El Paso
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El Paso

County

Territory

  • officials recorded 5
  • partly recorded 3
  • nothing recorded 12
GEOID
08041
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:co/county:el_paso
POP
757,040 (2025)
CENTER
38.8321, -104.5255
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of El Paso

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to El Paso itself. Jurisdictions inside it are listed separately below.

Organization 8

Departments

  • The El Paso County Assessor's Office is a constitutional office responsible for the valuation of all real and personal property in El Paso County for property tax purposes.

  • The five-member Board of County Commissioners is the legislative and policy-making body for El Paso County, Colorado, responsible for setting policy, land use decisions, and overseeing county operations including the annual budget.

  • The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder is a constitutional officer responsible for marriage licenses, land records, vehicle titles and registration, county elections, and voter registration.

  • The El Paso County Department of Public Works maintains county roads and bridges, manages stormwater, and provides transportation planning and engineering services.

  • The 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office serves El Paso and Teller Counties, prosecuting criminal cases with 57 experienced prosecutors, 16 paralegals, 14 legal assistants, and support staff.

  • El Paso County Public Health provides public health services including disease prevention, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and community health programs for El Paso County residents.

  • The El Paso County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement, public safety, and detention services for unincorporated El Paso County and contract cities in the Colorado Springs metropolitan area.

  • The El Paso County Treasurer and Public Trustee is a constitutional officer responsible for the collection and distribution of property taxes in compliance with Colorado Statutes.

Within El Paso

Each of these governs itself. Counts are that jurisdiction's own records.

jurisdictions
34
agencies
55
bodies
10
officials
36
Name Agencies Bodies Officials
Colorado Springs 11 1 10
Fountain 7 1 7
Monument 9 2 0
Manitou Springs 9 0 0
Palmer Lake 11 3 0
Calhan 4 1 7
Green Mountain Falls 3 1 5
Ramah 1 1 7
Academy School District 20 0 0 0
Air Force Academy 0 0 0
Black Forest 0 0 0
Calhan School District RJ-1 0 0 0
Cascade-Chipita Park 0 0 0
Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 0 0 0
Cimarron Hills 0 0 0
Colorado Springs School District 11 0 0 0
Ellicott 0 0 0
Ellicott School District 22 0 0 0
Fort Carson 0 0 0
Fountain School District 8 0 0 0
Gleneagle 0 0 0
Hanover School District 28 0 0 0
Harrison School District 2 0 0 0
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 0 0 0
Manitou Springs School District 14 0 0 0
Miami-Yoder School District 60-JT 0 0 0
Peyton 0 0 0
Peyton School District 23-JT 0 0 0
Rock Creek Park 0 0 0
School District 49 0 0 0
Security-Widefield 0 0 0
Stratmoor 0 0 0
Widefield School District 3 0 0 0
Woodmoor 0 0 0