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Arapahoe County

county in Colorado, United States
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Arapahoe County

Summary

Arapahoe County is a county of Colorado[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county_of_colorado entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arapahoe County is located in Colorado[3].
  • Arapahoe County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Arapahoe County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].
  • Arapahoe County's capital is recorded as Littleton[6].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Denver County[7].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Adams County[8].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[9].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County[10].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Elbert County[11].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[12].
  • Arapahoe County's shares border with is recorded as Jefferson County[13].
  • Arapahoe County is named after Arapahoe County[14].
  • Arapahoe County's Commons category is recorded as Arapahoe County, Colorado[15].
  • Arapahoe County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00[16].
  • November 1, 1861 marks the founding of Arapahoe County[17].
  • Arapahoe County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.64, 'lon': -104.33}[18].
  • Arapahoe County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.arapahoe.co.us[19].
  • Arapahoe County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arapahoe County, Colorado[20].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+572003'}[21].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+574757'}[22].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+585827'}[23].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+595850'}[24].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+607070'}[25].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+631096'}[26].
  • Arapahoe County has a population of {'amount': '+655070'}[27].

Body

Geography

Arapahoe County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Colorado[3].

Physical Characteristics

Arapahoe County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2086'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+572003'}[21], {'amount': '+574757'}[22], {'amount': '+585827'}[23], {'amount': '+595850'}[24], {'amount': '+607070'}[25], and {'amount': '+631096'}[26].

Designation and Status

Arapahoe County's instance of is recorded as county of Colorado[5].

History and Context

November 1, 1861 marks the founding of Arapahoe County[17]. It is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Arapahoe County ranks in the top 6% of county_of_colorado entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Colorado United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q138812596
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Colorado
    Obo gazetteer id → 00103734
    Instance of → county of Colorado
    Coordinates → —
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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