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| | Lake County, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Lake County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861. |
 | | Lake County slowly lost territory over the succeeding decades, losing land in its southeast to Saguache County in 1866 and Hinsdale County in 1874; in its southwest to La Plata County in 1874 and San Juan County in 1876, and in its west to Ouray and Gunnison counties in 1877. |
 | | In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 12.80% from 18 to 24, 33.10% from 25 to 44, 20.60% from 45 to 64, and 6.60% who were 65 years of age or older. |
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