South Arapahoe County was a county of the State of Colorado that existed for five months until it was renamed Arapahoe County in 1903.

South Arapahoe County
Former county
Colorado's location in the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	November 15, 1902
Named for	Arapahoe County
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)

History

In 1901, the Colorado General Assembly voted to split Arapahoe County into three parts: a new consolidated City and County of Denver, a new Adams County, and the remainder of the Arapahoe County to be renamed South Arapahoe County.[1] A ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum delayed the reorganization until 1902-11-15.[2] On 1903-04-11, the Colorado General Assembly changed the name of South Arapahoe County back to Arapahoe County.[1]

See also

• Outline of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• Historic Colorado counties
  • Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory
  • Arrappahoe County, Jefferson Territory
  • Arapahoe County, Colorado

References