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Colorado Events
- Wikimedia US Mountain West Spring 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT
- Wikimedia US Mountain West Summer 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT
- Wikimedia US Mountain West Autumn 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
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Colorado Facts
State of Colorado
- 38th State)
- 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 Senate:
- 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–)
- 1. Diana DeGette (D) (1997–)
- 2. Joe Neguse (D) (2019–)
- 3. Lauren Boebert (R) (2021–)
- 4. Ken Buck (R) (2015–)
- 5. Doug Lamborn (R) (2007–)
- 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 Elbert14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) (third highest state)
- Mean elevation: 6,800 feet (2,070 m) (highest state)
- Lowest elevation: Arikaree River3,317 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)
- 273 municipalities, comprising 2 consolidated city and county governments, 73 cities, and 198 towns
- UTC−06
- USPS code: CO
- 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
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The Centennial State |
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Colorful Colorado
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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) |
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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) |
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Colorado shelter pets (Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus) |
State reptile: | Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) |
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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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Subcategories
The U.S. State of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated four
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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
Interesting facts-
- The world's largest brewery is located in Golden.
- All-American football player to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States(1962-1993).
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell was only the second Native American to sit in the United States Senate (1993-2005).
- The highest pointof 18 U.S. states.
- Colorado had a 2014 life expectancy of 80.21 years, longest of any U.S. state.
- Colorado has the lowest rate of heart disease of any U.S. state (2.7% – USCB2008)
- Colorado has the lowest rate of adult obesity of any U.S. state (20.5% – CDC 2012)
- Colorado has the fewest motor vehiclesper capita of any U.S. state (0.328 – USCB 2008)
Did you know (auto-generated) -
- ... that following the killing of Richard Ward by a Colorado sheriff's deputy, the deputy received an award for the injuries that he allegedly sustained during the incident?
- ... that Parkville lost out on becoming the Colorado Territory's capital by eleven votes and is now a ghost townlargely buried under mining waste?
- ... that the No. 1–ranked 2023 Colorado Mines Orediggers, "college football's nerdiest contender", featured players with pigtails and a drawn-on blue mustache, a friar's haircut, and Harry Potter cosplay?
- ... that some members of the Daughters of the American Revolution came up with the idea to design a flag of Colorado, unaware that such a flag already existed?
- ... that Charles Johnson received the most votes for student body president at the University of Colorado Boulder, even though he had already been disqualified from running?
- ... that Yemi Mobolade is the first Black person and the first non-Republican to be elected the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado?
- ... that Aymara legislator Rafael Quispe's humorous style of political activism led one Bolivian parliamentarian to describe him as the "Chapulín Colorado" of the Legislative Assembly?
Related WikiProjects
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- Outline of Colorado, Index of Colorado articles
- Colorado, History, Prehistory, Timeline
- Places
- Geography, Colorado Plateau, High Plains
- Rocky Mountains, Ranges, Peaks, Passes
- Drainage basins
- Category:Colorado, Commons:Category:Colorado
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