Adams City, Colorado
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Adams County, CO, USA}}
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Adams City is an unincorporated community located in Adams County, Colorado, United States.{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}} Much of it was incorporated into Commerce Town in 1952.
History
Adams City was laid out in 1903, with developers hoping the county seat would be established there; however, Brighton was elected county seat in 1904. In 1946 and 1947, Adams County School District 14 was formed from surrounding schools, and Adams City was redeveloped about that time. On August 7, 1952, area residents voted 251 to 24 to incorporate Commerce Town (later renamed Commerce City), which included southern Adams City. An independent Adams City post office operated from September 26, 1923, until October 11, 1963, when it became a branch of the Commerce Town post office.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}}
Geography
Adams City is located in western Adams County at coordinates {{coord|39.8267|-104.9289|type:city_region:US-CO_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=inline}}.
Education
Adams County School District 14 serves the community today.
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See also
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- Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Front Range Urban Corridor
- List of populated places in Colorado
- List of post offices in Colorado
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External links
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- [https://www.colorado.gov/ State of Colorado]
- [https://www.historycolorado.org/ History Colorado]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Adams County, Colorado
Category:Unincorporated communities in Colorado
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