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Colorado (state)

State of Colorado
Flag of Colorado State seal of Colorado
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Centennial State
Motto(s): Nil sine numine
(English: Nothing without providence)
State song(s): ""Where the Columbines Grow" and "Rocky Mountain High""
Map of the United States with Colorado highlighted
Demonym Coloradan/Coloradoan
Capital
(and largest city)
Denver
Largest metro Denver-Aurora CSA
Area Ranked 8th
 • Total 104,094 sq mi
(269,837 km2)
 • Width 380 miles (610 km)
 • Length 280 miles (450 km)
 • % water 0.36%
 • Latitude 37°N to 41°N
 • Longitude 102°03'W to 109°03'W
Population Ranked 22nd
 • Total 5,456,574 (2015 est)
 • Density 52.0/sq mi  (19.9/km2)
Ranked 37th
 • Median household income $66,596 (10th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Mount Elbert in Lake County
14,440 ft (4401.2 m)
 • Mean 6,800 ft  (2070 m)
 • Lowest point Arikaree River at the Kansas border
3,317 ft (1011 m)
Before statehood Colorado Territory
Admission to Union August 1, 1876 (38th)
Governor John Hickenlooper (D)
Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne (D)
Legislature General Assembly
 • Upper house Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D)
Cory Gardner (R)
U.S. House delegation 4 Republicans and 3 Democrats (list)
Time zone Mountain: UTC-07/UTC-06
ISO 3166 US-CO
Abbreviations CO, Colo.
Website www.colorado.gov
Colorado state symbols
Flag of Colorado.svg
Seal of Colorado.svg
Living insignia
Amphibian Western tiger salamander
Ambystoma mavortium
Bird Lark bunting
Calamospiza melanocoryus
Cactus Claret cup cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
Fish Greenback cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarki somias
Flower Rocky Mountain columbine
Aquilegia caerulea
Grass Blue grama grass
Bouteloua gracilis
Insect Colorado hairstreak butterfly
Hypaurotis cysaluswas
Mammal Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis
Pet Colorado shelter pets
Canis lupus familiaris
and Felis catus
Reptile Western painted turtle
Chrysemys picta bellii
Tree Colorado blue spruce
Picea pungens
Inanimate insignia
Beverage Mountain Dew
Folk dance Square dance
Chorea quadra
Fossil Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus armatus
Gemstone Aquamarine
Mineral Rhodochrosite
Motto Nil sine numine
(Latin: Nothing without providence)
Nickname The Centennial State
Rock Yule Marble
Ship USS Colorado (SSN-788)
Slogan Colorful Colorado
Soil Seitz
Song "Where the Columbines Grow" (1915) and
"Rocky Mountain High" (secondary song added 2007)
Sport Pack burro racing
Tartan Colorado State Tartan
State route marker
Colorado state route marker
State quarter
Colorado quarter dollar coin
Released in 2006
Lists of United States state symbols

Colorado (Listeni/kɒləˈræd, -ˈrɑːd/) is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Southwestern United States, and the Mountain States. Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,456,574 on July 1, 2015, an increase of 8.50% since the 2010 United States Census.


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