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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. Larimer County was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of
Denver. Larimer County was created in 1861 as one of seventeen original counties in the Colorado Territory; however,
its western boundary was disputed. Controversy existed as to whether Larimer County ended at the Medicine Bow Range
or at the Continental Divide thirty miles further west. An 1886 Colorado Supreme Court decision set the boundary
at the Continental Divide, although the land between the Medicine Bow Range and the divide was made part of Jackson
County in 1909.
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 area. (source:
wikipedia)
Founded: November 1, 1861
Named for William Larimer, Jr.
Seat: Fort Collins
Largest city: Fort Collins
Cities and Towns
* Berthoud (town) * Estes Park (town) * Fort Collins (city) * Johnstown (town)
* Loveland (city) * Timnath (town) * Wellington (town)
* Windsor (town, historically in Weld County, but expanded into Larimer County in the 1990s).
Unincorporated Communities
* Bellvue * Buckeye * Campion * Cherokee Park * Drake * Glendevey
* Glen Haven * LaPorte * Livermore * Kinikinik * Manhattan (ghost town) * Masonville
* Old Roach (ghost town) * Pinewood Springs * Pingree Park * Poudre Park
* Red Feather Lakes * Rustic * Teds Place * Virginia Dale * Waverly
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