city in Colorado, as its county seat. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is the only zoo in the US, which is located on the mountainside. The Zoo houses over 750 animals, constituting 150 different species, including over 30 endangered species. Seven Falls, the string of seven gushing waterfalls, in the South Cheyenne Canyon of Colorado is a large visitor attraction.

Lake County

The county seat of Lake County (established in 1861) is Leadville, which is the lone municipality here. The county, is home to Mount Elbert, which is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains. Ski Cooper, Dexter Cabin, and Holy Cross Wilderness are other places to see in the county.

Rio Grande County

Rio Grande County formed in 1874 and the county seat being Del Norte is situated in the San Luis Valley is the gateway for the San Juan Mountains. The county, whose total area is 912 square miles, is home to the Rio Grande County Museum, Rio Grande National Forest, San Juan Forest, and Wolf Creek Ski area.

San Juan County

The least populous county of the state and established in 1876 is San Juan County. With the county seat as Silverton, it is also the highest county in the entire US having an average elevation of 3,426 meters. Kendall Mountain, Shenandoah-Dives Mill Museum, San Juan Skyway, and Weminuche Wilderness the prominent places to visit in the county.

Most populous counties in Tennessee

El Paso County – 622,263
City and County of Denver – 600,158
Arapahoe County – 572,003
Jefferson County – 534,543
Adams County – 441,603
Larimer County – 299,630
Boulder County – 294,567
Douglas County – 285,465
Weld County – 252,825
Pueblo County – 159,063

Largest Counties in Tennessee by Area

City and County of Broomfield – 33.57 sq mi
Gilpin County – 150.15 sq mi
City and County of Denver – 155.66 sq mi
Lake County – 383.55 sq mi
San Juan County – 388.99 sq mi

 

List of Counties in Colorado

County Name	Population	Area (sq. mi.)
Adams County	363857	1191.93
Alamosa County	14966	722.74
Arapahoe County	487967	803.14
Archuleta County	9898	1350.22
Baca County	4517	2555.72
Bent County	5998	1513.9
Boulder County	291288	742.46
Broomfield County	62,138	34
Chaffee County	16242	1013.45
Cheyenne County	2231	1781.35
Clear Creek County	9322	395.45
Conejos County	8400	1287.22
Costilla County	3663	1227.1
Crowley County	5518	788.99
Custer County	3503	738.89
Delta County	27834	1142.11
Denver County	554636	153.35
Dolores County	1844	1066.97
Douglas County	175766	840.11
Eagle County	41659	1687.88
Elbert County	19872	1850.78
El Paso County	516929	2126.45
Fremont County	46145	1532.93
Garfield County	43791	2947.06
Gilpin County	4757	149.87
Grand County	12442	1846.67
Gunnison County	13956	3238.81
Hinsdale County	790	1117.68
Huerfano County	7862	1590.87
Jackson County	1577	1613.21
Jefferson County	527056	772.09
Kiowa County	1622	1770.99
Kit Carson County	8011	2160.87
Lake County	7812	376.89
La Plata County	43941	1692.15
Larimer County	251494	2601.3
Las Animas County	15207	4772.63
Lincoln County	6087	2586.09
Logan County	20504	1838.52
Mesa County	116255	3327.75
Mineral County	831	875.72
Moffat County	13184	4742.25
Montezuma County	23830	2036.63
Montrose County	33432	2240.61
Morgan County	27171	1285.36
Otero County	20311	1262.86
Ouray County	3742	540.47
Park County	14523	2200.69
Phillips County	4480	687.62
Pitkin County	14872	970.42
Prowers County	14483	1640.38
Pueblo County	141472	2388.69
Rio Blanco County	5986	3220.97
Rio Grande County	12413	911.6
Routt County	19690	2361.59
Saguache County	5917	3168.44
San Juan County	558	387.42
San Miguel County	6594	1286.5
Sedgwick County	2747	548.24
Summit County	23548	608.16
Teller County	20555	557.06
Washington County	4926	2520.98
Weld County	180936	3992.45
Yuma County	9841	2365.79