Place:Bent, Colorado, United States

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NameBent
Alt namesBentsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Greenwoodsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.967°N 103.067°W
Located inColorado, United States     (1870 - )
See alsoCheyenne, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Greenwood, Colorado, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Kiowa, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lincoln, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Otero, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Prowers, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Able
Big Bend
Boggsville
Caddoa
Cornelia
Fort Lyon
Four Corners Crossing
Hasty
Keesee
Keller
Kreybill
Las Animas Junction
Las Animas
Lubers
Marlman
McClave
Melina
Ninaview
Old Fort Lyon
Old Fort Lyons
Prowers
Riverdale
Toonerville
Wareland
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Bent County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,650.[1] The county seat and only incorporated municipality is Las Animas. The county is named in honor of frontier trader William Bent.

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History

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As Colorado experienced population growth following the American Civil War, government had to be closer to the people for commerce and justice to be better served in growing communities. Territorial Bent County was created in February 1870, followed by Greenwood County the following month. The June 1, 1870, Federal Census was several months away and there were plans to apply for statehood. On February 2, 1874, Grand County and Elbert County were formed. On February 6, 1874, Greenwood County was dissolved and divided between Bent and Elbert counties. At the time of this annexation, Bent County included a large portion of southeastern Colorado. In 1889, Bent County acquired its current borders when it was partitioned to create Cheyenne, Lincoln, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers counties.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1870 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1888 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1870 592
1880 1,654
1890 1,313
1900 3,049
1910 5,043
1920 9,705
1930 9,134
1940 9,653
1950 8,775
1960 7,419
1970 6,493
1980 5,945
1990 5,048
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Bent County, Colorado, United States

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