Table
County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
Established |
Formed from |
Etymolgy |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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Adams County | 001 | Brighton | 1902-11-15 | Split from Arapahoe County. | Named in honor of Alva Adams, the 5th, 10th, and 14th Governor of the State of Colorado. | 7005441603000000000441,603 | 70031182290000000001,182.29 sq mi (70033062000000000003,062 km2) |
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Alamosa County | 003 | Alamosa | 1913-03-08 | Split from Costilla County and Conejos County counties. | Named for the cottonwood trees which grow along the Rio Grande and its tributaries. Alamosa is a Spanish word for a cottonwood grove. | 700415445000000000015,445 | 7002723210000000000723.21 sq mi (70031873000000000001,873 km2) |
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Arapahoe County | 005 | Littleton | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. Renamed South Arapahoe County for the five months from November 15, 1902 to April 11, 1903. | Named for predecessor Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, which in turn was named for the Arapaho Nation of Native Americans. | 7005572003000000000572,003 | 7002804410000000000804.41 sq mi (70032083000000000002,083 km2) |
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Archuleta County | 007 | Pagosa Springs | 1885-04-14 | Split from Conejos County. | Named in honor of Colorado State Senator Antonio D. Archuleta. | 700412084000000000012,084 | 70031354530000000001,354.53 sq mi (70033508000000000003,508 km2) |
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Baca County | 009 | Springfield | 1889-04-16 | Split from Las Animas County. | Named in honor of pioneer and Colorado territorial legislator Felipe Baca. | 70033788000000000003,788 | 70032558480000000002,558.48 sq mi (70036626000000000006,626 km2) |
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Bent County | 011 | Las Animas | 1870-02-11 | Split from Huerfano County and former Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal land. | Named in honor of frontier trader William Bent. | 70036499000000000006,499 | 70031541070000000001,541.07 sq mi (70033991000000000003,991 km2) |
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Boulder County | 013 | Boulder | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for the abundance of granite boulders along Boulder Creek. | 7005294567000000000294,567 | 7002740480000000000740.48 sq mi (70031918000000000001,918 km2) |
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Broomfield County | 014 | Broomfield | 2001-11-15 | Split from Boulder, Adams, Jefferson, and Weld counties and reorganized as a consolidated city and county. | Named for the broom corn that was formerly grown in the area. | 700455889000000000055,889 | 700133570000000000033.57 sq mi (700187000000000000087 km2) |
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Chaffee County | 015 | Salida | 1879-02-10 | Split from Carbonate County. | Named in honor of Jerome Bunty Chaffee, one of Colorado's first two U.S. Senators from 1876 to 1879. | 700417809000000000017,809 | 70031014120000000001,014.12 sq mi (70032627000000000002,627 km2) |
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Cheyenne County | 017 | Cheyenne Wells | 1889-03-25 | Split from Elbert and Bent counties. | Named for the Cheyenne Nation of Native Americans. | 70031836000000000001,836 | 70031781900000000001,781.90 sq mi (70034615000000000004,615 km2) |
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Clear Creek County | 019 | Georgetown | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for Clear Creek which originates in the county. | 70039088000000000009,088 | 7002396539999900000396.53 sq mi (70031027000000000001,027 km2) |
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Conejos County | 021 | Conejos | 1861-11-01 | Guadalupe County, one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado, was renamed Conejos County after six days on November 7, 1861. | Named for the cottontail rabbits in the area. Conejos is a Spanish word for rabbits. | 70038256000000000008,256 | 70031290220000000001,290.22 sq mi (70033342000000000003,342 km2) |
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Costilla County | 023 | San Luis | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for the Costilla River. Costilla is a Spanish word meaning either little rib or furring timber. | 70033524000000000003,524 | 70031229380000000001,229.38 sq mi (70033184000000000003,184 km2) |
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Crowley County | 025 | Ordway | 1911-05-29 | Split from Otero County. | Named in honor of Colorado State Senator John H. Crowley. | 70035823000000000005,823 | 7002800270000000000800.27 sq mi (70032073000000000002,073 km2) |
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Custer County | 027 | Westcliffe | 1877-03-09 | Split from Fremont County. | Named in honor of George Armstrong Custer, (1839 - 1876), the U.S. Army colonel defeated and killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn. | 70034255000000000004,255 | 7002739240000000000739.24 sq mi (70031915000000000001,915 km2) |
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Delta County | 029 | Delta | 1883-02-11 | Split from Gunnison County. | Named for the town of Delta located at the delta of the Uncompahgre River. | 700430952000000000030,952 | 70031149440000000001,149.44 sq mi (70032977000000000002,977 km2) |
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Denver County | 031 | Denver | 1902-11-15 | The original Arapahoe County Seat was split from Arapahoe County and reorganized as a consolidated city and county. | Named in honor of James W. Denver, Governor of the Territory of Kansas from 1857 to 1859. | 7005600158000000000600,158 | 7002155660000000000155.66 sq mi (7002403000000000000403 km2) |
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Dolores County | 033 | Dove Creek | 1881-03-04 | Split from Ouray County. | Named for the Dolores River, which was originally named el Rio de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, which is Spanish for the River of our Lady of Sorrows. | 70032064000000000002,064 | 70031076930000000001,076.93 sq mi (70032789000000000002,789 km2) |
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Douglas County | 035 | Castle Rock | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named in honor of Stephen Arnold Douglas, (1813 - 1861), U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1847 to 1861. | 7005285465000000000285,465 | 7002842300000000000842.30 sq mi (70032182000000000002,182 km2) |
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Eagle County | 037 | Eagle | 1883-02-11 | Split from Summit County. | Named for the Eagle River which originates in the county. | 700452197000000000052,197 | 70031700760000000001,700.76 sq mi (70034405000000000004,405 km2) |
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El Paso County | 041 | Colorado Springs | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for Ute Pass in the county. El paso is a Spanish expression for the pass. | 7005622263000000000622,263 | 70032128600000000002,128.60 sq mi (70035513000000000005,513 km2) |
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Elbert County | 039 | Kiowa | 1874-02-02 | Split from Douglas County. | Named in honor of Samuel Hitt Elbert, the sixth Governor of the Territory of Colorado. | 700423086000000000023,086 | 70031849080000000001,849.08 sq mi (70034789000000000004,789 km2) |
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Fremont County | 043 | Cañon City | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named in honor of John Charles Frémont (1813 - 1890), the explorer, U.S. Army general, and U.S. Senator from California. | 700446824000000000046,824 | 70031533090000000001,533.09 sq mi (70033971000000000003,971 km2) |
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Garfield County | 045 | Glenwood Springs | 1883-02-10 | Split from Summit County. | Named in honor of James Abram Garfield (1831 - 1881), the twentieth President of the United States. | 700456389000000000056,389 | 70032958230000000002,958.23 sq mi (70037662000000000007,662 km2) |
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Gilpin County | 047 | Central City | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named in honor of William Gilpin, the first Governor of the Territory of Colorado. | 70035441000000000005,441 | 7002150150000000000150.15 sq mi (7002389000000000000389 km2) |
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Grand County | 049 | Hot Sulphur Springs | 1874-02-02 | Split from Summit County. | Named for the Grand River which originates in the county. The Grand River was renamed the Colorado River in 1921, but the county retains the original name. | 700414843000000000014,843 | 70031868530000000001,868.53 sq mi (70034839000000000004,839 km2) |
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Gunnison County | 051 | Gunnison | 1877-03-09 | Split from Lake County. | Named in honor of John Williams Gunnison, the U.S. Army captain who explored the region. | 700415324000000000015,324 | 70033259220000000003,259.22 sq mi (70038441000000000008,441 km2) |
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Hinsdale County | 053 | Lake City | 1874-02-10 | Split from Lake, Conejos, and Costilla counties. | Named in honor of George Aaron Hinsdale, a Lieutenant Governor of the Territory of Colorado. | 7002843000000000000843 | 70031123350000999991,123.35 sq mi (70032909000000000002,909 km2) |
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Huerfano County | 055 | Walsenburg | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for Huerfano Butte, a solitary volcanic plug. Huerfano is a Spanish word meaning orphan. | 70036711000000000006,711 | 70031592370000000001,592.37 sq mi (70034124000000000004,124 km2) |
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Jackson County | 057 | Walden | 1909-05-05 | Split from Larimer County. | Named in honor of Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845), the seventh President of the United States. | 70031394000000000001,394 | 70031619750000000001,619.75 sq mi (70034195000000000004,195 km2) |
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Jefferson County | 059 | Golden | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for its extralegal predecessor county, Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory, which in turn was named in honor of Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), the author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. | 7005534543000000000534,543 | 7002772850000000000772.85 sq mi (70032002000000000002,002 km2) |
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Kiowa County | 061 | Eads | 1889-04-11 | Split from Bent County. | Named for the Kiowa Nation of Native Americans. | 70031398000000000001,398 | 70031785900000000001,785.90 sq mi (70034625000000000004,625 km2) |
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Kit Carson County | 063 | Burlington | 1889-04-11 | Split from Elbert County. | Named in honor of Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson, the famous frontier scout and soldier. | 70038270000000000008,270 | 70032162430000999992,162.43 sq mi (70035601000000000005,601 km2) |
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La Plata County | 067 | Durango | 1874-02-10 | Split from Lake and Conejos counties. | Named for the many silver deposits in the area. La plata is a Spanish expression for the silver. | 700451334000000000051,334 | 70031700440000000001,700.44 sq mi (70034404000000000004,404 km2) |
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Lake County | 065 | Leadville | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. Renamed Carbonate County for the two days from February 8–10, 1879. | Named for the Twin Lakes in the county. | 70037310000000000007,310 | 7002383550000000000383.55 sq mi (7002993000000000000993 km2) |
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Larimer County | 069 | Fort Collins | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named in honor of William Larimer, a pioneer entrepreneur. | 7005299630000000000299,630 | 70032631750000000002,631.75 sq mi (70036816000000000006,816 km2) |
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Las Animas County | 071 | Trinidad | 1866-02-09 | Split from Huerfano County. | Named for the Animas River, which was originally named el Rio de las Animas Perdidas, which is Spanish for the River of the Souls in Purgatory. | 700415507000000000015,507 | 70034773270000000004,773.27 sq mi (700412363000000000012,363 km2) |
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Lincoln County | 073 | Hugo | 1889-04-11 | Split from Elbert and Bent counties. | Named in honor of Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), the sixteenth President of the United States. | 70035467000000000005,467 | 70032585210000000002,585.21 sq mi (70036696000000000006,696 km2) |
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Logan County | 075 | Sterling | 1887-02-25 | Split from Weld County. | Named in honor of John Alexander Logan (1826 - 1886), a U.S. Army general and U.S. Senator from Illinois. | 700422709000000000022,709 | 70031845310000000001,845.31 sq mi (70034779000000000004,779 km2) |
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Mesa County | 077 | Grand Junction | 1883-02-14 | Split from Gunnison County. | Named for the mesa formations which are widespread through the area. | 7005146723000000000146,723 | 70033345690000000003,345.69 sq mi (70038665000000000008,665 km2) |
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Mineral County | 079 | Creede | 1893-03-27 | Split from Hinsdale, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties. | Named from the plentiful mineral deposits found in the area. | 7002712000000000000712 | 7002878160000000000878.16 sq mi (70032274000000000002,274 km2) |
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Moffat County | 081 | Craig | 1911-02-27 | Split from Routt County. | Named in honor of railroad pioneer David H. Moffat. | 700413795000000000013,795 | 70034755860000999994,755.86 sq mi (700412318000000000012,318 km2) |
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Montezuma County | 083 | Cortez | 1889-04-16 | Split from La Plata County. | Named in honor of Aztec leader Moctezuma II. Ruins in the area were once thought to be Aztec. | 700425535000000000025,535 | 70032035800000000002,035.80 sq mi (70035273000000000005,273 km2) |
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Montrose County | 085 | Montrose | 1883-02-11 | Split from Gunnison County. | Named for the town of Montrose, which in turn was probably named from the novel A Legend of Montrose, published in 1819 by Walter Scott. | 700441276000000000041,276 | 70032246430000999992,246.43 sq mi (70035818000000000005,818 km2) |
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Morgan County | 087 | Fort Morgan | 1889-02-19 | Split from Weld County. | Named for old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of U.S. Army Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. | 700428159000000000028,159 | 70031293830000000001,293.83 sq mi (70033351000000000003,351 km2) |
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Otero County | 089 | La Junta | 1889-03-25 | Split from Bent County. | Named in honor of Miguel A. Otero of the prominent Otero family of the Southwest. | 700418831000000000018,831 | 70031267660000000001,267.66 sq mi (70033283000000000003,283 km2) |
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Ouray County | 091 | Ouray | 1877-01-18 | Split from Hinsdale and Lake counties. Renamed Uncompaghre County for four days from 1883-02-27, to 1883-03-02. | Named in honor of Ouray, a Ute Native American leader. | 70034436000000000004,436 | 7002542290000099999542.30 sq mi (70031405000000000001,405 km2) |
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Park County | 093 | Fairplay | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for South Park which occupies most of the county. | 700416206000000000016,206 | 70032209360000000002,209.36 sq mi (70035722000000000005,722 km2) |
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Phillips County | 095 | Holyoke | 1889-03-27 | Split from Logan County. | Named in honor of R.O. Phillips, secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, which sold farmsteads in the area. | 70034442000000000004,442 | 7002688300000000000688.30 sq mi (70031783000000000001,783 km2) |
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Pitkin County | 097 | Aspen | 1881-02-23 | Split from Gunnison County. | Named in honor of Frederick Walker Pitkin, the second Governor of the State of Colorado. | 700417148000000000017,148 | 7002970370000000000970.37 sq mi (70032513000000000002,513 km2) |
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Prowers County | 099 | Lamar | 1889-04-11 | Split from Bent County. | Named in honor of John W. Prowers, a pioneer of the Arkansas River valley. | 700412551000000000012,551 | 70031645370000000001,645.37 sq mi (70034261000000000004,261 km2) |
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Pueblo County | 101 | Pueblo | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for historic town of Pueblo. Pueblo is a Spanish word meaning village or people. | 7005159063000000000159,063 | 70032396770000000002,396.77 sq mi (70036208000000000006,208 km2) |
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Rio Blanco County | 103 | Meeker | 1889-03-25 | Split from Garfield County. | Named for the White River, which was originally named Rio Blanco in Spanish. | 70036666000000000006,666 | 70033226240000000003,226.24 sq mi (70038356000000000008,356 km2) |
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Rio Grande County | 105 | Del Norte | 1874-02-10 | Split from Costilla County and Conejos County counties. | Named for the Rio Grande, which flows through the area. | 700411982000000000011,982 | 7002913100000000000913.10 sq mi (70032365000000000002,365 km2) |
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Routt County | 107 | Steamboat Springs | 1877-01-29 | Split from Grand County. | Named in honor of John Long Routt, the first Governor of the State of Colorado. | 700423509000000000023,509 | 70032362110000000002,362.11 sq mi (70036118000000000006,118 km2) |
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Saguache County | 109 | Saguache | 1866-12-29 | Split from Lake and Costilla counties. | Name comes from a Ute language word meaning "blue earth" or "water at blue earth". | 70036108000000000006,108 | 70033168320000000003,168.32 sq mi (70038206000000000008,206 km2) |
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San Juan County | 111 | Silverton | 1876-01-31 | Split from Lake County. | Named for the San Juan River and San Juan Mountains, which in turn were named for Saint John the Evangelist. | 7002699000000000000699 | 7002388990000000000388.99 sq mi (70031007000000000001,007 km2) |
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San Miguel County | 113 | Telluride | 1883-03-02 | Split from San Juan County. | Named for the San Miguel River and San Miguel Mountains, which in turn were named for Saint Michael the Archangel. | 70037359000000000007,359 | 70031290760000000001,290.76 sq mi (70033343000000000003,343 km2) |
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Sedgwick County | 115 | Julesburg | 1889-04-09 | Split from Logan County. | Named for Fort Sedgwick, which, in turn, was named for U.S. Army General John Sedgwick (1813 - 1864). | 70032379000000000002,379 | 7002548830000000000548.83 sq mi (70031421000000000001,421 km2) |
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Summit County | 117 | Breckenridge | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named for the many high mountain summits in the area. | 700427994000000000027,994 | 7002618910000000000618.92 sq mi (70031603000000000001,603 km2) |
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Teller County | 119 | Cripple Creek | 1899-03-23 | Split from El Paso and Fremont counties. | Named in honor of Henry Moore Teller, a U.S. Senator from Colorado and United States Secretary of the Interior. | 700423350000000000023,350 | 7002558580000000000558.58 sq mi (70031447000000000001,447 km2) |
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Washington County | 121 | Akron | 1887-02-09 | Split from Weld County. | Named in honor of George Washington (1732 - 1799), the first President of the United States. | 70034814000000000004,814 | 70032522900000000002,522.90 sq mi (70036534000000000006,534 km2) |
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Weld County | 123 | Greeley | 1861-11-01 | Created as one of the 17 original counties of the Territory of Colorado. | Named in honor of Lewis Ledyard Weld, the first Secretary of the Territory of Colorado. | 7005252825000000000252,825 | 70034013840000000004,013.84 sq mi (700410396000000000010,396 km2) |
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Yuma County | 125 | Wray | 1889-03-15 | Split from Washington County. | Named for the Quechan (Yuma) Nation of Native Americans. | 700410043000000000010,043 | 70032369610000000002,369.61 sq mi (70036137000000000006,137 km2) |
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