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Capital: Denver

State abbreviation/Postal code: Colo./CO

Governor: John Hickenlooper, D (to Jan. 2015)

Lieut. Governor: Joseph A. Garcia, D (to Jan. 2015)

Senators: Mark Udall, D (to Jan. 2015); Michael Farrand Bennet, D (to Jan. 2017)

U.S. Representatives: 7

Historical biographies of Congressional members

Secy. of State: Scott Gessler, R (to Jan. 2015)

Treasurer: Walker Stapleton, R (to Jan. 2015)

Atty. General: John W. Suthers, R (to Jan. 2015)

Organized as territory: Feb. 28, 1861

Entered Union (rank): Aug. 1, 1876 (38)

Present constitution adopted: 1876

Motto: Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)

State symbols:

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)

Nickname: Centennial State

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

10 largest cities (2005 est.): Denver, 557,917; Colorado Springs, 369,815; Aurora, 297,235; Lakewood, 140,671; Fort Collins, 128,026; Thornton, 105,182; Westminster, 105,084; Arvada, 103,966; Pueblo, 103,495; Centennial, 98,243

Land area: 103,717 sq mi. (268,627 sq km)

Geographic center: In Park Co., 30 mi. NW of Pikes Peak

Number of counties: 64

Largest county by population and area: El Paso 565,582 (2005); Las Animas, 4,773 sq mi.

State forests: 1 (71,000 ac.)

State parks: 44 (160,000 ac.)

Residents: Coloradan, Coloradoan

2005 resident population est.: 4,665,177

2000 resident census population (rank): 4,301,261 (24). Male: 2,165,983 (50.4%); Female: 2,135,278 (49.6%). White: 3,560,005 (82.8%); Black: 165,063 (3.8%); American Indian: 44,241 (1.0%); Asian: 95,213 (2.2%); Other race: 309,931 (7.2%); Two or more races: 122,187 (2.8%); Hispanic/Latino: 735,601 (17.1%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 74.4; 65 and over: 9.7; median age: 34.3.

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