Colorado Facts
Capital: Denver
Entered Union: Aug. 1, 1876 (38th)
2006 population: 4,753,377
Land area: 104,091 square miles
State nickname: Centennial State
State flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
State tree: Colorado blue spruce
State bird: lark bunting
State animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
State gemstone: aquamarine
State colors: blue and white
State song: “Where the Columbines Grow”
Football: Denver Broncos
Baseball: Colorado Rockies
Hockey: Colorado Avalanche
Basketball: Denver Nuggets
Soccer: Colorado Rapids
Lacrosse: Colorado Mammoth
State Wildlife Areas:222
National forests:9
National parks:2
State Parks:43
Relocating to Colorado
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