City and State Information for Colorado

Cities and Towns

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Colorado Facts and Statistics

Capital	Denver
Date entered the Union	Aug. 1, 1876 (38th)
Land Area	103,717 sq mi. (268,627 sq km)
Population Density	41.5 people per square mile
Record High Temperature (F)	118 (July 11, 1888)
Record High Temperature (C)	48
Record Low Temperature (F)	–61 (February 01, 1985)
Record Low Temperature (C)	–52
Average Elevation	6,800 feet
High Elevation	14,433 feet
Low Elevation	3,350 feet

Origin of the name Colorado: From the Spanish, “ruddy” or “red”

State Symbols

A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Colorado along with the year they became official.

Flower	Rocky Mountain Columbine (1899)
Tree	Colorado Blue Spruce (1939)
Bird	Lark Bunting (1931)
Animal	Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (1961)
Gemstone	Aquamarine (1971)
Colors	Blue And White (1911)
Song	“Where The Columbines Grow” (1915)
Fossil	Stegosaurus (1991)