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The county seat of Eagle County, Colorado, is Eagle. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 34,950, an increase of 13,022 over the 1990 census.

The Ute Indians claimed Eagle County lands for summer hunting and fishing grounds before Europeans explored the area. The first reliable account of European presence in the Eagle River Valley was in 1840 when Kit Carson guided the Fremont party through the region.

Fortune hunters and settlers scoured the state, striking lead carbonate ore in Leadville in 1874. The strike brought many prospectors to the valley, and by 1879 a permanent camp was established and the town of Red Cliff was born.

Eagle County was carved from Summit County in 1883 and Red Cliff, named for the surrounding red quartzite cliffs, was the first county seat. The county government moved west to the town of Eagle in 1921.

The evolution of Vail from a quiet sheep pasture to an international resort is credited to the famous 10th Mountain Division ski troops who were introduced to the valley while training at Camp Hale in the 1940s. Following World War II, a group of former Army buddies returned to the Gore Creek Valley to fulfill their collective dream...to develop a ski resort. Vail emerged as a ski giant and the county has flourished ever since.

The Eagle County Historical Society Museum is located in Chambers Park in Eagle and documents the history of the Eagle River Valley from the early Native Americans to the families living in the county today.

Once dependent upon mining and agriculture, today's economy is driven by tourism. The international ski industry, centeringaround Vail, Beaver Creek Resort, Arrowhead and Aspen, employs more than half of the county's permanent residents, a population that has grown from 4,677 in 1960 to nearly 42,000 in 2000.

Eagle County is centrally located in the Rocky Mountains along Interstate 70, offering easy access to Colorado's best amenity -- the mountains. The county's 1,680 miles of mountain lands vary in topography and climate from temperate river valleys to snow-capped peaks and open ranch lands. Average temperatures are 73 degrees in the summer and 34 degrees in the winter.

Denver is less than 100 miles east; Grand Junction, a Western Slope hub, is about 100 miles west, and many mountain communities are nearby, such as Aspen, Steamboat Springs, and Breckenridge.

Golfers, skiers, outdoor enthusiasts, wildlife watchers, champion athletes, mothers and fathers, business owners, vacationers, ranchers, retirees, students and many others have grown to love Eagle County's boundless opportunities.

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