Place:El Paso, Colorado, United States

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NameEl Paso
Alt namesEl Pasosource: Getty Vocabulary Program
ElPasosource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.833°N 104.517°W
Located inColorado, United States     (1861 - )
See alsoTeller, Colorado, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery
Monument Cemetery
Census-designated place
Air Force Academy
Black Forest
Cascade-Chipita Park
Cimarron Hills
Fort Carson
Gleneagle
Security-Widefield
Stratmoor
Woodmoor
Inhabited place
Alta Vista
Calhan
Cascade
Chipita Park
Colorado Springs ( 1871 - )
Duffield
Eastonville
Elesmere
Ellicott
Falcon
Fountain
Glen Eyie
Green Mountain Falls
La Foret
Manitou Springs
Midway
Minnehaha
Monument
Palmer Lake
Papeton
Peyton
Ramah
Rock Creek Pprk
Rush
Security
Shirley
Skinners
Stratmoor Hills
Trail Junction Picnic Grounds
Truckton
Widefield
Yoder
Unknown
Altman
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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El Paso County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. The 2020 Census recorded its population as 730,395. The Census Bureau's 2020 result indicates it is the most populous county in Colorado, surpassing the City and County of Denver. The county seat is Colorado Springs, the second most populous city in Colorado. El Paso County is included in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located in Colorado's 5th congressional district.

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History

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In July 1858, gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on October 24, 1859. The following month, the Jefferson Territorial Legislature organized 12 counties for the new territory including El Paso County. El Paso County was named for the Spanish language name for Ute Pass north of Pikes Peak. Colorado City served as the county seat of El Paso County.

The Jefferson Territory never received federal sanction, but on February 28, 1861, U.S. President James Buchanan signed an act organizing the Territory of Colorado. El Paso County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861. Part of its western territory was broken off to create Teller County in 1899. Originally based in Old Colorado City (now part of Colorado Springs, not today's Colorado City between Pueblo and Walsenburg), El Paso County's county seat was moved to Colorado Springs in 1873.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1861 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1861 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1861 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 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 987
1880 7,949
1890 21,239
1900 31,602
1910 43,321
1920 44,027
1930 49,570
1940 54,025
1950 74,523
1960 143,742
1970 235,972
1980 309,424
1990 397,014
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of El Paso County, Colorado, United States

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