Adams City is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located in Adams County,

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, United States. Much of it was incorporated into

Commerce City The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Commerce City is the ...

in 1952.

History

Adams City was laid out in 1903, with developers hoping the county seat would be established there; however,

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was elected county seat in 1904, and Adams City was vacated in 1922. In 1946 and 1947, Adams County School District 14 was formed from surrounding schools, and Adams City was redeveloped about that time. On 1952-07-08, area residents voted 251 to 24 to incorporate Commerce Town (later renamed Commerce City), which includes southern Adams City.

Geography

Adams City is located at (39.8266528,-104.9288672).

Education

Adams County School District 14 serves the community today.

Notable person

Lucille Colacito Lucille "Lou" Colacito (later Appugliese; December 27, 1921 – January 30, 1998) was a catcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 120 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. Born in ...

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for the

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.Lucille M. Colacito profile
ancestry.com; accessed July 3, 2020.

References

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