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Encyclopedia > Larimer County, Colorado

Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is located along the Front Range, at the edge of the Colorado Eastern Plains along the border with Wyoming. As of 2000, the population is 251,494. The county seat and largest city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (6711x4876, 103 KB) A map of Colorado highlighting Larimer County. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... This is the article on the state. ... The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ... The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to region of the U.S state of Colorado on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, and east of the population centers of the Front Range. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A county seat is a town which is the capital of a county. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins Fort Collins, situated on the Cache la Poudre River, is the largest city and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado. ... William Larimer, Jr. ... Colorado State Capitol Building City nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 154. ...

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History

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. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico territories in 1860 The Colorado Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed between 1861 and 1876. ... Medicine Bow Mountains seen from U.S. Highway 287 in northern Colorado The Medicine Bow Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. ... The Continental Divide is the border between the red and green areas The Continental Divide or Great Divide is a ridge of mountains in North America, which separates the watershed area of streams and rivers that flow west into the Pacific Ocean from those that flow east into the Arctic... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


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. Mining - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The Colorado Gold Rush was the boom in the prospecting and mining of gold in present-day Colorado in the United States that began in 1859 and lasted throughout the early 1860s. ... Irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 - September 20, 1870). ...


At the time of the arrival of Europeans in the early 19th century, the present-day county was occupied by Native Americans, with the Utes occupying the mountainous areas and the Cheyenne and Arapaho living on the piedmont areas along the base of the foothills. French fur trappers infiltrated the area in the early decades of the 19th century, soon after the area became part of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase and was organized as part of the Missouri Territory. In 1828 William H. Ashley ascended the Cache la Poudre River on his way to the Green River in present-day Utah. The river itself received its name in the middle 1830s from an obscure incident in which French-speaking trapping hid gunpowder along its banks, somewhere near present-day Laporte or Bellvue. In 1848 a group of Cherokee crossed through the county following the North Fork of the Poudre to the Laramie Plains on their way to California along a route that became known as the Cherokee Trail. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Ute may refer to: The Ute, a tribe of Native Americans of the Uto-Aztecan language family. ... Cheyenne lodges with buffalo meat drying, 1870 The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, closely allied with the Arapaho and loosely allied with the Lakota (Sioux). ... Scabby Bull, Arapaho 1806 Arapaho camp, ca. ... The Colorado Piedmont is the geologic term for an area along the base of the foothills of the Front Range in north central Colorado in the United States. ... The fur trade was a huge part in the early economic development of North America. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... Missouri Territory was a historic, organized territory in the United States. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Henry Ashley (1778-1838) was a pioneering fur trader, entrepreneur, and politician. ... Cache La Poudre River as it flows through Fort Collins, Colorado The Cache La Poudre River (sometimes called the Poudre River for short) is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United States. ... The Green River, a tributary of the Colorado, is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Green River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 730 mi (1,175 km) long, in the western United States. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... Gunpowder is a substance which burns very rapidly and is used as a propellant in firearms, specifically either black powder or smokeless powder. ... LaPorte is a census-designated place located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Bellvue (sometimes spelled Bellevue) is a small unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who at time of European contact in the 16th century inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... The Laramie Plains is an arid highlands (approximately elevation 8000 ft) in south central Wyoming in the United States. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Cherokee Trail was a historic trail in the present-day U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming that was used from the late 1840s up through the early 1860s. ...


The area of county was officially opened to white settlement following negotiations with the Cheyenne and Arapaho in the 1858 Treaty of Fort Laramie, by which time the area was part of the Nebraska Territory. The first U.S. settlers arrived that same year in a party led by Antoine Janis from Fort Laramie. Janis, who had visited the area near Bellvue in 1844 and proclaimed it "the most beautiful place on earth", returned to file his official claim and helped found the first U.S. settlement in present-day Colorado, called Colona, just west of Laporte. Nearly simultaneously, Mario Madeno established Namaqua along the Big Thompson River just west of present-day Loveland. The first irrigation canals were established along the Poudre in the 1860s. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Treaty of Fort Laramie was an agreement between the United States and the Lakota nation, signed in 1868 at Fort Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, guaranteeing to the Lakota ownership of the Black Hills, and further land and hunting rights in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana. ... Nebraska Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 when Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state. ... Antoine Janis (March 26, 1824–1890) was a 19th century French-American fur trader and an early white homesteader in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... Grounds of Fort Laramie Fort Laramie, located in present-day Goshen County, Wyoming in the United States, was a significant 19th century trading post and later a military outpost of the United States Army. ... Namaqua are a pastoral people of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana; one of the principal branches of the Khoikhoi race, and inhabiting Great Namaqualand. ... The Big Thompson River The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte, approximately 78 miles (123 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... Note: This article title may be easily confused with Loveland Pass, also in Colorado. ...


In 1862 the settlement established by Janis became a stagecoach stop along the Overland Trail, which was relocated south from its route in present-day Wyoming to the South Platte valley because of threats of attacks from Native Americans. In 1861, Laporte was designated as the first county seat after the organization of the Colorado Territory. In 1862, the United States Army established an outpost near Laporte that was designated as Camp Collins. A devastating flood in June 1864 wiped out the outpost, forcing the Army to seek a better location. At the urging of Joseph Mason, who had settled along the Poudre in 1860, the Army relocated its post downstream adjacent to Mason's land along the Overland stage route. The site of the new post became the nucleus of the town of Fort Collins, incorporated in 1873 after the withdrawl of the Army. By that time, Mason and others had convinced the leglislature of the Colorado Territorial Legislature to designate the new town as the county seat. In 1870, the legislature designated Fort Collins as the location of the state agricultural college (later Colorado State University), although the institution would exist only on paper for another decade while local residents sought money to construct the first campus buildings. In 1873, Robert A. Cameron and other members of the Greeley Colony established the Fort Collins Agricultural Colony, which greatly expanded the grid plan and population of Fort Collins. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... For the 1939 film starring John Wayne see Stagecoach. ... State nickname: Equality State Other U.S. States Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Governor Dave Freudenthal (D) Official languages English Area 253,554 km² (10th)  - Land 251,706 km²  - Water 1,851 km² (0. ... The South Platte River is a river in the states of Colorado and Nebraska in the western United States. ... The Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico territories in 1860 The Colorado Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed between 1861 and 1876. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Camp Collins (also known as the Fort Collins Military Reservation) was a 19th century outpost of the United States Army in the Colorado Territory. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Mason, known as the Father of Fort Collins, Colorado, was an early white homesteader in Larimer County, Colorado in the 1860s. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins Fort Collins, situated on the Cache la Poudre River, is the largest city and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Colorado State University is a public land grant institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. ... The Union Colony of Colorado (also called the Greeley Colony) was a 19th century U.S. private enterprise formed to promote agricultural settlement in the South Platte River valley in the Colorado Territory. ... The Fort Collins Agricultural Colony was a 19th century entreprise in Larimer County, Colorado to promote new agricultural and commercial settlement in and around the town of Fort Collins. ... The grid plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. ...


One of the primary goals of the early citizens of the county was the courting of railroads. County residents were disappointed when the Denver Pacific Railroad bypassed the county in 1870 in favor of Greeley. The first railroad finally arrived in the county in 1877 when the Colorado Central Railroad extended a line north from Golden via Longmont to Cheyenne. The town council of Fort Collins designated right-of-way through the center of town (and through the campus of the unbuilt college) for the line, creating a contentious issue to this day. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... The Denver Pacific Railway was historic railroad that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Greeley is a city located in Weld County, Colorado. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Colorado Central Railroad was a U.S. railroad company that operated in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming in the late 19th century. ... Downtown Golden, Colorado Golden, Colorado lies at the mouth of Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range. ... Longmont is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado. ... Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America. ... Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ...


Along the new railroad sprung up the new platted towns of Loveland and Berthoud, named respectively after the president and chief surveyor of the Colorado Central. Likewise Wellington (founded in 1903) was named for a railroad employee. The Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad arrived three years later as a subsidary of the Union Pacific Railroad, with the intention of creating a transcontinental line over Cameron Pass. Although the line was never extended over the mountains, it opened up the quarrying of stone for the railroad at Stout, furnishing another industry for the region. The brief attempt at the mining of gold in the region centered at the now ghost town of Manhattan in the Poudre Canyon. A contemporary plat map showing the location of a property for sale. ... Note: This article title may be easily confused with Loveland Pass, also in Colorado. ... Berthoud is a town located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... William A.H. Loveland from a 19th century engraving William Austin Hamilton Loveland (May 30, 1826–1894) was a U.S. railroad entrepreneur and businessman in the late 19th century. ... Edward L. Berthoud in a 19th centur photograph Captain Edward L. Berthoud was a military officer, statesman and engineer in the western United States during the late 19th century. ... Wellington is a town located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... The Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railroad was a railroad that operated in northern Colorado in the United States during the 1880s. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Cameron Pass (elevation 10276 ft) is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States. ... Stout is a former town in southern Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... Manhattan is a former town and current ghost town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northwestern Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... View of the lower Poudre Canyon west of Teds Place and below the Narrows The Poudre Canyon is a narrow verdant canyon, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, on the upper Cache la Poudre River (called the Poudre for short) in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ...


The early growth of agriculture, which depended highly on direct river irrigation, experienced a second boom in 1902 with the introduction of the cultivation of sugar beets, accompanied by the construction of the large processing plant of the Great Western Sugar Co. in Loveland. In the following decade, the sugar beat industry brough large numbers of German-Russians to the county. The neighborhoods of Fort Collins northeast of the Poudre were constructed largely to house these new families. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Two sugar beets - the one on the left has been cultivated to be smoother than the traditional beet, so that it traps less soil. ... The term German-Russian is used in three somewhat different senses. ...


A significant increase in the agricultural productivity of the region came in the 1930s with the construction of the Colorado Big Thompson Project following the Great Depression, sort of a third boom for the agricultural industry around Fort Collins. This project collected and captured Western Slope water, and carried it over to the Front Range Colorado counties of Boulder, Larimer and Weld, along with an extensive water storage and distribution system, which significantly extended the irrigable growing season and brought substantial additional land under irrigation for the first time. // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to 1939. ... The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ... This is the article on the state. ... Categories: Stub ... Welding is a joining process that produces coalescence of materials (typically metals or thermoplastics) by heating them to welding temperature, with or without the application of pressure or by the application of pressure alone, and with or without the use of filler material. ...


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,822 km² (2,634 mi²). 6,737 km² (2,601 mi²) of it is land and 84 km² (33 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.24% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ...


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 251,494 people, 97,164 households, and 63,156 families residing in the county. The population density is 37/km² (97/mi²). There are 105,392 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (40/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 91.44% White, 0.66% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.41% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. 8.27% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 97,164 households out of which 31.70% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.60% are married couples living together, 7.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% are non-families. 23.40% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.30% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.52 and the average family size is 2.99. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...


In the county the population is spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 14.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.20 males.


The median income for a household in the county is $48,655, and the median income for a family is $58,866. Males have a median income of $40,829 versus $27,859 for females. The per capita income for the county is $23,689. 9.20% of the population and 4.30% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.80% of those under the age of 18 and 4.40% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Cities and towns

Incorporated communities

Berthoud is a town located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Estes Park is a Rocky Mountain resort located in Larimer County, Colorado on the Big Thompson River. ... Horsetooth Rock, atop Horsetooth Mountain, is often used as a symbol of Fort Collins Fort Collins, situated on the Cache la Poudre River, is the largest city and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado. ... Note: This article title may be easily confused with Loveland Pass, also in Colorado. ... Timnath is a town located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Wellington is a town located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Windsor is a town located in western Weld County, Colorado and eastern Larimer County, Colorado. ... Weld County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

Unincorporated communities

Bellvue (sometimes spelled Bellevue) is a small unincorporated community in Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... Quonset hut farm residence along County Road 80 in Buckeye. ... Campion is a census-designated place located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... LaPorte is a census-designated place located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... General store in Kinikinik, Colorado Kinikinik is a small unincorporated community in western Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... Manhattan is a former town and current ghost town located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in northwestern Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... Red Feather Lakes is a census-designated place located in Larimer County, Colorado. ... Shuttered cafe and post office in Virginia Dale Virginia Dale is an unincorporated community in northwestern Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... Waverly School front exterior. ...

Features and attractions

Cache La Poudre River as it flows through Fort Collins, Colorado The Cache La Poudre River (sometimes called the Poudre River for short) is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United States. ... Shuttered cafe and post office in Virginia Dale Virginia Dale is an unincorporated community in northwestern Larimer County, Colorado in the United States. ... Colorado State University is a public land grant institution of higher learning located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the United States. ... Horsetooth Mountain Horsetooth Mountain (alt. ... . Categories: Stub | Colorado geography | Wyoming geography | Rocky Mountains ... The Front Range is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States The Front Range is a mountain range in the United States on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, and on the western edge of the Great Plains. ... Moraine Park and the headwaters of the Big Thompson River are in Rocky Mountain National Park The Rocky Mountain National Park¹ (RMNP) is a national park and wildlife refuge area within the United States National Park System². ...

External links

  • http://www.co.larimer.co.us/
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Larimer County, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1466 words)
Larimer County was created in 1861 as one of seventeen original counties in the Colorado Territory; however, its western boundary was disputed.
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.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 14.20% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who are 65 years of age or older.
About Larimer County Colorado (310 words)
Larimer County is named after General William Larimer, 1809-1875.
The County encompasses 2,640 square miles that include some of the finest irrigated farmland in the state, as well as vast stretches of scenic ranch lands, forests and high mountain peaks.
In addition to these federal lands, Colorado State Parks and Recreation Area, Larimer County Parks and local parks within urban areas combine to provide a wide spectrum of recreational opportunities that are enjoyed by both residents and visitors.
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