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The West > Colorado > Geography

COLORADO GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 269,596 [8th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 0.36 [50th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 269,601 [8th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 104,094 [8th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 974 [47th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,867
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,876
Capitals > Metropolitan population 2,408,750 [5th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city Yes
Capitals > Municipal population 566,974 [7th of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
Denver City served as the capital of the Colorado Territory 1861-1862 and 1867-1876.
Geographic centers > Location
30 miles northwest of Pikes Peak
Geographic regions
The West
Land Acreage > Total 66.7 million acres [7th of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 11.53 million acres [12th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 21.637 million acres [8th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 17.342 million acres [13th of 43]
Land area 103,718 sq mi [8th of 56]
Land borders
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah
Largest cities (with populations) Denver - 556,835
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 1 [24th of 26]
Mean County Area 4,212.53 sq.km. [13th of 49]
Percentage of area water 0.36% [48th of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Denver - 556,835
Tornadoes > Fatalities 2 [38th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0.429 per 1 million people [38th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 157 [31st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 33.654 per 1 million people [34th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $67,881,104.00 [30th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $3,394.85 per $10 million of GDP [34th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $1,455.06 per 100 people [31st of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,113 [10th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 23.858 per 100,000 people [13th of 55]
Total area 104,094 sq mi [8th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 20 [40th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 20 [40th of 51]
Water area 376 sq mi [46th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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