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Welcome to Colorado
 Introduction
Colorado is known as “The Centennial State” with Denver as its capital. Colorado Eastern Plains contain the High Plains, the section of the plains within Colorado with elevations ranging from 3315 to 6562 feet. Kansas and Nebraska border Colorado to the east. Agricultural products are cattle, wheat, dairy products, corn, and hay. Multi-faceted notable for its scientific research and high-technology industries. Colorado’s industries include food processing, transportation equipment, machinery, chemical products, and minerals such as gold and molybdenum. Denver is the financial center.
 People
Total population (2007) 4,861,515
Total Births (2006) 68,957
Total Deaths (2006) 30,419
Total natural population increases (2006) 38,538
Total international migration (2006) 21,587
Total internal migration (2006) 29,819
Net migration (2006) 51,406
Total male population (2000) 2,165,983
Total female population (2000) 2,135,278
Total white population (2000) 3,560,005
Total black population (2000) 165,063
Total asian population (2000) 95,213
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 44,241
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 4,621
Hispanic population (2000) 735,601
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,200,466
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,712,698
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 114,702
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 31,098
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 71,592
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,292
Female median age (2000) 35
Male median age (2000) 33
Total number households (2000) 1,658,238
Average household size (2000) 2.53




 Geography
Capital Denver
Largest City Denver
State's Total Area Ranking 8
Total Area 104 sq mi
Width 280 miles
Length 380 miles
Percent Water 0.36%
Latitude 37°N to 41°N
Longitude 102°W to 109°W
Highest Elevation Mount Elbert 14,433 ft (4,402 m)
Mean Elevation 6 ft
Lowest Elevation Arikaree River 3,315 ft (1,011 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $216,537,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $1,823,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $8,591,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $2,525,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $13,669,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $9,217,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $4,758,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $11,489,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $13,404,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $5,650,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $18,729,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $14,123,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $30,080,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $18,759,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $3,266,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,736,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $1,268,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $12,525,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $2,901,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,436,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,916,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $25,673,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $7,648,456
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,640
Total employees state & local government (2005) 250,068
Firefighters (2005) 4,648
Government hospital employees (2005) 12,566
Government transit employees (2005) 2,912
Population with health insurance (2000) 3,684,166
Population without health insurance (2000) 656,729
 Other
State Flower Rocky Mountain Columbine
State Bird Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)
Violent crime (2005) 18,498
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 396.5
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 173
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 3.7
Forcible rape (2005) 2,026
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 43.4
Robbery (2005) 3,948
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 84.6
Aggravated assault (2005) 12,351
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 264.7
Property crime (2005) 188,449
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 4039.5
Burglary (2005) 34,746
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 744.8
Larceny-theft (2005) 127,602
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2735.2
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 26,101
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 559.5
 City List (Population 2000)
Agate Aguilar (593) Akron (1,711)
Alamosa (7,960) Allenspark (496) Alma (179)
Almont Amherst Anton
Antonito (873) Arapahoe Arboles (232)
Arlington Arriba (244) Arvada (102,153)
Aspen (5,914) Atwood (195) Ault (1,432)
Aurora (276,393) Austin Avon (5,561)
Avondale (754) Bailey Basalt (2,681)
Battlement Mesa (3,497) Bayfield (1,549) Bedrock
Bellvue Bennett (2,021) Berthoud (4,839)
Bethune (225) Beulah Black Hawk (118)
Blanca (391) Boncarbo Bond
Boone (323) Boulder (94,673) Branson (77)
Breckenridge (2,408) Briggsdale Brighton (20,905)
Broomfield (38,272) Brush (5,117) Buena Vista (2,195)
Buffalo Creek Burlington (3,678) Burns
Byers (1,233) Cahone Calhan (896)
Campo (150) Canon City (15,431) Capulin
Carbondale (5,196) Carr Cascade
Castle Rock (20,224) Cedaredge (1,854) Center (2,392)
Central City (515) Chama Cheraw (211)
Cheyenne Wells (1,010) Chimney Rock Chromo
Cimarron Clark Clifton (17,345)
Climax Coal Creek (2,323) Coaldale
Coalmont Collbran (388) Colorado City (2,018)
Colorado Springs (360,890) Commerce City (20,991) Como
Conejos Conifer Cope
Cortez (7,977) Cory Cotopaxi
Cowdrey Craig (9,189) Crawford (366)
Creede (377) Crested Butte (1,529) Crestone (73)
Cripple Creek (1,115) Crook (128) Crowley (187)
Dacono (3,015) De Beque (451) Deer Trail (598)
Del Norte (1,705) Delta (6,400) Denver (554,636)
Dillon (802) Dinosaur (319) Divide
Dolores (857) Dove Creek (698) Drake
Dumont Dupont Durango (13,922)
Eads (747) Eagle (3,032) Eastlake
Eaton (2,690) Eckert Eckley (278)
Edwards (8,257) Egnar Elbert
Eldorado Springs (557) Elizabeth (1,434) Empire (355)
Englewood (31,727) Erie (6,291) Estes Park (5,413)
Evans (9,514) Evergreen (9,216) Fairplay (610)
Firestone (1,908) Flagler (612) Fleming (426)
Florence (3,653) Florissant Fort Collins (118,652)
Fort Garland (432) Fort Lupton (6,787) Fort Lyon
Fort Morgan (11,034) Fountain (15,197) Fowler (1,206)
Franktown (99) Fraser (910) Frederick (2,467)
Frisco (2,443) Fruita (6,478) Galeton
Garcia Gardner Gateway
Genoa (211) Georgetown (1,088) Gilcrest (1,162)
Gill Glade Park Glen Haven
Glenwood Springs (7,736) Golden (17,159) Granada (640)
Granby (1,525) Grand Junction (41,986) Grand Lake (447)
Granite Grant Greeley (76,930)
Green Mountain Falls (773) Grover (153) Guffey
Gunnison (5,409) Gypsum (3,654) Hamilton
Hartman (111) Hartsel Hasty
Haswell (84) Haxtun (982) Hayden (1,634)
Henderson Hereford Hesperus
Hillrose (254) Hillside Hoehne
Holly (1,048) Holyoke (2,261) Homelake
Hooper (123) Hot Sulphur Springs (521) Hotchkiss (968)
Howard Hudson (1,565) Hugo (885)
Hygiene Idaho Springs (1,889) Idalia
Idledale Ignacio (669) Iliff (213)
Indian Hills (1,197) Jamestown (205) Jaroso
Jefferson Joes Johnstown (3,827)
Julesburg (1,467) Karval Keenesburg (855)
Kersey (1,389) Kim (65) Kiowa (581)
Kirk Kit Carson (253) Kittredge (954)
Kremmling (1,578) La Jara (877) La Junta (7,568)
La Salle (1,849) La Veta (924) Lafayette (23,197)
Lake City (375) Lake George Lamar (8,869)
Laporte (2,691) Larkspur (234) Las Animas (2,758)
Lazear Leadville (2,821) Lewis
Limon (2,071) Lindon Littleton (40,340)
Livermore Log Lane Village (1,006) Loma
Longmont (71,093) Louisville (18,937) Louviers (237)
Loveland (50,608) Lucerne Lyons (1,585)
Mack Manassa (1,042) Mancos (1,119)
Manitou Springs (4,980) Manzanola (525) Marvel
Masonville Matheson Maybell
Mc Clave Mc Coy Mead (2,017)
Meeker (2,242) Meredith Merino (246)
Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Milliken (2,888)
Minturn (1,068) Model Moffat (114)
Molina Monarch Monte Vista (4,529)
Montrose (12,344) Monument (1,971) Morrison (430)
Mosca Nathrop Naturita (635)
Nederland (1,394) New Castle (1,984) New Raymer
Niwot (4,160) Norwood (438) Nucla (734)
Nunn (471) Oak Creek (849) Ohio City
Olathe (1,573) Olney Springs (389) Ophir (113)
Orchard Ordway (1,248) Otis (534)
Ouray (813) Ovid (330) Padroni (97)
Pagosa Springs (1,591) Palisade (2,579) Palmer Lake (2,179)
Paoli (42) Paonia (1,497) Parachute (1,006)
Paradox Parker (23,558) Parlin
Parshall Peetz (227) Penrose (4,070)
Peyton Phippsburg Pierce (884)
Pinecliffe Pine Pitkin (124)
Placerville Platteville (2,370) Pleasant View
Poncha Springs (466) Powderhorn Pritchett (137)
Pueblo (102,121) Ramah (117) Rand
Rangely (2,096) Red Cliff (289) Red Feather Lakes (525)
Redvale Rico (205) Ridgway (713)
Rifle (6,784) Rockvale (426) Rocky Ford (4,286)
Roggen Rollinsville Romeo (375)
Rush Rye (202) Saguache (578)
Salida (5,504) San Luis (739) San Pablo
Sanford (817) Sargents Sedalia (211)
Sedgwick (191) Seibert (180) Severance (597)
Shawnee Sheridan Lake (66) Silt (1,740)
Silver Plume (203) Silverthorne (3,196) Silverton (531)
Simla (663) Slater Snowmass Village (1,822)
Snowmass Snyder Somerset
South Fork (604) Springfield (1,562) Steamboat Springs (9,815)
Sterling (11,360) Stoneham Strasburg (1,402)
Stratton (669) Sugar City (279) Swink (696)
Tabernash (165) Telluride (2,221) Timnath (223)
Toponas Towaoc (1,097) Trinchera
Trinidad (9,078) Twin Lakes (6,301) Two Buttes (67)
U S A F Academy Vail (4,531) Vernon
Victor (445) Vilas (110) Villa Grove
Vona (95) Walden (734) Walsenburg (4,182)
Walsh (723) Ward (169) Watkins
Weldona Wellington (2,672) Westcliffe (417)
Westminster (100,940) Weston Wetmore
Wheat Ridge (32,913) Whitewater Wiggins (838)
Wild Horse Wiley (483) Windsor (9,896)
Winter Park (662) Wolcott Woodland Park (6,515)
Woodrow Woody Creek Wray (2,187)
Yampa (443) Yellow Jacket Yoder
Yuma (3,285)