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Website updated with new data April 30, 2008


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"Arapahoe County was one of the original 17 Colorado counties created by the new Colorado Territory on November 1, 1861. Arapahoe County originally stretched from the line of present-day Sheridan Boulevard 160 miles (258 kilometers) east to the Kansas state border, and from the line of present-day County Line Road 30 miles (48 kilometers) north to the Parallel 40° North (168th Avenue). Denver City served as the Arapahoe County Seat until 1902.

In 1901, the Colorado General Assembly voted to split Arapahoe County into three parts: a new consolidated City and County of Denver, a new Adams County, and the remainder of the Arapahoe County to be renamed South Arapahoe County. A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum delayed the reorganization until November 15, 1902. Governor James Bradley Orman designated Littleton as the temporary South Arapahoe County Seat. On April 11, 1903, the name of South Arapahoe County was changed back to Arapahoe County. On November 8, 1904, Arapahoe County voters chose Littleton over Englewood by a vote of 1310 to 829 to be the permanent county seat." --Wikipedia
 



Surrounding counties and towns:

City and County of Denver
Adams County, Colorado
Washington County, Colorado
Lincoln County, Colorado
Douglas County, Colorado
Jefferson County, Colorado
 

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