Wait, Why Does Kansas Own Land in Colorado?
Colorado has a couple of different neighbors nearby, but we actually have quite a long history with the state of Kansas.
In fact, much of Colorado used to be a part of the Kansas Territory back in the 1800s.
It wasn’t until the State of Kansas as we know it today became a state in 1861 that the more established borders of the states came into picture.
In fact, Colorado’s capital, Denver, got its name from one of the Governors of the Kansas Territory, James William Denver. Funnily enough, the founders of Denver did it to ‘suck up’ to the Kansas Territory leader.
But since 1861, I wouldn’t blame anyone for thinking Colorado and Kansas are, at this point, two separate entities.
However, as it would turn out, there may be a piece of Kansas right in the middle of Colorado that people had forgotten about for years.
Kansas Still Owns Land in Colorado
In a report from KSN, it was found that Kansas still owns a piece of land out in Colorado.
Located in the small town of Colorado City, which is south of Pueblo, sits land that Kansas’ Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services bought back in the 1970s.
The state acquired the land after it was found a Kansas resident living there had not paid child support in over six months.
However, the history of the 6,800 square feet of land.
In fact, Kansas may not have known about it either.
Kansas Putting Land in Colorado Up for Sale
As it would turn out, Kansas seemed to be hanging on to a piece of land in Colorado they had seemingly forgotten about.
It was in 2011 when they received tax notifications from Colorado that they realized they still had claim to the land.
At first, they simply did nothing, wanting Colorado to repossess the land.
However, after 13 years, that has not happened.
The land itself is now up for sale, and the property has been valued at $4,000. However, a bid has been placed for $1,925 at the time of writing.
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