Capital
Denver 
Became a State
August 1, 1876 (38^th)
Location
Rocky Mountain Region; considered in
western – southwestern region of the United States
Area
104, 094 sq. miles (8^th)
Population
5,029,196 (22nd)
Major Cities
Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Fort Collins, Golden
Products
cattle, wheat, dairy products, corn, hay, 
tourism (winter & summer sports)
Climate
winter generally cold in elevated locations,
and summers hot, except in elevated locations
Yearly Precipitation
averages 10 t0 15 inches (depends on elevation)
Professional Sports Teams
Denver Bronco (National Football League)
Colorado Rockies (Major League Baseball)
Colorado Avalanche (National Hockey League)
Denver Nuggets (National Basketball Association)
Colorado Mammoth (National Lacrosse League)
Denver Outlaws (Major League Lacrosse)
Colorado Chill (National Women’s Basketball League)
Major Waterways
Colorado River, La Poudic Pass Lake, Lake Eagle River, 
Roaring Fork River, Gunnison River
Most Famous Citizens
Tim Allen (actor)
M. Scott Carpenter (astronaut)
Lon Chaney (actor)
JackDempsey (boxer)
Paul Whiteman ( orchestra conductor)
Gene Fowler (writer)

50 States

A to Z: Kids' Stuff Colorado 

Anasazi Archaeology

Aspen.com

Avalanche Information Center

Biographies

Brief History of Colorado

Buffalo Bill

Children's Museum of Denver

Colorado Almanac

Colorado Avalanche (Hockey)

Colorado Ballet

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Colorado History Links

Colorado Lore, Legend and Fact

Colorado Photograph Gallery

Colorado Rapids (Soccer)

Colorado River

Colorado Rockies (Baseball)

Colorado Springs

Colorado State Archives

Colorado State Page

Colorado State Parks: Kids Activities

Colorado Virtual Library

Colorado Wilderness

Colorado Wildlife

Colorado Wildlife Federation

Crow Canyon: Archaeology of SW Colorado

Denver

Denver Broncos (Football)

Denver Kids

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Denver Nuggets (Basketball) 

Denver Post

Denver Zoo

Dinosaur National Monument

Enchanted Learning: Colorado

Famous Coloradoans

Fast Facts and Trivia

Geography of Colorado

Ghost Towns

Governor's Page

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Highest Point (Mt. Elbert)

Intro to Colorado

KidsFarm

Lakewood

Lowry Pueblo Ruins

Maps of Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

National Mining Hall of Fame

Pearl Lake State Park

People of Colorado

Pikes Peak

Rio Grande National Forest

Rocky Mountain National Park

State Symbols & Emblems

"Unofficial" Rocky Mountain National Park

Voices of the Colorado Plateau

Weather in Colorado

Wings Over Rockies Air & Space Museum

Women of the West Museum

Fast Facts Resources