| Capital
City: |
Denver |
|
| Nickname: |
Centennial State |
| Motto: |
Nil Sine Numine
(Nothing without Providence) |
| Statehood: |
August 1, 1876
(38th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
From the Spanish
for the color red, which was applied to the Colorado River. |
| Largest
Cities: |
Denver, Colorado
Springs, Aurora, Lakewood, Fort Collins |
| Border
States: |
Arizona, Kansas,
Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming |
| Land
Area: |
103,730 sq. mi.;
8th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Lark Bunting |
| State
Flower: |
Rocky Mountain
Columbine (aquilegia caerules) |
| State
Tree: |
Colorado Blue
Spruce (picea pungens) |
| State
Song: |
Where the
Columbines Grow |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
