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About Golden, Colorado
Golden is a home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States Census. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on June 16, 1859, the mining camp was originally named Golden City in honor of Thomas L. Golden. Golden City served as the capital of the provisional Territory of Jefferson from 1860 to 1861, and capital of the official Territory of Colorado from 1862 to 1867. In 1867, the territorial capital was moved about 12 miles (19 km) east to Denver City. Golden is now a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.
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Find what county you are in based on your current location, along with your full address and GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude). Need to know what county you are in? This site will tell you your county. See information about your current county and a map of counties in your state. The map shows a representation of the county you are in.
Here are a few reasons you might want to know your current county:
- Confirm your county while traveling
- Find your current legal jurisdiction or municipality
- Use as a real estate tool for agents or buyers
- You try asking Google or Alexa or Siri what your county is, but they do not have a GPS to help you
- You need to find your county clerk or county office website.
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What county am I in by address
When you search for your address, this page will tell you where you are, first and foremost the current county you are in. When you search for an address, the GPS coordinates are found for that address (or zipcode, city, etc). We then lookup what county those GPS coordinates are located in to find the answer to where you are.
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