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Also known as Adams County, Colorado, Adams County, CO

county in Colorado, United States

AI overview

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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Named after
Alva Adams
Located in
Colorado
Contains
Brighton
Capital
Brighton
Population
519572
Area
3102
Shares border with
Broomfield County
Official website
www.co.adams.co.us
Image
Adams County Government Center.jpg
Households
167290
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Commons category
Adams County, Colorado
topic's main category
Category:Adams County, Colorado
category of associated people
Category:People from Adams County, Colorado
water as percent of area
1.4
inception
1901-04-15
different from
Adams County
native label
Adams County
social media followers
4452
per capita income
31310
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Adams County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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