Colorado

State of Colorado
Flag of Colorado State seal of Colorado
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Centennial State
Motto(s): Nil sine numine
(English: Nothing without providence)
State song(s): “”Where the Columbines Grow” and “Rocky Mountain High”[1]”
Map of the United States with Colorado highlighted
Demonym Coloradan
Capital
(and largest city) Denver
Largest metro Denver-Aurora CSA
Area Ranked 8th
• Total 104,094 sq mi
(269,837 km2)
• Width 380 miles (610 km)
• Length 280 miles (450 km)
• % water 0.36%
• Latitude 37°N to 41°N
• Longitude 102°03’W to 109°03’W
Population Ranked 21st
• Total 5,540,545 (2016 est.)[2]
• Density 52.0/sq mi (19.9/km2)
Ranked 37th
• Median household income $66,596[3] (10th)
Elevation
• Highest point Mount Elbert[4][5][6][7] in Lake County
14,440 ft (4401.2 m)
• Mean 6,800 ft (2070 m)
• Lowest point Arikaree River[5][6] at the Kansas border
3,317 ft (1011 m)
Admission to Union August 1, 1876 (38th)
Governor John Hickenlooper (D)
Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne (D)
Legislature General Assembly
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D)
Cory Gardner (R)
U.S. House delegation 4 Republicans and 3 Democrats (list)
Time zone Mountain: UTC−7/UTC−6
ISO 3166 US-CO
Abbreviations CO
Website www.colorado.gov
Colorado state symbols
Colorado (/ˌkɒləˈrædoʊ, -ˈrɑːdoʊ/ (About this sound listen)[8][9]) is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th largest geographically and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 10.17% since the 2010 United States Census.[10]