Arapahoe County Cities & Towns

NOTE: Much of the information on this page came from Colorado Places by County.
City & Date Founded	1994 Population	Additional Information
PRESENT DAY COMMUNITIES:
AURORA Established & incorporated in 1891	250,000	The 3rd largest city in Colorado, Aurora was originally named "Fletcher". In 1907, the town name was changed to Aurora.
BOW MAR Incorporated in 1958	974
BYERS Unincorporated	1,065	Also called “Bijou”
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Incorporated in 1945	5,775	One of the most prestigious communities in the state, Cherry Hills Village's development goes back to the prewar years.
COLUMBINE VALLEY Incorporated in 1959	1,152
DEER TRAIL Incorporated in 1920	645
ENGLEWOOD Established & Incorporated in 1903	32,724	Englewood was named for the abundant fruit orchards surrounding the area.
FOXFIELD Incorporated in 1994	800	Located South of East Arapahoe Road and East of South Parker Road. Originally wanted to name the town "Smithfield." [Government & Information]
GLENDALE Incorporated in 1952	2,849
GREENWOOD VILLAGE Incorporated in 1950	8,407	South of Denver and Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village encompases a 7.62 mile area.
LITTLETON Established in 1872, Incorporated in 1890	37,819	County Seat. Named after homesteader Richard S. Little. Population in 1890 was 245. [Littleton History]
SHERIDAN Incorporated in 1891	5,640	Also called "Petersburg" Sheridan Historical Society
SULLIVAN		Part of Englewood
WOLHURST		Part of Littleton
HISTORICAL PLACES:
ABBOTT P. O. Established 1887-1926		Now site is in Washington County.
ALCOTT P. O. Established 1896		Absorbed by Denver 1904
ALEXANDERIA Established 1894
ALTURA Established 1963		Substation of Aurora P. O.
ANNANDALE Established 1888		Now part of Denver.
ARGO Established 1878; incorporated 1880		Annexed by Denver 1904.
ARGO JUNCTION/ARGO PARK		RR stops shown on 1895 map; sites now in Denver.
ARICKAREE P. O. 1888-1961		Now in Washington County
ATHENS P. O. 1892-1896		Site now in Denver
AVOCA P. O. 1889-1891		Site now in Yuma County
BADGER P. O. 1890-1894		Site now in Washington County
BARNUM Incorporated 1887		Annexed by Denver in 1896
BARR LAKE [prev. Barr] P. O. Established 1883		(Name changed in 1914) Now in Adams County
BEECHER ISLAND [orig. Beecher - briefly Glory] P. O. 1902-1958		Now in Yuma County
BENUET		Shown on 1887 map.
BERKLEY [prev. North Denver]		Established 1892, renamed 1896; now in Denver County.
BERKLEY P. O. Established 1890; incorporated 1898		Annexed by Denver in 1902
BENNET(T) Established 1870		Incorporated 1930 in Adams County
BERLIN Established 1890		Site now in Adams County
BIJOU		See BYERS
BIJOU SPINGS		Stage stop
BINGHAM		On 1885 map; site now in Denver
BIRD P. O. 1880		[aka Schuyler; later Magnolia, Sable] Site now in Adams County
BLAKELAND Established abt. 1919		Now in Douglas County
BOLTON P. O. 1900-1901		Site in Yuma County (PO moved to Clugh, Kansas)
BOX ELDER		Stage stop; site now in Adams County
BRIGHTON prev. Hughes Established 1871		1885 name changed from Huges to Brighton. Incorporated 1887 (Orig site now in Adams County. Now spans Adams-Weld County border
BROOKLYN Incorporated 1891
BURNHAM		RR station 1895; site now in Denver County
CABIN CREEK Established abt. 1910		On Adams-Arapahoe County border
CAMP ADAMS [aka Camp Alva Adams] Military Post Est 1898		Site now in Denver County
CAMP ELBERT [aka Camp Weld/Fort Weld] Military Camp 1861-1865		Site now in Denver County

 

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