COLORADO: A PROFILE
(Provided courtesy of the Colorado State
Archives)
| Origin of State's Name: | Spanish for "Colored Red" |
| Admitted to Union: | August 1, 1876 (38th State) |
| Total Geographic Area: | 104,247 square miles (8th Largest state) |
| Length and Width: | 387 miles long; 276 miles wide |
| Highest Elevation: | Mt. Elbert, 14,433 feet above sea level; 54 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet |
| Capitol: | Denver, Colorado's largest city; 2000 est. population: 554,636 (Source: Colorado Demography Office) |
State Population: 4,301,261 (2000)
Source: Colorado
Demography Office
Visit their website for more detailed information.
State Employment
The Colorado
Demography Office website provides the most currently available information about the economy, the
labor force, and wages. The site also provides housing and households
statistics, and census data.
last modified June 17, 2004