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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Denver
The Archdiocese of Denver () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in northern Colorado in the United States. It is part of the XIII Conference Region and includes 113 parishes, 307 priests, and an estimated 550,000 lay Catholics. The mother church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver. Since 2012, the archbishop of Denver has been Samuel Aquila. Area The Archdiocese of Denver covers an area of . It includes the city/county of Denver and the following counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Moffat, Morgan, Phillips, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, Weld, and Yuma. It is the metropolitan archdiocese of its ecclesiastical province. The province includes three suffragan dioceses: * Diocese of Cheyenne * Diocese of Colorado Springs * Diocese of Pueblo Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado is the name for a region in the state of Colorado and a proposed state in the northeastern portion of Colorado. Region Northern Colorado is a region in the northern portion of Colorado. It borders northwestern Colorado, northeastern Colorado, the northern portion of Central Colorado, western and southwestern portions of Nebraska, and the southeastern portion of Wyoming. Northern Colorado receives over 300 days of sunshine per year and has a semi-arid climate. However, the parts located in upper elevations of the Rocky Mountains receive of snow per year and have an Alpine climate. The University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University, and the University of Northern Colorado are all located in Northern Colorado. Counties * Adams County * Arapahoe County * Boulder County * Broomfield City-County * Cheyenne County * Elbert County * Jackson County * Kit Carson County *Larimer County * Lincoln County * Logan County * Morgan County * Phillips County * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broomfield County, Colorado
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. It has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10–13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. Broomfield's population was 74,112 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 15th most populous municipality and the 12th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range urban corridor. History The Broomfield post office opened on September 26, 1884. Historians speculate that the town was named for the sorghum grown in the area, also known as broomcorn, which had stalks that were sold to make brooms and whisk brooms. Several railroads figure in the development of this area. The Colorado Central Railroad built a narrow-gauge line from Golden in 1873; the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1881; and the Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway built a li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitkin County, Colorado
Pitkin County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,358. The county seat and largest city is Aspen. The county is named for Colorado Governor Frederick Walker Pitkin. Pitkin County is included in the Glenwood Springs Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Edwards-Glenwood Springs Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. The county's highest point is Castle Peak, a fourteener with a height of . It is south of Aspen on the Gunnison County border. Adjacent counties * Eagle County – northeast * Lake County – east * Chaffee County – southeast * Gunnison County – south * Mesa County – west * Garfield County – northwest Major highways * State Highway 82 * State Highway 133 National protected areas * White River National Forest * Collegiate Peaks Wilderness * Holy Cross Wilderness * Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillips County, Colorado
Phillips County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,530. The county seat is Holyoke. The county was named in honor of R.O. Phillips, a secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, who organized several towns in Colorado. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.02%) is water. Adjacent counties * Sedgwick County—north * Perkins County, Nebraska—northeast * Chase County, Nebraska—east * Yuma County—south * Logan County—west Major highways * U.S. Highway 6 * U.S. Highway 385 * State Highway 23 * State Highway 59 Demographics At the 2000 census there were 4,480 people, 1,781 households, and 1,239 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 2,014 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.04% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan County, Colorado
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 29,111. The county seat is Fort Morgan, Colorado, Fort Morgan. The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. Morgan County comprises the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.0%) is water. Adjacent counties *Logan County, Colorado, Logan County - northeast *Washington County, Colorado, Washington County - east, southeast *Adams County, Colorado, Adams County - southwest *Weld County, Colorado, Weld County - north, west Major highways * Interstate 76 (Colorado), Interstate 76 * * U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado), U.S. Highway 6 * U.S. Highway 34 (Colorado), U.S. Highway 34 * Colorado State Highway 39, State Highway 39 * Colorado State Highway 52, State Highway 52 * Colo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moffat County, Colorado
Moffat County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,292. The county seat is Craig. With an area of 4,751 square miles, it is the second-largest county by area in Colorado, behind Las Animas County. Moffat County comprises the Craig, CO, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Steamboat Springs–Craig, CO, Combined Statistical Area. History Displacement of the Native people The first recorded humans in northwestern Colorado were the Ute tribes. The Spanish expedition of Dominguez–Escalante of 1776 reached just south of what would be Moffat County and noted the area and inhabitants, but did not offer detailed information. In the early 1820s, William H. Ashley organized a major expedition of trappers into the Green River area of the county beginning the first use of the area's resources by Europeans. John C. Fremont would lead the first organized exploration of Moffat County on his return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logan County, Colorado
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 21,528. The county seat is Sterling, Colorado, Sterling. The county was named for General John A. Logan. Logan County comprises the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.See the Colorado census statistical areas. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Adjacent counties *Cheyenne County, Nebraska - north *Phillips County, Colorado, Phillips County - east *Sedgwick County, Colorado, Sedgwick County - east *Yuma County, Colorado, Yuma County - southeast *Washington County, Colorado, Washington County - south *Morgan County, Colorado, Morgan County - southwest *Weld County, Colorado, Weld County - west *Kimball County, Nebraska - northwest Major highways * Interstate 76 (Colorado), Interstate 76 * * U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado), U.S. Highway 6 * U.S. Highway 138 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larimer County, Colorado
Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. Larimer County comprises the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located at the northern end of the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming. History Larimer County was created in 1861, and was named after General William Larimer. Unlike that of much of Colorado, which was founded on the mining of gold and silver, the settlement of Larimer County was based almost entirely on agriculture, an industry that few thought possible in the region during the initial days of the Colorado Gold Rush. The mining boom almost entirely passed the county by. It would take the introduction of irrigation to the region in the 1860s to bring the first widespread settlement to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 582,910, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado. The county seat is Golden, and the most populous city is Lakewood. Jefferson County is included in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County is adjacent to the state capital of Denver. In 2010, the center of population of Colorado was located in Jefferson County. The county's slogan is the "Gateway to the Rocky Mountains", and it is commonly nicknamed Jeffco. The name Jeffco is incorporated in the name of the Jeffco School District, the Jeffco Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1, and several businesses located in Jefferson County. Jeffco is also incorporated in the unofficial monikers of many Jefferson County agencies. The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport operated by Jefferson County was previously k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson County, Colorado
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 1,379, and it was the fourth least populated in the state. The county is named after the United States President Andrew Jackson. The county seat and only Colorado municipalities, municipality in the county is Walden, Colorado, Walden. History Most of Jackson County is a high relatively broad intermontane basin known as North Park (Colorado basin), North Park, which covers . This basin opens north into Wyoming and is rimmed on the west by the Park Range (Colorado), Park Range and Sierra Madre Range (Wyoming), Sierra Madre Range, on the south by the Rabbit Ears Range and the Never Summer Mountains, and on the east by the Medicine Bow Mountains. Elevations range from 7,800 to above sea level and is home to the head waters of the North Platte River. The term park is derived from ''parc'', the French word for game preserve. At one time North Park was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand County, Colorado
Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,717. The county seat is Hot Sulphur Springs, and the largest community is Granby. History When Grand County was created on February 2, 1874, it was carved out of Summit County and contained land to the western and northern borders of the state, which is in present-day Moffat County and Routt County. It was named after Grand Lake and the Grand River, an old name for the upper Colorado River, which has its headwaters in the county. On January 29, 1877, Routt County was created and Grand County shrank down to its current western boundary. When valuable minerals were found in North Park, Grand County claimed the area as part of its county, a claim Larimer County also held. It took a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court in 1886 to declare North Park part of Larimer County, setting Grand County's northern boundary. In 2004, Marvin John Heemeyer, a local busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilpin County, Colorado
Gilpin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado, smallest in land area behind only the City and County of Broomfield. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,808. The county seat is Central City. The county was formed in 1861, while Colorado was still a territory, and was named after Colonel William Gilpin, the first territorial governor. Gilpin County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. It is the second-smallest county by area in Colorado. Adjacent counties * Boulder – north * Jefferson – east * Clear Creek – south * Grand – west Major highways * State Highway 46 * State Highway 72 * State Highway 119 * Central City Parkway National protected areas * Arapaho National Forest * James Peak Wilderness * Roosevelt National Forest State protected area * Golden Gate Canyon State P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
