Colorado

**State of Colorado**
	State of Colorado
Flag	Seal
	Elk-name(s): The Centennial State
	Motto(s): Nil sine numine; (Nothing athoot providence)
Demonym	Coloradan or Coloradoan (archaic)
Caipital	Denver
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Lairgest metro aurie	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA
Aurie	Rankit 8th in the U.S.
- Total	104,094 sq mi; (269,837 km2)
- Width	380 miles (612 km)
- Length	280 miles (451 km)
- % watter	0.36%
- Latitude	37°N to 41°N
- Langitude	102°03'W to 109°03'W
Population	Rankit 22nt in the U.S.
- Total	5,116,796 (2011 estimate)
- Densitie	49.3/sq mi (19.0/km2); Rankit 37t in the U.S.
- Median hoosehauld income	$56,993 (13t)
Elevation
- Heuchest point	Mount Elbert; 14,440 ft (4401.2 m)
- Mean	6,800 ft (2070 m)
- Lawest point	Arikaree River; 3,316 ft (1011 m)
Admission tae Union	1 August 1876 (38t State)
Govrenor	John Hickenlooper (D)
Lieutenant Govrenor	Joseph A. Garcia (D)
Legislatur	General Assembly
- Upper hoose	Senate
- Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
U.S. Senators	2 – Mark Udall (D); 3 – Michael Bennet (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation	4 Republicans an 3 Democrats (leet)
Time zone	MST=UTC -07, MDT=UTC -06
Abbreviations	CO Colo. US-CO
Wabsteid	colorado.gov

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Colorado (ⁱ/kɒləˈrædoʊ/)^[6] is a U.S. state that encompasses maist o the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastren portion o the Colorado Plateau an the wastren edge o the Great Plains. Colorado is pairt o the Wastren United States, the Soothwastren Unitit States, an the Muntain States. Colorado is the 8t maist extensive an the 22nt maist populous o the 50 United States. The Unitit States Census Bureau estimates that the population o Colorado wis 5,116,796 on 1 Julie 2011, an increase of +1.74% syne the 2010 Unitit States Census.

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↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Elevations and Distances in the United States. United States Geological Survey (2001). Retrieved on 21 October 2011. .
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
↑ The summit of Mount Elbert is the highest point of the Rocky Mountains of North America.
↑ Colorado – Definition. Merriam-webster.com (August 13, 2010). Retrieved on 5 Juin 2011. .