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 Arapahoe
was one of the original 17 counties created by the
Colorado Territory on 1861-11-01. Arapahoe County
originally stretched from the line of present-day
Sheridan Boulevard 160 miles (258 kilometers) east
to the Kansas state border, and from the line of
present-day County Line Road 30 miles (48 kilometers)
north to the Parallel 40° North (168th Avenue).
Denver City served as the Arapahoe County Seat until
1902.
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. A ruling by the Colorado
Supreme Court, subsequent legislation, and a referendum
delayed the reorganization until 1902-11-15. Governor
James Bradley Orman designated Littleton as the
temporary South Arapahoe County Seat. On 1903-04-11,
the Colorado General Assembly changed the name of
South Arapahoe County back to Arapahoe County. On
1904-11-08, Arapahoe County voters chose Littleton
over Englewood by a vote of 1310 to 829 to be the
permanent county seat.
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