|
| Capital
City: |
Denver |
| Location: |
39.76803 N, 104.87265 W |
| Area: |
104,100 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
3,892,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
August 1, 1876;
38th state |
| Song: |
Where the
Columbines grow |
| |
music & words by: A. J. Flynn |
| Nickname: |
Centennial state |
| Origin of states
name: |
Taken from the Spanish from the
"color red" |
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and was applied to the Colorado river |
| Time
zone: |
Mountain |
| Other Cities: |
Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort
Collins. |
| Border
States: |
Arizona,
Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, |
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Oklahoma,
Utah, Wyoming. |
| Geographic Center: |
Park, 30 miles northwest of Pike's
Park |
| Coastline: |
None |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Elbert; 14,433 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, wheat,
dairy products, corn, hay. |
| Industry: |
Food processing, machinery,
tourism, |
| |
chemical products, gold and other mining. |
| National
Park: |
Mesa Verde,
Rocky Mountains. |
| Topography: |
Eastern dry high plains; western
Rocky Mountains; |
| |
deep narrow canyons; |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 63 to 75 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 20 to 32 |
| Flower: |
White &
Lavender Columbine |
| Tree: |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
| Newspapers: |
The
Denver Post |
| Attractions: |
Colorado
Attractions. Roadside America |
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