Passage: By the time Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876, it had only 26 counties. In January 1877, Routt and Ouray were formed, followed by Gunnison and Custer counties in March. In February 1879, Chaffee County was created. From February 8–10, 1879, Lake county was renamed Carbonate County. In 1881, Dolores County and Pitkin County were created. In 1883, Montrose, Mesa, Garfield, Eagle, Delta, and San Miguel counties were formed, leaving the total number of counties at 39. The number rose to 40 in 1885 with the creation of Archuleta County on April 14. Washington County and Logan County were both created in 1887. Between February 19 and April 16 in 1889, Morgan, Yuma, Cheyenne, Otero, Rio Blanco, Phillips, Sedgwick, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Prowers, Baca, and Montezuma counties were formed, bringing the total to 55. By 1900, Mineral County and Teller County had been added. On November 15, 1902, Arapahoe County split into Adams in the north and Denver was recognized as a consolidated city-county. By 1912, Jackson County, Moffat County, and Crowley County had been created. Alamosa was created in 1913, and in 2001, Broomfield was recognized as a city-county, bringing the total to 64 counties.
Did Colorado have more counties in 1900 or in 1876? For how many years was the number of counties at 39? How many city-counties were created from existing counties? How many counties did Colorado add from 1876 to 1883? How many counties were added in 1887? How many counties were added in 1889? How many counties were created after 1899? How many counties were created between 1883 and 1887? How many counties were formed between 1876 and 1881? How many more counties did Colorado have in 2001 than in 1989? How many years after Routt and Ouray were formed was Chaffee County created? How many years passed from the time Colorada was declared a state until it's last county was created? How many ywars after Chaffee County was created were Dolores and Pitkin counties created? In which year were the most counties added? In which years were two counties added? Were more counties created in 1883 or in 1877? What county was created out of Arapahoe? What year was Cheyenne County created? What year was Otero, Phillips, and Kiowa counties created? Which was formed first, Routt or Gunnison?