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Adams County
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county in Colorado, United States
Adams County is a county located in Colorado, in the United States. It matters as one of Colorado's significant counties, contributing to the state's geography, governance, and population.
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- Population
- 519572
- Area
- 3102
- Official website
- www.co.adams.co.us
- Image
- Adams County Government Center.jpg
- Households
- 167290
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- Commons category
- Adams County, Colorado
- water as percent of area
- 1.4
- inception
- 1901-04-15
- native label
- Adams County
- social media followers
- 4452
- per capita income
- 31310
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Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 519,572. The county seat is Brighton, and the largest city is Thornton. The county is named for Alva Adams, an early Governor of the State of Colorado in 1887–1889. Adams County is part of the Denver metropolitan area.
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