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Colorado Area:
104,100 square miles (8th)
Origin of Colorado's Name:
From the Spanish for "colored red"
Year of Colorado Statehood:
August 1, 1876 (38th state admitted)
Colorado State Capitol:
Denver
Largest Colorado Cities:
Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, Ft. Collins,
Arvada,
Pueblo, Westminster, Boulder, Thornton
Colorado 2000 Census Population:
4,301,261 (24th)
Colorado Population Growth Rate:
30.6% between 1990 and 2000 census
Colorado 2000 Census Median Household Income:
$47,203
Colorado State Nickname:
The Centennial State
Highest Point in Colorado:
Mt. Elbert - 14,433 ft.
Colorado State Bird:
Lark Bunting
Colorado State Tree:
Blue Spruce
Colorado State Flower:
Blue Columbine
Major Colorado Rivers:
Colorado
Rio Grande
Arkansas
Platte
Gunnison
Dolores
Yampa
Animas
Major Colorado Industries:
Tourism
Logging
Ranching
Computer Tech
Defense
Major Colorado Mountain Ranges:
Collegiate Range
Elk Range
Front Range
Never Summer Range
Sangre de Cristo Range
San Juan Range
Ten Mile Range
Uncompahgre Range
Colorado National Parks & Monuments:
Rocky Mountain NP
Mesa Verde NP
Flourissant Fossil Beds NM
Great Sand Dunes NP
Black Canyon NP
Colorado NM
Dinosaur NM
Hovenweep NM
Colorado National Forests:
San Juan
Uncompahgre
Rio Grande
White River
Gunnison
Routt
Pike
Roosevelt
San Isabel
Arapaho
This page last updated:
05/07/2006 |
