Colorado Trivia:


Capital : Denver
State Tree : Blue Spruce
State Flower : Rocky Mountain Columbine
State Insect : Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
State Bird : Lark Bunting

Colorado People:


Colorado has a total population of 4,753,377 (2006 est) and ranks 22nd in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,169,301 (24.6%) Coloradans are under 18 years of age, 3,106,890 (65.4%) are age 19 to 64, and 477,186 (10.0%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 49.7%, and males 50.3% of the total population.


Colorado Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under24.6  
65 and older10.0  
19 to 6465.4  
Female49.7  
Male50.3  

54,626 (1.1%) Coloradans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 125,724 (2.6%) are Asian, 195,978 (4.1%) are Black, 6,755 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 4,282,804 (90.1%) are White, 87,490 (1.8%) are of mixed race.
 

Colorado Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteColorado White population 4,282,8044,282,804  
BlackColorado Black population 195,978195,978
AsianColorado Asian population 125,724125,724
MixedColorado Mixed population 87,49087,490
American IndianColorado American Indian population 54,62654,626
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderColorado Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 6,7556,755

934,413 (19.7%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

8.6% of Coloradans were born in a foreign country.

15.1% of Coloradans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

86.9% of Coloradans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 32.7% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Colorado had 68,503 births and 28,309 deaths in 2004.

Colorado Land:


Colorado has a land area of 103,718 square miles and is ranked 8th amoung U.S. states in total area. Colorado has a population density of 42 people per square mile. Colorado had 31,093,336 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.47% of the total area.