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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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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Alva Adams
- Country
- United States
- 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
- topic has template
- Template:Adams County, Colorado
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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
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