Weld County, Colorado
Weld County is one of the 64 counties of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2010 census, the population was 252,825. The county seat is Greeley.
Weld County comprises the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area.
History
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the Nebraska Territory and the Kansas Territory, divided by the Parallel 40° North (Baseline Road or County Line Road or Weld County Road 2 in the future Weld County). Present-day Weld County, Colorado, lay in the southwestern portion of the Nebraska Territory, bordering the Kansas Territory.
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 St. Vrain County. St. Vrain County was named in honor of Ceran de Hault de Lassus de St. Vrain, the French trader who established the first trading post on the upper South Platte River. St. Vrain County encompassed much of what is today Weld County.
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Tom Roche, of Roche Constructors, talks about final expansion project at Weld County Jail
The Tribune Greeley 25 May 2019Students at three Hamilton County high schools can take dual enrollment technology courses this fall through new partnership
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Fox31 Denver 25 May 2019Greeley, Weld County Death Notice for May 25
The Tribune Greeley 25 May 2019Obituary for Larry Carlson
The Tribune Greeley 25 May 2019Weld County Sheriff’s Office investigating overnight crash featuring police chase, ejections
The Tribune Greeley 24 May 2019An Invitation to Participate in an Annual Tradition
North Forty News 24 May 2019Greeley, Weld County Death Notices for May 24
The Tribune Greeley 24 May 2019Former Weld County lawmaker cited for providing alcohol to minor
Fox31 Denver 24 May 2019Kelly Baker sentenced to life in prison following emotional hearing Friday
The Tribune Greeley 24 May 2019Forty-two Individuals Arrested In One Of The Largest Black Market Marijuana Takedowns In Colorado History
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