Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 519,572. The county seat is Brighton. 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–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On May 30, 1854, the Kansas–Nebraska Act created the Territory of Nebraska and Territory of Kansas, divided by the Parallel 40° North (168th Avenue in present-day Adams County). The future Adams County, Colorado, occupied a strip of northern Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, immediately south of the Nebraska Territory. In 1859, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. Jack Henderson was the former editor and proprietor of the Leavenworth (Kansas Territory) Journal and an outspoken
Adams County es un condado ubicado en el estado estadounidense de Colorado. A partir del censo de 2020, la población era de 519,572. La sede del condado es Brighton. El condado es nombrado por Alva Adams, un primer gobernador del estado de Colorado en 1887-1889. Adams County es parte del Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Historia El 30 de mayo de 1854, el Kansas-Nebraska Act creó el Territorio de Nebraska y el Territorio de Kansas, dividido por el Paralelo 40° Norte (168th Avenue en el actual condado de Adams). El futuro Adams County, Colorado, ocupó una franja del norte de Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, inmediatamente al sur del Territorio de Nebraska. En 1859, John D. "Colonel" Jack Henderson construyó un rancho, correo comercial y hotel en la isla de Henderson en el Sur Platte River en Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory.