Title 30, Government - County

The county of Gunnison is hereby created and established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, and with boundaries as follows: Commencing at a point on the south line of Lake county where the said line crosses the summit of the range of mountains…

The county of Hinsdale shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection of the ninth correction line north with the New Mexico principal meridian, and running thence north along said principal meridian to the southern boundary of Saguache county; thence wester…

Beginning at the summit of Greenhorn Mountain; thence following the crest of the main range of mountains around the headwaters of the Huerfano and Cucharas rivers to the summit of the easterly of the two Spanish peaks; thence northeasterly along the dividing ridge between the wat…

Beginning at the intersection of the north boundary line of Colorado with the continental divide; thence along said divide to the point where it intersects the Medicine Bow Mountains; thence northerly along the crest of the Medicine Bow Mountains to the north boundary line of Col…

Jefferson county is hereby bounded as follows: Except for those portions that became part of the city and county of Broomfield on November 15, 2001, in accordance with sections 10 to 13 of article XX of the state constitution, commencing at a point where the township line between…

Beginning at the point of intersection of the east boundary line of Colorado with the south line of township twenty south; thence west on said township line to its intersection with the west line of range fifty-four west; thence north on said range line to the northwest corner of…

The county of Kit Carson is hereby established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and the boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Elbert county and running west along the north line of said Elbert county to the west lin…

Beginning at the point on the continental divide from which the Tenmile Range departs northerly; thence on a due west line to its second intersection with the continental divide; thence westerly and then southerly along the continental divide to its intersection with the section …

The name of the county of Lake is hereby changed to Chaffee, and the name of Carbonate county is changed to Lake county. Source: L. 1879: p. 48, § 1. G.S. § 469. R.S. 08: § 1117. C.L. § 8598. CSA: C. 44, § 40. CRS 53: § 34-1-37. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-1-37.

The county of La Plata shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at a point six miles west of the mouth of Lost Trail creek, and running thence north to a point ten miles north of the thirty-eighth parallel of north latitude; thence west to the western boundary of the state; thence…

Beginning at the intersection of the first standard parallel north with the east line of range sixty-eight west; thence west on said parallel to its intersection with the east line of range sixty-nine west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the south line o…

The boundaries of the county of Las Animas are as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Pueblo; thence running due west to the Iron Springs; thence westerly along the southern line of Pueblo county, to the dividing ridge between the waters of the Apishapa a…

Beginning at the intersection of the first standard parallel south with the west line of range fifty-six west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the second standard parallel south; thence west on said parallel to the northwest corner of section six, townshi…

Beginning at the intersection of the east line of range forty-eight west with the north boundary line of Colorado; thence west on said north boundary line to its intersection with the west line of range fifty-five west; thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of t…

So much of the county of Gunnison as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, to be called the county of Mesa: Beginning at the northwest …

Beginning at the intersection of the east line of range two east with the south line of township thirty-seven north; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the south line of township forty north, range two east; thence east on said township line to the southeast…

All that part of Routt county as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, to be called the county of Moffat: Beginning at a point on the north boundary of the state of Colorado at a point where said state line…

The county of Montezuma is hereby established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, and the boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of La Plata county, in the state of Colorado, and running thence east along the southern boun…

The county of Montrose is hereby established with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and with boundaries as follows: Beginning at a point on parallel one hundred and seven degrees and thirty minutes two miles south of the third correction line exten…

So much of the county of Weld as is included in the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, to be called the county of Morgan: Beginning at the southeast corner…

Beginning at the intersection of the south line of township twenty-seven south with the west line of range fifty-nine west; thence north on the west line of range fifty-nine west to the northwest corner of township twenty-six south, range fifty-nine west; thence west on the south…

The county of Ouray is hereby created, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and shall embrace all that territory drained by the Uncompahgre river and its tributaries south of thirty-eight degrees and twenty minutes north latitude and north of the…

That portion of the western boundary line of the county of Ouray and that portion of the eastern boundary line of the county of Montrose lying between the northwest corner of the county of Ouray and the northern boundary line of the county of San Miguel, is hereby fixed and estab…

The state engineer, through the county surveyors of Ouray and San Miguel counties, within six months after this section becomes effective, shall designate the county line between the counties of Ouray and San Miguel, beginning at a point which is the southeast corner of Montrose …

Park county: Commencing at a point where the second correction line south intersects the Platte river; thence south to the third correction line south; thence west to the summit of the snowy range, east of the Arkansas river; thence in a northerly direction along the divide betwe…

Beginning at the intersection of the south line of township six north with the east boundary line of Colorado; thence west along said township line to its intersection with the west line of range forty-seven west; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the secon…

The county of Pitkin is hereby established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and with boundaries as follows: Beginning at the point on the summit of the survey or National range where the Elk mountain range intersects the same; thence in a we…

Beginning at the intersection of the eastern boundary line of Colorado with the south line of township twenty-seven south; thence west on said township line to its intersection with the west line of range forty-seven west; thence north on said range line to its intersection with …

The boundaries of the county of Pueblo shall be as follows: Commencing at a point on the western boundary line of said county, as heretofore constituted, where the fourth correction line south crosses the western boundary of said county, thence running due west six miles; thence …

So much of the county of Garfield as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, with the legal capacities and functions of other counties of this state, to be called the county of Rio Blanco: Commencing at a poi…

Beginning at the intersection of the ninth standard parallel north with the east line of range eight east; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the tenth standard parallel north; thence west on said parallel to its intersection with the west line of range four…

Beginning at the intersection of the west line of range eighty-eight west with the north boundary line of Colorado; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the north line of township seven north; thence west on said township line to the section line between secti…

Saguache county: Commencing at the most easterly point of La Loma del Norte; thence in an easterly direction to the point where the Mosco creek enters into the San Luis Valley; thence up the center of said creek to the boundary line of Fremont county, on the summit of the Sangre …

The county of San Juan is hereby created and established, with the legal capacity and functions of the other counties of the state, and with boundaries as follows: Commencing at a point on the western boundary of Hinsdale county, nine miles south of where it intersects the tenth …

The county of San Miguel is hereby created and established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, and with the boundaries as follows: Commencing at a point on the boundary line between the counties of Hinsdale and San Juan, due east of the junctio…

The boundary line between San Miguel and Dolores counties is hereby established as follows: Commencing at the common section corner of sections twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty-three and thirty-four, township forty-one north, range nine west, New Mexico principal meridian, bein…

The name of the county of Uncompahgre is hereby changed to Ouray, and the name of Ouray county is hereby changed to San Miguel county. Source: L. 1883: p. 123, § 1. G.S. § 483. R.S. 08: § 1144. C.L. § 8628. CSA: C. 44, § 71. CRS 53: § 34-1-66. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-1-66.

Beginning at the northeast corner boundary of Colorado; thence west on the north boundary line of Colorado to its intersection with the west line of range forty-seven west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the southern boundary of the northern half of town…

Summit county: All that portion of the state bounded on the south by the county of Lake, and on the east by the summit of the snowy range, and on the north and west by the state boundary. Source: R.S. p. 162, § 37. G.L. § 369. G.S. § 444. R.S. 08: § 1146. C.L. § 8630. CSA: C. 44,…

So much of the counties of El Paso and Fremont as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, to be called the county of Teller: Beginning at the northeast corner of Fremont county at the intersection of the line…

(1) The county of Washington is hereby established, with the same legal capacity and functions as other counties of this state, and the boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Weld county, and running thence west along the south boundary of Weld county to …

Except for those portions that became part of the city and county of Broomfield on November 15, 2001, in accordance with sections 10 to 13 of article XX of the state constitution, beginning at the intersection of the west line of range sixty-eight west with the base line; thence …

(1) The county of Yuma is hereby established, with the same legal capacities and functions as other counties of this state, and the boundaries are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Washington county; thence running west along the north line of Washington county to …

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "county" means any county or city and county. Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1.

Wherever the boundary lines of any county are so indefinite as to make it impossible to determine where such lines are, and when a portion of territory by reason of such indefinite description is claimed by two counties, the board of county commissioners of each county so claimin…

When such arbitration is required, the board of county commissioners of each county shall choose one person from their county, and such persons shall select a third person who shall not be a resident of either county, and such three persons so chosen shall constitute a board of a…