Colorado

Colorado (ⁱ/kɒləˈrædoʊ/) is a U.S. state that encompasses maist o the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastren portion o the Colorado Plateau an the wastren edge o the Great Plains. Colorado is pairt o the Wastren United States, the Soothwastren Unitit States, an the Muntain States. Colorado is the 8t maist extensive an the 22nt maist populous o the 50 United States. The Unitit States Census Bureau estimates that the population o Colorado wis 5,116,796 on 1 Julie 2011, an increase of +1.74% syne the 2010 Unitit States Census.

Colorado
State
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Territory of Colorado
Admittit tae the Union	1 August 1876 (38t State)
Lairgest ceety	caipital
Lairgest metro	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield MSA
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Jared Polis (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Dianne Primavera (D)
Legislatur	General Assembly
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
U.S. senators	2 – Michael Bennett (D) 3 – John Hickenlooper (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation	3 Republicans an 5 Democrats (leet)
Population
• Total	5,540,545 (2,016 est)
• Density	19.0/km2 (49.3/sq mi)
• Median hooseaud income	$56993
• Income rank	13t
Leid
Trad. abbreviation	Colo.
Latitude	37°N to 41°N
Longitude	102°03'W to 109°03'W

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State govrenment

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Relatit information

Precedit bi Nebraska

Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid Admittit on 1 August 1876 (38t)

Succeedit bi North Dakota