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> United States > Colorado > CO Counties > Larimer
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| Website | https://www.larimer.org |
| Established | November 01, 1861 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Last Modified | BrentinCO August 25, 2019 01:59pm |
| Description | Named for the founder of Denver William Larimer, Jr, Larimer County is one of Colorado's 64 Counties. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins, home to Colorado State University. |
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November 15, 2001 -
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May 05, 1909 -
January 01, 2002
LARIMER lost to creation of JACKSON.
(Colo. Laws 1909, 17th sess., ch. 179, pp. 432-436)
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November 01, 1861 -
May 05, 1909
LARIMER created by Colorado Territory from non-county area. LARIMER's western boundary (described as "the summit of the snowy range") was open to different interpretations. In 1886, the Colorado Sup. Ct. ruled the boundary ran on Continental Divide.
(Colo. Terr. Laws 1861, 1st sess., sec. 20/p. 55; "Grand County v. Larimer County," in Colo. Rpts., 9:268-281)
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