Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County was created on February 2, 1874, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,086.
About Elbert County, Colorado in brief
Elbert County was created on February 2, 1874, from the eastern portions of Douglas County. The county was named for Samuel Hitt Elbert, the Governor of the Territory of Colorado when the county was formed. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,086. Elbert County is included in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,851 square miles.
In the 4th Congressional District, the current representative is Republican Ken Buck from Windsor. In presidential elections, Elbert is a strongly Republican county. In gubernatorial elections, it has also generally been powerfully Republican, but was nonetheless carried by Democrat Roy Romer by a narrow margin in 1990 – when he carried all but four counties statewide.
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