Colorado Statistics

Information

Info:
Formed: 1876
Population: 5,029,196 people
Area: 269,837 sq/ kilometres
Languages Spoken: English

The Centennial State

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is part of the Western United States, the Mountain States, and the Southwestern United States.

The state was named for the Colorado River, which early Spanish explorers named the Rio Colorado for the red colored (Spanish: Colorado) silt the river carried from the mountains. In 1861, Jefferson Territorial officials decided that “Colorado” would be a fitting name for a new territory.Colorado is nicknamed the “Centennial State” because it was admitted to the Union as the 38th state in 1876, the centennial year of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Colorado is bordered by the northwest state of Wyoming to the north, the midwest states of Nebraska and Kansas to the northeast and east, on the south by New Mexico and a small portion of the southern state of Oklahoma, and on the west by Utah. The four states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at one common point known as the Four Corners, which is known as the heart of the American Southwest. Colorado is one of only three U.S. states with no natural borders, the others being neighboring Wyoming and Utah.

Colorado is noted for its vivid landscape of mountains, forests, high plains, mesas, canyons, plateaus, rivers, and desert lands. The 2010 United States Census tallied the state population at 5,029,196 as of April 1, 2010, an increase of 16.92% since the 2000 United States Census. Denver is the capital and the most populous city of Colorado. Residents of the state are properly known as “Coloradans”, although the archaic term “Coloradoan” is still used.

My Experience

What a short trip through Colorado as I passed through the four corners and headed on the way to Cortez. Roads were nice and wide, and you must be prepared for big climbs as it certainly is hilly. I didn’t plan on heading into this state, this is why my time is short, although met some solid curious individuals along the way who ere more than happy to give me directions and advice as to what was coming next.

Total Days: 1	Total Cost: $16.35 ($16.35/day)
Distance: 124.74 km (Most: 2011-08-01 – 124.74 km)	Food Cost: $11.35
Ascended: 910 metres (Most: 2011-08-01 – 910 metres)	Drink Cost: $0.00
Energy Consumed: 5,708 calories (Most: 2011-08-01 – 5,708)	Equipment Cost: $0.00
	Transportation Cost: $0.00
	Lodging Cost: $0.00
	Entertainment Cost: $0.00
	Misc Cost: $5.00