Colorado
state, United States
- Capital:
- Denver
- Population:
- (2020) 5,773,714; (2023 est.) 5,877,610
- Governor:
- Jared Polis (Democrat)
- Date Of Admission:
- August 1, 1876
- U.S. Senators:
- Michael F. Bennet (Democrat)
- Cory Gardner (Republican)
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Colorado, constituent state of the United States of America. It is classified as one of the Mountain states, although only about half of its area lies in the Rocky Mountains. It borders Wyoming and Nebraska to the north, Nebraska and Kansas to the east, Oklahoma and New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west. Colorado was admitted to the union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. The capital is Denver. Colorado’s history is written in the names of its cities, towns, mountain ranges, and passes. Native American, French, and Spanish names alternate with those of frontier ...(100 of 6010 words)