Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Southwestern United States, and the Mountain States. source
Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Southwestern United States, and the Mountain States.
Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the 50 United States. source
Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the 50 United States.
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 10.17% since the 2010 United States Census. source
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 10.17% since the 2010 United States Census.
The state was named for the Colorado River. source
The state was named for the Colorado River.
The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S. source
The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S.
President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230 admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. source
President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230 admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state.
Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the same year as the centennial of the United States Declaration of Independence. source
Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the same year as the centennial of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado. source
Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado.
Residents of the state are properly known as "Coloradans". source
Residents of the state are properly known as "Coloradans".
The term "Coloradoan" has been used archaically and lives on in the title of Fort Collins' newspaper, the Coloradoan. source
The term "Coloradoan" has been used archaically and lives on in the title of Fort Collins' newspaper, the Coloradoan.
The summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) elevation in Lake County is the highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains of North America. source
The summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) elevation in Lake County is the highest point in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains of North America.
Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation. source
Colorado is the only U.S. state that lies entirely above 1,000 meters elevation.
The area of Colorado to the west of the Continental Divide is called the Western Slope of Colorado. source
The area of Colorado to the west of the Continental Divide is called the Western Slope of Colorado.
Drainage water west of the Continental Divide flows to the southwest via the Colorado River and the Green River into the Gulf of California. source
Drainage water west of the Continental Divide flows to the southwest via the Colorado River and the Green River into the Gulf of California.
In southmost Colorado is the large San Luis Valley, where the headwaters of the Rio Grande are located. source
In southmost Colorado is the large San Luis Valley, where the headwaters of the Rio Grande are located.
The highest ambient air temperature ever recorded in Colorado was 118 °F (48 °C) on July 11, 1888, at Bennett. source
The highest ambient air temperature ever recorded in Colorado was 118 °F (48 °C) on July 11, 1888, at Bennett.
The lowest air temperature in Colorado was −61 °F (−52 °C) on February 1, 1985, at Maybell. source
The lowest air temperature in Colorado was −61 °F (−52 °C) on February 1, 1985, at Maybell.