Colorado, US

Colorado: State of the United States of America

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Population :	5,807,719
Country :	United States of America
Head of government :	Governor of Colorado
Area :	269837 km²
Water as percent of area :	0.43%
Land as percent of area :	99.57%
Continent :	Americas
Easternmost point :	Point(-102.048666666 39.329555555)
Northernmost point :	Point(-106.684833333 41.002388888)
Legislative body :	Colorado General Assembly
Named for :	Colorado River
Official language :	English
Altitude :	6,801 feet / 2073 meters
Capital :	Denver
Establishment :	August 08, 1876 (146 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC−07:00, America/Denver
Local time :	04:36:14 (23rd March 2023)

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Geography

Colorado is located at 39°0'1"N 105°30'3"W (39.0002700, -105.5008300). It has 7 neighbors: Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Wyoming.

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The largest city of Colorado is Denver with a population of 735,538. Other cities include, Colorado Springs population 482,131, Aurora population 387,377, Fort Collins population 168,234 and Lakewood population 157,429. See all Colorado cities & populated places.

Largest Cities in Colorado (more)

Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Colorado.

City Name	Title	County	Population
Denver	Capital city of the state of Colorado, United States; consolidated city and county	Denver	735,538
Colorado Springs	County seat of El Paso County, Colorado, United States	El Paso	482,131
Aurora	City in Kane County, Illinois, United States	Adams	387,377
Fort Collins	Municipality and county seat of Larimer County, Colorado, United States	Larimer	168,234
Lakewood	City in Colorado	Jefferson	157,429
Thornton	City in Adams County, Colorado, United States of America	Adams	148,113
Arvada	City in Adams and Jefferson counties in Colorado, United States	Jefferson	121,936
Westminster	Borough and city in London	Adams	115,046
Pueblo	City in Colorado, United States of America	Pueblo	112,751
Centennial	City in Colorado, United States of America	Arapahoe	110,156
Greeley	City in Colorado	Weld	108,958
Boulder	City in Colorado, United States of America	Boulder	107,645
Longmont	City in Colorado, USA	Boulder	98,445
Highlands Ranch	Census designated place	Douglas	96,713
Loveland	City and municipality in Larimer County, Colorado, USA	Larimer	83,517
Broomfield	Consolidated city-county in Colorado, United States	Broomfield	72,236

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Colorado has 7 neighbours.

Kansas state of the United States of America
Oklahoma state of the United States of America
Nebraska Nebraska, state of the United States of America. Nebraska is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America alongside Washington DC. Lincoln and its most populated town, Omaha, are its capital. It is located in the country's midwest region, the Central Northwest division, bordering South Dakota on the north, the Missouri River on the east, separating it from Iowa and Missouri, Kansas on the south, Colorado on the southwest, and Wyoming on the west. It is the eighth least densely populated state, with 9.12 inhabitants / km², ahead of the least densely populated Idaho, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. On March 1, 1867, he was admitted to the Union as the 37th,
New Mexico state of the United States of America
Utah state of the United States of America
Arizona state of the United States of America
Wyoming least populous state of the United States of America

Grand County
Lake County
Logan County
Hinsdale County
Denver
Adams County
Otero County
Delta County
Las Animas County
Costilla County
Bent County
Montrose County
Douglas County
Montezuma County
Fremont County
Jackson County
Elbert County
Rio Grande County
Morgan County
Dolores County
Larimer County
Teller County
Gunnison County
Garfield County
Weld County
Lincoln County
Moffat County
Phillips County
Summit County
La Plata County
Crowley County
Mineral County
San Miguel County
Broomfield
Sedgwick County
Archuleta County
Huerfano County
Boulder County
Rio Blanco County
Pueblo County
Alamosa County
Kiowa County
Yuma County
San Juan County
Prowers County
Washington County
Chaffee County
Ouray County
Pitkin County
Jefferson County
Gilpin County
Eagle County
Routt County
Baca County
Cheyenne County
Mesa County
Saguache County
Kit Carson County
Arapahoe County
Park County
Clear Creek County
Conejos County
El Paso County
Custer County

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1910	799,024	-	census
1920	939,629	14.96%	census
1930	1,035,791	9.28%	census
1940	1,123,296	7.79%	census
1950	1,325,089	15.23%	census
1960	1,753,947	24.45%	census
1970	2,207,259	20.54%	census
1980	2,889,964	23.62%	census
1990	3,294,394	12.28%	census
2000	4,301,261	23.41%	census
2010	5,029,196	14.47%	census
2011	5,121,108	1.79%	estimation process
2012	5,192,647	1.38%	estimation process
2013	5,269,035	1.45%	estimation process
2014	5,350,101	1.52%	estimation process
2015	5,450,623	1.84%	estimation process
2016	5,539,215	1.6%	estimation process
2017	5,611,885	1.29%	estimation process
2018	5,691,287	1.4%	estimation process
2019	5,758,736	1.17%	estimation process
2020	5,807,719	0.84%	estimation process

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People born in Colorado (166)

People born in Colorado, including animator Dale Baer, movie actress and director Jewel De'Nyle, musician Josephine Foster, .

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John Bevere (American author) he was born in 02/06/1959
Gabe Newell (American computer programmer and businessman) he was born in 03/11/1962
John Hickenlooper (American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado) he was born in 07/02/1952
Roman Nose (Northern Cheyenne warrior) he was born in 01/01/1835
J. Searle Dawley (American director and screenwriter) he was born in 13/05/1877
Ralph Edwards (Radio and television host and producer) he was born in 13/06/1913
Benjamin Kunkel (American writer) he was born in 14/12/1972
Brandon Merrill (American actress) she was born in 01/01/2000
Llewellyn Thompson (American diplomat) he was born in 24/08/1904
David Leland (American actor (1921-1987)) he was born in 29/10/1921
Bruce Darnell (American model and choreographer) he was born in 19/07/1957
Cortney Palm (American actress) she was born in 20/02/1987
Robert Woods (film actor) he was born in 19/07/1936
Red Byron (racecar driver) he was born in 12/03/1915
Chase Masterson (American actress) she was born in 26/02/1963
Nicole LeFavour (American congresswoman in Idaho) she was born in 08/02/1964
Arturo Bandini
Mia Dillon (American actress) she was born in 09/07/1955

Other places with the same name (2)

Colorado , Texas city in Texas, United States of America with a population of 3,875 people.

Colorado Counties (more)

Denver County

Denver County, county in Colorado, United States, coterminous with the City of Denver

El Paso County

El Paso County, One of the 64 counties in the U.S. is El Paso County. S. Colorado State. The 2010 Census reported an El Paso County population of 622,263. The 2018 estimate by the Census Bureau shows that, after the City and County of Denver, it is the second most populated county in Colorado. Colorado Springs, the second most populous city in Colorado, is the county seat. The Colorado Springs, Colorado, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes El Paso County. El Paso County is situated in the 5th congressional district of Colorado. El Paso County has traditionally voted for the Republican presidential nominee in presidential elections since its formation in 1871.

Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County, county in Colorado, United States

County Name	Population
Denver County	735,538
El Paso County	728,310
Arapahoe County	657,452
Jefferson County	583,283
Adams County	519,883
Douglas County	360,750
Larimer County	360,428
Weld County	333,983
Boulder County	327,171
Pueblo County	169,823
Mesa County	155,603
Broomfield County	72,236
Garfield County	60,366
La Plata County	56,564
Eagle County	54,929
Fremont County	47,867