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Colorado is the state of the United States of America that encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the high western edge of the Great Plains. Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, Colorado became the 38th U.S. state. Colorado ranks 21st in population, eighth in total area, and first in mean elevation among the 50 U.S. states. Fifty-five of the 124 highest major mountain peaksofNorth America rise in Colorado. The United States Census Bureau estimated that the population of the State of Colorado was 5,829,926 on July 1, 2022, an increase of 1.15% since the 2020 United States census. Denver is the state capital, the most populous city, and the heart of the most populous metropolitan area of the Rocky Mountain Region. Colorado Springs is the state's second most populous city. While the population of the Front Range Urban Corridor now exceeds five million, many rugged portions of the state remain pristine wilderness.

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Colorado Facts

• Date admitted to Union: August 1, 1876 (38th State)
• Demonym: Coloradan
• Capital: Denver
• Elected state officers:
  • Governor: Jared Polis (D) (2019–)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Dianne Primavera (D) (2019–)
  • Secretary of State: Jena Griswold (D) (2019–)
  • Treasurer: Dave Young (D) (2019–)
  • Attorney General: Phil Weiser (D) (2019–)
• Colorado General Assembly:
  • Colorado Senate:
    • D-23 R-12 (2023–2024}
  • Colorado House of Representatives:
    • D-46 R-19 (2023–2024}
• Colorado Supreme Court:
  • Brian Boatright, Chief Justice (2021–)
  • Monica Márquez (2010-)
  • William Hood, III (2014–)
  • Richard Gabriel (2015–)
  • Melissa Hart (2017–)
  • Carlos Samour, Jr (2018–)
  • Maria Berkenkotter (2021–)
• U.S. Senators:

Class 2. John Hickenlooper (D) (2021–)

Class 3. Michael Bennet (D) (2009–)

• U.S. Representatives:

1. Diana DeGette (D) (1997–)

2. Joe Neguse (D) (2019–)

3. Lauren Boebert (R) (2021–2025)

4. vacant

5. Doug Lamborn (R) (2007–2025)

6. Jason Crow (D) (2019–)

7. Brittany Pettersen (D) (2023-)

8. Yadira Caraveo (D) (2023–)

• Total area: 104,094 square miles (269,602 km²) (eighth most extensive state)
  • Land: 103,718 square miles (268,628 km²) = 99.64%
  • Water: 376 square miles (974 km²) = 0.36%
• Highest elevation: Mount Elbert 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) (third highest state)
• Mean elevation: 6,800 feet (2,070 m) (highest state)
• Lowest elevation: Arikaree River 3,317 feet (1,011 m) (highest state)
• Population (2020 census): 5,773,714 (21st most populous state)
• Population density: 55.47 per square mile (21.40 km⁻²) (39th most densely populated state)
• Number of counties: 64 counties (including two consolidated city and county governments)
• Number of municipalities: 273 municipalities, comprising 2 consolidated city and county governments, 73 cities, and 198 towns
• Time zone: MST=UTC−07, MDT=UTC−06
• USPS code: CO
• ISO 3166 code: US-CO
• Adjacent U.S. states: Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah (tied for third most)
• State government website: Colorado.gov
• State tourism website: Colorado.com

State Symbols

State flag:	State seal:
State motto:	NIL SINE NUMINE (Latin: Nothing without providence)
State nickname:	The Centennial State
State slogan:	Colorful Colorado
State amphibian:	Western Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)
State bird:	Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocoryus Stejneger)
State cactus:	Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
State fish:	Greenback Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki somias)
State flower:	Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea)
State grass:	Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
State insect:	Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (Hypaurotis cysaluswas)
State mammal:	Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
State pets:	Colorado shelter pets (Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus)
State reptile:	Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii)
State tree:	Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
State fossil:	Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus armatus)
State gemstone:	Aquamarine
State mineral:	Rhodochrosite
State rock:	Yule Marble
State soil:	Seitz soil
State folk dance:	Square Dance
State ship:	USS Colorado (SSN-788)
State songs:	Where the Columbines Grow & Rocky Mountain High
State sport:	Pack Burro Racing
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Seal of the Executive Office

The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. stateofColorado. The governor is the head of the executive branchofColorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

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Castle Peak (Colorado)

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Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Pike's second expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains into what is now southern Colorado, which led to his capture by the Spanish colonial authorities near Santa Fe, who sent Pike and his men to Chihuahua (present-day Mexico) for interrogation. Later in 1807, Pike and some of his men were escorted by the Spanish through Texas and released near American territory in Louisiana.

In 1810, Pike published an account of his expeditions, a book so popular that it was translated into several languages for publication in Europe. He later achieved the rank of brigadier general in the American Army and served during the War of 1812 until he was killed during the Battle of York in April 1813, outside the British colonial capital of Upper Canada. (Full article...)

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Downtown Denver skyline

Denver (/ˈdɛnvər/ DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. stateofColorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood metropolitan statistical area, the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Colorado and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

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Hanging Lake

National Parks in Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

The 23 national parks in Colorado:

• Amache National Historic Site
• Arapaho National Recreation Area
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
• Browns Canyon National Monument
• Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
• Chimney Rock National Monument
• Colorado National Monument
• Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
• Curecanti National Recreation Area
• Dinosaur National Monument
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
• Hovenweep National Monument
• Mesa Verde National Park and World Heritage Site
• Old Spanish National Historic Trail
• Pony Express National Historic Trail
• Rocky Mountain National Park
• Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
• Santa Fe National Historic Trail
• Yucca House National Monument

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• The Four Corners is the only place where four U.S. states meet.

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• ... that "The Potato King of Colorado" survived a shipwreck, mined for gold in Australia, and helped establish an alcohol-free Methodist colony?

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