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State of Colorado |
| Address: |
State Capitol |
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136 State Capitol |
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Denver, Colorado 80203 |
| Phone: |
(303) 866-2471 |
| Fax: |
(303) 866-2003 |
| Admitted: |
August 1, 1876 |
| Population: |
5,812,069 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
21 |
| Total Area: |
104,100 square miles |
| National Rank: |
8 |
| Nickname: |
The Centennial State |
| Time Zone: |
Mountain Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
3,350 Feet - Arkansas River |
| High Point: |
14,433 Feet - Mount Elbert |
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| Amphibian: |
Western Tiger Salamander |
| Animal: |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep |
| Bird: |
Lark Bunting |
| Cactus: |
Claret Cup Cactus |
| Fish: |
Greenback Cutthroat Trout |
| Flower: |
Rocky Mountain Columbine |
| Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| Fossil: |
Stegosaurus |
| Gemstone: |
Aquamarine |
| Grass: |
Blue Grama |
| Insect: |
Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly |
| Mammal: |
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep |
| Mineral: |
Rhodochrosite |
| Motto: |
"Nil sine Numine" (Nothing without Providence) |
| Pet: |
Colorado Shelter Pets |
| Poet Laureate: |
Bobby LeFebre |
| Reptile: |
Western Painted Turtle |
| Rock: |
Yule Marble |
| Soil: |
Seitz Soil |
| Song: |
"Where the Columbines Grow" and "Rocky Mountain High" |
| Sport: |
Pack Burro Racing |
| Tartan: |
Colorado State Tartan |
| Tree: |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
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