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History: The state was named after the Spanish word "Colorado," which means "reddish colored" that presumably refers to the red sandstone formations in the area or reddish brown color of the Colorado River. The territory that ultimately became Colorado was added to the United States by the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and the 1848 Mexican Cession. The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 brought many settlers to the Denver area, though the population collapsed following an initial mining boom. The Colorado Territory was organized as a United States territory on February 28, 1861, and Colorado attained statehood August 1, 1876, 100 years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence (earning it the nickname the "Centennial State")	State Motto: Nil sine numine (Latin, "Nothing without Providence" or "Nothing without the Deity")

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Adams County formed in 1902 from part of Arapahoe county.	Alamosa County formed in 1913 from parts of Conejos and Costilla counties.	Arapahoe County one of the original 17 counties, the first to be incorporated.	Archuleta County formed in 1885 from part of Conejos county.
Baca County formed in 1889 from part of Las Animas county.	Bent County formed in 1874 from part of Greenwood county.	Boulder County one of the original 17 counties.	Broomfield County formed in 2001 from parts of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson and Weld counties.
Chaffee County formed in 1879 from part of Lake county.	Cheyenne County formed in 1889 from parts of Bent and Elbert counties.	Clear Creek County one of the original 17 counties.	Conejos County one of the original 17 counties. Originally also known as Guadalupe county
Costilla County one of the original 17 counties.	Crowley County formed in 1911 from part of Otero county.	Custer County formed in 1877 from part of Fremont county.	Delta County formed in 1883 from part of Gunnison county.
Denver County formed in 1902 from part of Arapahoe county.	Dolores County formed in 1881 from part of San Juan county.	Douglas County one of the original 17 counties.	Eagle County formed in 1883 from part of Summit county.
El Paso County one of the original 17 counties.	Elbert County formed in 1874 from parts of Douglas and Greenwood counties.	Fremont County one of the original 17 counties.	Garfield County formed in 1883 from part of Summit county.
Gilpin County one of the original 17 counties.	Grand County formed in 1874 from part of Summit county.	Gunnison County formed in 1877 from part of Lake county.	Hinsdale County formed in 1874 from parts of Conejos and Lake counties.
Huerfano County one of the original 17 counties.	Jackson County formed in 1909 from part of Larimer county.	Jefferson County one of the original 17 counties.	Kiowa County formed in 1889 from part of Bent county.
Kit Carson County formed in 1889 from part of Elbert county.	Lake County one of the original 17 counties.	La Plata County formed in 1874 from parts of Conejos and Lake counties.	Larimer County one of the original 17 counties.
Las Animas County formed in 1866 from part of Huerfano county.	Lincoln County formed in 1889 from parts of Bent and Elbert counties.	Logan County formed in 1887 from part of Weld county.	Mesa County formed in 1883 from part of Gunnison county.
Mineral County formed in 1893 from parts of Hindsdale and Rio Grande counties.	Moffat County formed in 1911 from part of Routt county.	Montezuma County formed in 1889 from part of La Plata county.	Montrose County formed in 1883 from part of Gunnison county.
Morgan County formed in 1889 from part of Weld county.	Otero County formed in 1889 from part of Bent county.	Ouray County formed in 1877 from parts of Lake and San Juan counties.	Park County one of the original 17 counties.
Phillips County formed in 1889 from part of Logan county.	Pitkin County formed in 1881 from part of Gunnison county	Prowers County formed in 1889 from part of Bent county.	Pueblo County one of the original 17 counties.
Rio Blanco County formed in 1889 from part of Garfield county.	Rio Grande County formed in 1874 from parts of Conejos and Costilla counties.	Routt County formed in 1877 from part of Grand county.	Saguache County formed in 1866 from parts of Costilla and Lake counties.
San Juan County formed in 1876 from part of Lake county.	San Miguel County formed in 1883 from part of Ouray county.	Sedgwick County formed in 1889 from part of Logan county.	Summit County one of the original 17 counties.
Teller County formed in 1899 from part of El Paso county.	Washington County formed in 1887 from part of Weld county.	Weld County one of the original 17 counties.	Yuma County formed in 1889 from part of Washington county.
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Defunct Counties Greenwood County - formed in 1870 from part of Huerfano county and the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Reserve. In 1874 it was abolished and Bent and Elbert counties created. Platte County - formed in 1872 from part of Weld county. In 1874 was abolished and its territory returned to Weld county. The City of Aurora, which is currently located in two counties - Arapahoe, and Adams, is scheduled to become a consolidated city-county (joining Denver and Broomfield as the only city-counties in the state) around 2008 State Flower Columbine State bird Lark Bunting Resource Links		Colorado National Parks National parks managed by the National Park Service: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose Mesa Verde National Park near Cortez Rocky Mountain National Park at Estes Park Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca National monuments in Colorado are: Colorado National Monument at Grand Junction and Fruita Dinosaur National Monument near Dinosaur Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Florissant Yucca House National Monument in Cortez National Historic Sites: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site in Kiowa County National Historic Trails California National Historic Trail Old Spanish National Historic Trail Pony Express National Historic Trail Santa Fe National Historic Trail

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