The following

outline Outline or outlining may refer to: * Outline (list), a document summary, in hierarchical list format * Code folding, a method of hiding or collapsing code or text to see content in outline form * Outline drawing, a sketch depicting the outer edge ...

is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

– 22nd most populous, the eighth most extensive, and the highest in average elevation of the 50 United States. Colorado is one of the western

Mountain States The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion of the Western Un ...

. The 30 highest major summits of the Rocky Mountains all rise within Colorado. The

Territory of Colorado The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado. The territory was organized in the ...

joined the

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

as the 38th state on August 1, 1876.

General reference

* Names ** Common name:

*** Pronunciation: ** Official name: State of Colorado ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: CO *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-CO ***

Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

second-level domain In the Domain Name System (DNS) hierarchy, a second-level domain (SLD or 2LD) is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain (TLD). For example, in , is the second-level domain of the TLD. Second-level domains commonly refer to the organ ...

.co.us .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in early 1985. Registrants of .us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations, or a foreign entity with a presence in the United ...

** Nicknames ***Buffalo Plains State (in disuse) ***Centennial State (previously used on

license plates A vehicle registration plate, also known as a number plate (British English), license plate (American English), or licence plate (Canadian English), is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identificat ...

) ***Colorful Colorado (previously used on

) ***Columbine State ***Highest State ***Lead State (in disuse) ***Mother of Rivers ***Rocky Mountain Empire ***Rocky Mountain State ***Silver State (in disuse; see Nevada) ***

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

of AmericaIntroduction to Colorado
50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009. * Adjectival:

Demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

s **

Coloradan Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of th ...

** Coloradoan (archaic)

Geography of Colorado

Geography of Colorado The geography of the U.S. State of Colorado is diverse, encompassing both rugged mountainous terrain, vast plains, desert lands, desert canyons, and mesas. Colorado is a landlocked U.S. state. In 1861, the United States Congress defined the ...

* Colorado is: a

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...

, a

federal state A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-governi ...

of the United States of America * Location **

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the term We ...

***

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

****

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

*****

Anglo America Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact."Anglo-America", vol. 1, Microp ...

*****

Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 20 ...

******

United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...

*******

Contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...

********

Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...

*********

Mountain West United States The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion of the Western Un ...

*********

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

* Population of Colorado: 5,029,196 (2010 U.S. Census) * Population density of Colorado: 18.39 km⁻² (estimate for 2008) * Area of Colorado: 268,657.7 km² * Atlas of Colorado

Places in Colorado

Places in Colorado *

Colorado municipalities The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...

Colorado census designated places The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado fo ...

List of cities and towns in Colorado The U.S. State of Colorado has 272 active incorporated municipalities, comprising 197 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments. At the 2020 United States Census, 4,299,942 of the 5,773,714 Colorado residents (74.47%) ...

Colorado counties The U.S. State of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Two of these counties, the City and County of Broomfield and the City and County of Denver, have consolidated city and county governments. Denver serves as the state capital. Counties are ...

* Historic places in Colorado **

Forts in Colorado This is a list of military and trading forts established in the U.S. State of Colorado. History The initial forts, built in the first half of the 19th century, were early communities of commerce between Native Americans, trappers, and traders ...

Ghost towns in Colorado This is a list of some ghost towns in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns, although visible remains of only about 640 still exist. Due to incomplete records and legends that are now accepted as fact, no exhaustive l ...

National Historic Landmarks in Colorado This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Colorado. There are 26 National Historic Landmarks in Colorado, two of which extend into New Mexico.. __TOC__ National Historic Landmarks in Colorado See also *Bibli ...

National Register of Historic Places listings in Colorado There are more than 1,500 properties and historic districts in Colorado listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are distributed over 63 of Colorado's 64 counties; only the City and County of Broomfield has none. __NOTOC__ C ...

*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado * National parks in Colorado * State parks in Colorado *

National Natural Landmarks in Colorado National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

Environment of Colorado

Climate of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

* Protected areas in Colorado ** State forests of Colorado *

Superfund sites in Colorado Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency ...

* Wildlife of Colorado ** Fauna of Colorado *** Birds of Colorado *** Mammals of Colorado *** Reptiles **** Snakes of Colorado

Natural geographic features of Colorado

List of lakes in Colorado The following is a ''partial'' alphabetical list of lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado. Most of the larger lakes in Colorado are either reservoirs or dam-enhanced natural lakes. A * Acascosa Lake in Conejos County, Colorado ...

List of mountains of Colorado This list includes significant mountain peaks and high points located in the United States arranged alphabetically by state, district, or territory. The highest peak or point in each state, district or territory is noted in bold. Significant mo ...

Mountain ranges of Colorado This is a list of the major mountain ranges in the U.S. State of Colorado. All of these ranges are considered subranges of the Southern Rocky Mountains. As given in the table, topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference ...

Mountain peaks of Colorado This is a list of major mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a m ...

***The 100 highest major summits of Colorado ****The 55 major 4000 meter summits of Colorado – major peaks over 13,123.4 feet elevation ****The 51

Colorado fourteeners This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed of elevation. In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States, a ''fourteener'' is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet. This is a c ...

– peaks over 14,000 feet elevation ***The 50 most prominent summits of Colorado ***The 40 most isolated major summits of Colorado **

Mountain passes of Colorado This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ Mountain passes and highway summits traversed by improved roads Mountain summit highways Mountain passes traversed by unimproved ...

List of rivers of Colorado This is a list of streams in the U.S. State of Colorado. __TOC__ Alphabetical list The following alphabetical list includes many important streams that flow through the State of Colorado, including all 158 named rivers. Where available, t ...

** Drainage basins of Colorado *

Man-made geographic features of Colorado

List of dams and reservoirs in Colorado The following is a partial list of dams and reservoirs in the United States. There are an estimated 84,000 dams in the United States, impounding of river or about 17% of rivers in the nation. By state Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkan ...

Regions of Colorado

* Central Colorado **

South-Central Colorado South-Central Colorado is a region of the United States, U.S. U.S. states, state of Colorado. It can be roughly defined by Chaffee County, Colorado, Chaffee County in the northwest, El Paso County, Colorado, El Paso County in the northeast, Las Ani ...

Colorado Eastern Plains The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to a region of the U.S. state of Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains and east of the population centers of the Front Range. Geography The Eastern Plains are part of the High Plains, which are the western ...

Colorado Mineral Belt The Colorado Mineral Belt (CMB) is an area of ore deposits from the La Plata Mountains in Southwestern Colorado to near the middle of the state at Boulder, Colorado and from which over 25 million troy ounces (778 t) of gold were extracted begin ...

Colorado Piedmont The Colorado Piedmont is an area along the base of the foothills of the Front Range in north central Colorado in the United States. The region consists of a broad hilly valley, just under 5000 ft (1500 m) in elevation, stretching north and northe ...

Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area of ...

Colorado Western Slope The Western Slope is the part of the state of Colorado west of the Continental Divide. Bodies of water west of the Divide flow toward the Pacific Ocean; water that falls and flows east of the Divide heads east toward the Gulf of Mexico. The West ...

* Front Range Urban Corridor **

Denver Region 240px, A map showing counties included in the Denver Regional Council of Governments The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG, ) is a nonprofit, membership organization of local governments in the Denver region of the state of Colorado. ...

** North Front Range Region **

Pikes Peak Region The Colorado Springs, CO, Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Office of Management and Budget defined United States metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) located in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs re ...

* Grand Valley *

High Plains High Plains refers to one of two distinct land regions: * High Plains (United States), land region of the western Great Plains *High Plains (Australia) The High Plains of south-eastern Australia are a sub-region, or more strictly a string of adja ...

High Rockies The High Rockies, or high country, is a term for a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. It commonly includes Larimer County, Jackson County, Routt County, Grand County, Summit County, Eagle County, Lake County, and Pitkin County. Some nota ...

Northern Colorado Northern Colorado is the name for a region in the state of Colorado and a proposed state in the northeastern portion of Colorado. Region Northern Colorado is a region in the northern portion of Colorado. It borders northwestern Colorado, nort ...

Roaring Fork Valley The Roaring Fork Valley is a geographical region in western Colorado in the United States. The Roaring Fork Valley is one of the most affluent regions in Colorado and the U.S. as well as one of the most populous and economically vital areas of th ...

Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

Southern Rocky Mountains The Southern Rocky Mountains are a major subregion of the Rocky Mountains of North America located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Wyoming, the central and western portions of Colorado, the northern portion of New Mexico, and ex ...

*** Elk Mountains **** Ruby Range ****

West Elk Mountains The West Elk Mountains are a high mountain range in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Colorado. They lie primarily within the Gunnison National Forest, and part of the range is protected as the West Elk Wilderness. The range is primarily l ...

*** Flat Tops ***

Front Range The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is the first mountain range encountere ...

**** Indian Peaks **** Kenosha Mountains **** Longs Peak Massif ****

Mummy Range The Mummy Range (elevation approximately 13,000 ft) is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The range is a short subrange of the Front Range located in southwestern Larimer County northwest of th ...

****

Never Summer Mountains The Never Summer Mountains are a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in north central Colorado in the United States consisting of seventeen named peaks. The range is located along the northwest border of Rocky Mountain National Park, forming t ...

****

Pikes Peak Massif Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in North America. The ultra-prominent fourteener is located in Pike National Forest, west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado. The town of Manitou Spr ...

**** Platte River Mountains ****

Rampart Range The Rampart Range is a mountain range in Douglas, El Paso, and Teller counties, Colorado. It is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The range is almost entirely public land within the Pike National Forest The Pike National Forest ...

**** South Park Hills **** South Williams Fork Mountains ****

Tarryall Mountains Tarryall is an unincorporated town of cabins and old buildings in eastern Park County, Colorado, United States. The town is located on Tarryall Creek Tarryall Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately long,U.S. Geological ...

***

Gore Range The Gore Range (elevation approximately 12,000 ft) is a mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of north central Colorado in the United States. Geography The range runs for approximately 60 miles (100 km) northwest-to-southeast, through ...

***

Grand Mesa The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world. It has an area of about and stretches for about east of Grand Junction between the Colorado River and the Gunniso ...

*** Laramie Mountains MtElbert TurquoiseLake

***

Massif In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. In the movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal structure while being displaced as a whole. The term also refers to a ...

s (large mountain masses) **** Mount Elbert Massif – highest summit of the

**** Mount Massive Massif – second highest summit of the

****

Sierra Blanca Massif Blanca Peak ( Navajo: ) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado. The ultra-prominent peak is the highest summit of the Sierra Blanca Massif, the Sangre de Cristo Range, and the San ...

– fifth highest summit of the

**** Longs Peak Massif – 13th highest major summit of the

****

– 20th highest major summit of the

*** Medicine Bow Mountains ***

Mosquito Range The Mosquito Range (elevation approximately 14,000 ft) is a high mountain range in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado in the United States. The peaks of the range form a ridge running north–south for roughly 40 mi (64 km) fr ...

****

Tenmile Range The Tenmile Range is a mountain range in U.S. state of Colorado. The range is an extension of the Mosquito Range which is part of the Rocky Mountains. The two ranges are effectively the same range. They are split only by the Continental Divide a ...

*** Park Range ****

Elkhead Mountains The Elkhead Mountains are a mountain range in Colorado. The mountain range is considered to be low altitude within Colorado as all of the peaks are under . Located within Routt and Moffat counties, the Elkhead Mountains are far from metropolitan a ...

***

Parks A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

(large mountain basins) DSCN3707 frontrangeandsouthpark e 600

**** Middle Park **** North Park ****

San Luis Valley The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south. It co ...

****

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

*** Rabbit Ears Range ***

Raton Mesa Raton Mesa is the collective name of several mesas on the eastern side of Raton Pass in New Mexico and Colorado. The name Raton Mesa or Mesas has sometimes been applied to all the mesas that extend east for along the Colorado-New Mexico border f ...

***

San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...

****

La Garita Mountains The La Garita Mountains are a high mountain range in the San Juan Mountains, a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains. The mountains are located in Saguache and Mineral counties in southwestern Colorado and are almost entirely managed as public land ...

***** Cochetopa Hills ****

La Plata Mountains The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spani ...

****

Needle Mountains The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The ...

***** Grenadier Range ***** West Needle Mountains **** San Miguel Mountains ****

Sneffels Range The Sneffels Range, regionally conterminous with San Juans, is a young, prominent, and rugged range of mountains in southwestern Colorado of the San Juan Mountains. The Sneffels range form the southern border of Ouray County and run west to east ...

***

Sangre de Cristo Mountains ) , country= United States , subdivision1_type= States , subdivision1= , parent= Rocky Mountains , geology= , orogeny= , area_mi2= 17193 , range_coordinates= , length_mi= 242 , length_orientation= north-south , width_mi= 120 , w ...

****

Culebra Range The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Spanish language, Spanish for "Blood of Christ") are the southernmost mountain range, subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They are located in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. The mountains ...

****

Sangre de Cristo Range , country= United States , subdivision1= Colorado , subdivision2_type= Counties , subdivision2= , parent= Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Rocky Mountains , borders_on= , geology= , age= , orogeny= Fault-block mountains , area_mi2= ...

*****

Crestones The Crestones are a group of four 14,000 foot (4,268 m) peaks (fourteeners) in the Sangre de Cristo Range above Crestone, central southern Colorado, comprising: #Crestone Peak (14,294 ft, 4,357 m) #Crestone Needle (14,197 ft, 4,327 m) # ...

*****

****

Spanish Peaks The Spanish Peaks are a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colorado, Huerfano County, Colorado. The Comanche people, Comanche people call them Huajatolla ( ) or Wa-to-yah meaning "double mountain". The two peak ...

****

Wet Mountains The Wet Mountains are a small mountain range in southern Colorado, named for the amount of snow they receive in the winter as compared to the dried Great Plains to the east. They are a sub-range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, in the southern R ...

***

Sawatch Range The Sawatch Range or Saguache RangeThe place name "Saguache” is pronounced “Sawatch” . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes" and is spelled using the Spanish language version of this name "Saguach ...

****

Collegiate Peaks The Collegiate Peaks (or Collegiate Range) is a name given to a section of the Sawatch Range of the Rocky Mountains located in central Colorado. Drainages to the east include headwaters of the Arkansas River. The Collegiate Peaks include some of t ...

**** Mount Elbert Massif **** Mount Massive Massif ****

Williams Mountains The Sawatch Range or Saguache RangeThe place name "Saguache” is pronounced “Sawatch” . This name derives from the Ute language noun "''sawup''" meaning "sand dunes" and is spelled using the Spanish language version of this name "Saguach ...

*** Uncompaghre Plateau *** White River Plateau ** Western Rocky Mountains ***

Uinta Mountains The Uinta Mountains ( ) are an east-west trending chain of mountains in northeastern Utah extending slightly into southern Wyoming in the United States. As a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, they are unusual for being the highest range in the c ...

***

Ute Mountain Ute Mountain, also known as Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain (; Ute: ''Wisuv Káruv'', Navajo: ''Dził Naajiní''), is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of Colorado. It is on the northern edge o ...

* Western Colorado ** Northwestern Colorado **

Southwestern Colorado Southwestern Colorado is a region in the southwest portion of Colorado, which in turn is part of the larger Four Corners region. It is bordered by Western Colorado, Southern Colorado, the south portion of Central Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico. C ...

Administrative divisions of Colorado

*The 64 counties of the state of Colorado *There are no

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

governments in the state of Colorado.

Demography of Colorado

Demographics of Colorado *

Colorado census statistical areas The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...

Colorado metropolitan areas The U.S. state of Colorado has twenty-one statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States ...

* Front Range Urban Corridor

Government and politics of Colorado

Politics of Colorado

Federal government in Colorado

United States congressional delegations from Colorado Since Colorado became a U.S. state in 1876, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year ...

** List of United States senators from Colorado *** U.S. Senate Class II ****

John Hickenlooper John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. (; born February 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Colorado since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 42nd governor of Colorado from 2011 to 20 ...

*** U.S. Senate Class III **** Michael Bennet ** List of United States representatives from Colorado *** Congressional districts of the State of Colorado ****

Colorado's 1st congressional district Colorado's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado based primarily in the City and County of Denver in the central part of the state. The district includes all of the City and County of Denver, and ...

*****

Diana DeGette Diana Louise DeGette (; born July 29, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 ...

****

Colorado's 2nd congressional district Colorado's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district is located in the north-central part of the state and encompasses the northwestern suburbs of Denver including Boulder and Fort Col ...

*****

Joe Neguse Joseph D. Neguse ( ; born May 13, 1984) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district is based in Boulder and includes many of Denver's northwestern s ...

****

Colorado's 3rd congressional district Colorado's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. It takes in most of the rural Western Slope in the state's western third portion, with a tendril in the south taking in some of the southern port ...

*****

Lauren Boebert Lauren Opal Boebert ( ; ; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist. A member of the Republican Party, she serves as the U.S. representative for . From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a ...

****

Colorado's 4th congressional district Colorado's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district encompasses most of the rural Eastern Plains as well as the larger Colorado Front Range citie ...

*****

Ken Buck Kenneth Robert Buck (born February 16, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who has represented Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. From March 30, 2019, to March 27, 2021, Buck s ...

****

Colorado's 5th congressional district Colorado's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. The district lies in the center of the state and comprises Colorado Springs and its suburbs including Cimarron Hills and Fort Carson. The distri ...

*****

Doug Lamborn Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is based in Colorado Springs. Early life and career Born ...

****

Colorado's 6th congressional district Colorado's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in central Colorado, the district encompasses much of the eastern part of the Denver metropolitan area, including all of Aurora, as well as ...

***** Jason Crow ****

Colorado's 7th congressional district Colorado's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Formerly located only in the northeast part of the state, the district now encompasses the western parts of the Denver metropolitan area, including ...

*****

Ed Perlmutter Edwin George Perlmutter (born May 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area ...

Military in Colorado

* Colorado Air National Guard *

Colorado Army National Guard The Colorado Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, United States National Guard, and Colorado National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat force ...

* Military facilities in Colorado

State government of Colorado

Government of Colorado The Government of Colorado is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of the State of Colorado. It is composed of three branches: the executive branch headed by the Governor, the legislative branch consisting of the General A ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: U.S. state government *

Colorado State Capitol The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, United States, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. History ...

Executive branch of the government of Colorado

* Governor of the State of Coloradobr>website

Jared Polis Jared Schutz Polis (; born May 12, 1975) is an American politician, entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist, serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since January 2019. He served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 20 ...

Colorado Department of Agriculture The Colorado Department of Agriculture is the principal department of the Colorado state government that manages agriculture, food safety, agriculture-related consumer protection, and conservation districts. Kate Greenberg was appointed as Commi ...

(CDA
website
**

Colorado Department of Corrections The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Sp ...

(CDOC
website
**

Colorado Department of Education The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that is responsible for education. It is headquartered in Denver.website
**

Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for administering the Health First Colorado (Medicaid Medicaid in the United States is a federal and sta ...

(CDHCPF
website
**

Colorado Department of Higher Education The Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for implementing the policies of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE).C.R.S. § 23-1-101 As the policy and ad ...

(CDHE
website
**

Colorado Department of Human Services The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state's social services. It has its headquarters in Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the c ...

(CDHS
website
**

Colorado Department of Labor and Employment The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) connects job seekers with great jobs, provides an up-to-date and accurate picture of the economy to help decision making, assists workers who have been injured on the job, ensures fair labor pr ...

(CDLE
website
**

Colorado Department of Local Affairs The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) is the principal department of the government of Colorado, Colorado state governmentColorado Revised Statutes, C.R.S. § 24-1-110 responsible for local government assistance, property taxation, proper ...

(DOLA
website
**

Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs The Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is the principal department of the Colorado state government that supervises both the Colorado National Guard (including the Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard) ...

(DMVA
website
*** Colorado Air National Guardbr>website
***

br>website
**

Colorado Department of Natural Resources The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the state's present and ...

(CDNR
website
*** Colorado Division of Forestrybr>website
***

Colorado State Parks The system of state parks in Colorado integrates outdoor recreation with tourism. There are currently forty-two parks open to the public, and there is one in development. Colorado State Parks host over eleven million visitors each year. Colorado ...

br>website
**

Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration The Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) is the principal department of the Colorado state government C.R.S. § 24-1-110 responsible for statewide human resources and other support functions. Structure DPA includes the: ...

(DPA
website
**

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for public health and environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all liv ...

(CDPHE
website
** Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS
website
**

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for professional licensing and consumer protection. As the consumer protection agency for the State of Colorado, DORA' ...

(DORA
website
*** Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC
website
**

Colorado Department of Revenue The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) is a state agency in Colorado. The department collects most types of taxes and issues state identification cards and driver licenses and also enforces Colorado laws regarding gaming Gaming may refer to: ...

(DOR
website
**

Colorado Department of Transportation The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT, pronounced See Dot) is the principal department of the Colorado state government that administers state government transportation responsibilities in the state of Colorado. CDOT is responsible f ...

(CDOT
website
* Lieutenant Governor of the State of Coloradobr>website
Barbara O'Brien * Secretary of the State of Coloradobr>website

Bernie Buescher Bernie Buescher (born July 11, 1949) is an American politician who served as secretary of state of Colorado. A Democrat, he was appointed to the office in 2009 by Governor of Colorado Bill Ritter to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Re ...

** Colorado Department of State (DOS
website
*

Attorney General of the State of Colorado The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the U.S. state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. It is an elected position with a four- ...

br>website
John W. Suthers ** Colorado Department of Law (CDOL
website
* Treasurer of the State of Coloradobr>website

Cary Kennedy Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer, as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 ele ...

** Colorado Department of Treasury (CDT
website

Legislative branch of the government of Colorado

Colorado General Assembly The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado. It is a bicameral legislature that was created by the 1876 state constitution. Its statutes are codified in the ''Colorado Revised Statutes'' (C.R.S.). The ses ...

(

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single grou ...

) **

Upper house An upper house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smalle ...

: Colorado Senate **

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

Colorado House of Representatives The Colorado House of Representatives is the lower house of the Colorado General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Colorado. The House is composed of 65 members from an equal number of constituent districts, with each distr ...

Judicial branch of the government of Colorado

Courts of Colorado Courts of Colorado include: ;State courts of Colorado *Colorado Supreme Court **Colorado Court of Appeals *** Colorado District Courts (22 judicial districts) **** Colorado County Courts Federal courts located in Colorado *United States Court of A ...

Supreme Court of Colorado The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in Denver, the Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices. Powers and duties Appellate jurisdiction Discretionary appeals The Court p ...

Law and order in Colorado

Law of Colorado The law of Colorado consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, local, and case law. The '' Colorado Revised Statutes'' form the general statutory law. Sources The Constitution of Colorado is the foremost source ...

Cannabis in Colorado Cannabis in Colorado has been legal for medical use since 2000 and for recreational use since late 2012. On November 7, 2000, 54% of Colorado voters approved Amendment 20, which amended the State Constitution to allow the use of marijuana in t ...

Capital punishment in Colorado Capital punishment was abolished in Colorado in 2020. It was legal from 1974 until 2020 prior to it being abolished. All valid death sentences as of 2020 have since been commuted to life sentences by governor Jared Polis. It was reinstated in 197 ...

** Individuals executed in Colorado *

Constitution of Colorado The Constitution of the State of Colorado is the foundation of the laws and government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The current, and only, Colorado State Constitution was drafted on March 14, 1876; approved by Colorado voters on July 1, 1876; ...

Crime in Colorado This article describes crime in the U.S. state of Colorado. Statistics In 2011, there were 151,125 crimes reported in Colorado. In 2008, there were 158,236 crimes reported in Colorado, including 156 murders, 141,107 property crimes, and 2,094 ra ...

Gun laws in Colorado Gun laws in Colorado regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Colorado in the United States. Summary Table Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Colorado An individual's right to keep and bear arms in Colo ...

* Law enforcement in Colorado ** Law enforcement agencies in Colorado ***

Colorado State Patrol The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) (originally known as the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, and is one of the official state patrol agencies of Colorad ...

* Same-sex marriage in Colorado

Local government in Colorado

* 64 counties. * 272 municipalities. *No

governments in Colorado. *More than 4,000 special districts: se
Active Colorado Local Governments

Elections and politics in Colorado

* Elections in Colorado ** Electoral reform in Colorado *

Political party strength in Colorado The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Colorado: *Governor * Lieutenant Governor * Secretary of State * Attorney General * State Treasurer The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: ...

History of Colorado

History of Colorado The region that is today the U.S. State of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly more than 37,000 years. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major ...

History of Colorado, by period

Timeline of Colorado history This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Colorado and the historical area now occupied by the state. __NOTOC__ Timeline 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 193 ...

Prehistory of Colorado Prehistory of Colorado provides an overview of the activities that occurred prior to Colorado's recorded history. Colorado experienced cataclysmic geological events over billions of years, which shaped the land and resulted in diverse ecosystems. ...

Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

*Spanish colony of

Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight ...

, 1598–1821 ** Domínguez–Escalante expedition, 1776 **Spanish

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

arrests U.S. Army

Pike Expedition The Pike Expedition (July 15, 1806 – July 1, 1807) was a military party sent out by President Thomas Jefferson and authorized by the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States ( ...

, 1807 **

Adams–Onís Treaty The Adams–Onís Treaty () of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty,Weeks, p.168. was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined t ...

of 1819 **

Treaty of Córdoba The Treaty of Córdoba established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico. The signatories were the head of the Army of the Three Guaran ...

of 1821 *French colony of Louisiane east of

Continental Divide A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...

and

, 1699–1764 **

Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762 The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement of 1762 in which the Kingdom of France ceded Louisiana to Spain. The treaty followed the last battle in the French and Indian War in North America, the Battle of Signal Hill in September 1762, whic ...

*Spanish (though predominantly

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

) district of Alta Luisiana east of

and

, 1764–1803 **

Third Treaty of San Ildefonso The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso was a secret agreement signed on 1 October 1800 between the Spanish Empire and the French Republic by which Spain agreed in principle to exchange its North American colony of Louisiana for territories in Tuscany. ...

of 1800 *French district of Haute-Louisiane east of

and

, 1803 **

Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app ...

of 1803 * Unorganized U.S. territory created by the

east of

and

, 1803–1804 *

District of Louisiana The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official and temporary United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Territory of Orleans or "Orleans Territory" (the p ...

east of

and

, 1804–1805 *

Territory of Louisiana The Territory of Louisiana or Louisiana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1805, until June 4, 1812, when it was renamed the Missouri Territory. The territory was formed out of the ...

east of

and

, 1805–1812 **U.S. Army

, 1806–1807 *

Territory of Missouri The Territory of Missouri was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 4, 1812, until August 10, 1821. In 1819, the Territory of Arkansas was created from a portion of its southern area. In 1821, a southea ...

east of

and

, 1812–1821 *Mexican territory of

Santa Fé de Nuevo México Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

south or west of

Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...

, 1821–1846 * Unorganized U.S. territory north and east of

, 1821–1854 **

Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, th ...

, 1821–1880 ** Bent's Old Fort, 1833–1849 ** Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851 **Territorial claims of the

Republic of Texas The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from Mex ...

between the

and the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

and extending north between 106°10'42"W and 107°23'33"W, 1836–1845 *

Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1 ...

, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 **

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( es, Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo), officially the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, is the peace treaty that was signed on 2 ...

, February 2, 1848 *

State of Deseret The State of Deseret (modern pronunciation , contemporaneously ) was a proposed state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by settlers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Salt Lake City. The provisional stat ...

(extralegal), 1849–1850 *

Territory of New Mexico The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of '' Nuevo México'' becoming ...

(1850–1861)–1912 **

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

settlers from

Taos Taos or TAOS may refer to: Places * Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States * Taos County, New Mexico, United States ** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico *** Taos art colony, an art colo ...

found village of San Luis in the

, April 9, 1851 *

Territory of Utah The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state ...

(1850–1861)–1896 *

Territory of Kansas The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the free state of Kansas. ...

, 1854–1861 *

Territory of Nebraska The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nebraska. The Nebraska ...

(1854–1861)–1867 *

Pike's Peak Gold Rush The Pike's Peak Gold Rush (later known as the Colorado Gold Rush) was the boom in gold prospecting and mining in the Pike's Peak Country of western Kansas Territory and southwestern Nebraska Territory of the United States that began in July 1858 a ...

, 1858–1861 *

Territory of Jefferson The Territory of Jefferson was an extralegal and unrecognized United States territory that existed from October 24, 1859 until the creation of the Colorado Territory on February 28, 1861. The Jefferson Territory, named for Founding Father and Un ...

(extralegal), 1859–1861 **

Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pik ...

, 1860–1861 *

, 1861–1876 **

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***

Colorado in the American Civil War The Colorado Territory was formally created in 1861 shortly before the bombardment of Fort Sumter sparked the American Civil War. Although sentiments were somewhat divided in the early days of the war, Colorado was only marginally a pro-Union terr ...

***

Battle of Glorieta Pass The Battle of Glorieta Pass (March 26–28, 1862) in the northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico campaign during the American Civil War. Dubbed the " Gettysburg of the West" by some authors (a term described ...

, March 26–28, 1862 **

Colorado War The Colorado War was an Indian War fought in 1864 and 1865 between the Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho, and allied Brulé and Oglala Sioux (or Lakota) peoples versus the U.S. army, Colorado militia, and white settlers in Colorado Territory and ad ...

, 1863–1865 *** Sand Creek massacre, November 29, 1864 **

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

arrives at Julesburg on June 24, 1867 ** Comanche Campaign, 1868–1874 ***

Battle of Beecher Island The Battle of Beecher Island, also known as the Battle of Arikaree Fork, was an armed conflict between elements of the United States Army and several of the Plains Native American tribes in September 1868. Beecher Island, on the Arikaree Rive ...

, 1868 **

Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869 The Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869, led by American naturalist John Wesley Powell, was the first thorough cartographic and scientific investigation of long segments of the Green and Colorado rivers in the southwestern United States, includi ...

** Denver Pacific Railway arrives at

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

on June 24, 1870 **

Kansas Pacific Railway The Kansas Pacific Railway (KP) was a historic railroad company that operated in the western United States in the late 19th century. It was a federally chartered railroad, backed with government land grants. At a time when the first transcontine ...

arrives at

on August 15, 1870 **

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United ...

arrives at

Pueblo In the Southwestern United States, Pueblo (capitalized) refers to the Native tribes of Puebloans having fixed-location communities with permanent buildings which also are called pueblos (lowercased). The Spanish explorers of northern New Spain ...

on June 15, 1872 ** Hayden Survey of Colorado, 1873–1876 * State of Colorado becomes 38th state admitted to the United States of America on August 1, 1876 **

Colorado Silver Boom The Colorado Silver Boom was a dramatic expansionist period of silver mining activity in the U.S. state of Colorado in the late 19th century. The boom started in 1879 with the discovery of silver at Leadville. Over 82 million dollars worth of silv ...

, 1879–1893 **

Alpine Tunnel Alpine Tunnel is a narrow gauge railroad tunnel located east of Pitkin, Colorado on the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad route from Denver to Gunnison. At an elevation of , it was the first tunnel constructed through the Conti ...

on the

Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad The Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad (later called the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway) was a historic narrow gauge railroad that operated in Colorado in the western United States in the late 19th century. The railroad opened up the ...

opened to rail traffic on July 13, 1882 **

arrives at Silverton on July 15, 1882 ** Collapse of Colorado mining, 1893–1917 ***

Panic of 1893 The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. It deeply affected every sector of the economy, and produced political upheaval that led to the political realignment of 1896 and the pres ...

***

Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890.Charles Ramsdell Lingley, ''Since the Civil War'', first edition: New York, The Century Co., 1920, ix–635 p., . Re-issued: Plain Label Books, unknown date, ...

repealed on November 1, 1893 ***Colorado (male) voters approve suffrage for women on November 7, 1893 **

Colorado Labor Wars The Colorado Labor Wars were a series of labor strikes in 1903 and 1904 in the U.S. state of Colorado, by gold and silver miners and mill workers represented by the Western Federation of Miners (WFM). Opposing the WFM were associations of m ...

, labor dispute, 1903–1904 **

Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park is an American national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The park protects some of the best-preserved Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites in the United States. Established ...

established on June 29, 1906 **

Democratic National Convention The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 ...

nominates

William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator and politician. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running ...

for

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...

, July 9, 1908 ** Ludlow Massacre, labor dispute, April 20, 1914 **

Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The park is situated between the towns of Estes Park to the east and ...

established on January 26, 1915 **

Columbine Mine massacre The Columbine Mine massacre, sometimes called the first Columbine massacre, occurred in 1927, in the town of Serene, Colorado. A fight broke out between Colorado state militia and a group of striking coal miners, during which the unarmed mine ...

, labor dispute, November 21, 1927 **

Moffat Tunnel The Moffat Tunnel is a railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado. Named after Colorado railroad pioneer David Moffat, the tunnel's first official railroad traffic passed through in February 192 ...

on the

Denver and Salt Lake Railroad The Denver and Salt Lake Railway (D&SL) was a U.S. railroad company located in Colorado. Originally incorporated in 1902 as the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (DN&P) Railway, it had as a goal a direct connection of Denver, Colorado, with Sa ...

opens to rail traffic on February 26, 1928 ***First

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aerial l ...

in Colorado opens at

Berthoud Pass Berthoud Pass ( ; elevation ) is a high mountain pass in central Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of the western United States. The pass is located west of Denver, and provides a high route between upper Clear Creek Canyon ...

on February 7, 1937 **

Lowry Field Lowry Air Force Base (Lowry Field in 1938–1948) is a former United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) training base during World War II and a United States Air Force (USAF) training base during the Cold War, serving as the initial 1955–1958 si ...

, 1938–1994 ** Winter Park Ski Area opens December 1939 **World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 ***United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941 ***

Fort Carson Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs i ...

, since January 31, 1942 ***

Rocky Mountain Arsenal The Rocky Mountain Arsenal was a United States chemical weapons manufacturing center located in the Denver Metropolitan Area in Commerce City, Colorado. The site was completed December 1942, operated by the United States Army throughout the late ...

, June 30, 1942 – October 9, 1992 ***

Pueblo Chemical Depot The Pueblo Chemical Depot is a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The Pueblo Chemical Depot is one of the last two sites in the United States with chemical munitions and chemical material. The Pueblo ...

, since 1942 ***

Granada War Relocation Center The Amache National Historic Site, formally the Granada War Relocation Center but known to the internees as Camp Amache, was a concentration camp for Japanese Americans in Prowers County, Colorado. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor o ...

, August 1942 – October 15, 1945 ***

Rocky Flats Plant The Rocky Flats Plant was a U.S. manufacturing complex that produced nuclear weapons parts in the western United States, near Denver, Colorado. The facility's primary mission was the fabrication of plutonium pits, which were shipped to ot ...

, 1952–1992 ** Aspen Mountain Ski Area opens on December 14, 1946 **

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...

dedicated July 11, 1955 **

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bent's Old Fort is an 1833 fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain built the fort to trade with Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho Plains Indians and ...

designated on June 3, 1960 **Colorado voters reject the XII Olympic Winter Games on November 7, 1972 **

designated a

UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

on September 8, 1978 **

Denver International Airport Denver International Airport , locally known as DIA, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor. At , it is the largest airport in ...

opens February 28, 1995 **

Group of Eight The Group of Eight (G8) was an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014. It had formed from incorporating Russia into the Group of Seven, or G7, and returned to its previous name after Russia left in 2014. The forum originate ...

meets in

on June 20–22, 1997 **

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is an American national park located in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located east of Montrose, while ...

designated on October 21, 1999 **

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes up to tall on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in sou ...

designated on September 13, 2004 **

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Kiowa County, Colorado, commemorating the Sand Creek Massacre that occurred here on November 29, 1864. The site is considered sacred after the unprovoked assault on an e ...

designated on April 27, 2007 **

nominates

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

for

, August 27, 2008

History of Colorado, by region

State

** A brief history of Colorado ** History of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España, 1598–1821 ** History of La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France 1682–1764 ** History of Luisiana, Nueva España, 1764–1803 ** History of La Louisiane 1803–1803 ** History of the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804 ** History of the District of Louisiana, 1804–1805 ** History of the Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812 ** History of the Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821 ** History of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, México, 1821–1850 ** History of the extralegal Territory of Deseret, 1849–1850 ** History of the Territory of New Mexico 1850–(1861) ** History of the Territory of Utah 1850–(1861) ** History of the Territory of Kansas 1854–1861 ** History of the Territory of Nebraska 1854–(1861) ** History of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson 1859–1861 *** History of the Governor of the Territory of Jefferson ** History of the Territory of Colorado 1861–1876 *** History of the Governors of the Territory of Colorado ** History of the State of Colorado 1876– *** History of the Governors of the State of Colorado

Regions

* History of the Colorado Eastern Plains *

History of the Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a United States physiographic region, physiographic and desert, desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern Uni ...

* History of the South Park

Counties

Places

* History of Acres Green, Colorado * History of Adams City, Colorado * History of Agate, Colorado * History of Almont, Colorado * History of Amherst, Colorado * History of Animas Forks, Colorado * History of Anton, Colorado * History of Arapahoe, Colorado * History of Arapahoe, Colorado (ghost town) * History of Arlington, Colorado * History of Arvada, Colorado * History of Ashcroft, Colorado * History of Aspen, Colorado * History of Ault, Colorado *

History of Aurora, Colorado Aurora (, ) is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in ...

History of Colorado Springs, Colorado Before it was founded, the site of modern-day Colorado Springs, Colorado, was part of the American frontier. Old Colorado City, built in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was the Colorado Territory capital. The town of Colorado Springs, was ...

* History of Commerce City, Colorado * History of Commerce Town, Colorado * History of Conifer, Colorado * History of Craig, Colorado * History of Creede, Colorado * History of Crested Butte, Colorado * History of Crestone, Colorado * History of Cripple Creek, Colorado * History of Crystal, Colorado * History of Dakan, Colorado * History of De Beque, Colorado * History of Deer Trail, Colorado *

History of Denver, Colorado The History of Denver details the history of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, the United States from its founding in 1858 to modern-day. Located on the banks of the South Platte River close to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Denver ...

History of Colorado, by subject

* History of architecture in Colorado: ** History of the Bears Stadium in Denver ** History of the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray ** History of the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs ** History of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver ** History of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo ** History of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder ** History of the Citadel Mall in Colorado Springs ** History of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver ** History of the Colorado Governor's Mansion in Denver ** History of the Colorado Springs Airport ** History of the Denver Art Museum ** History of the Denver City Cable Railway Building ** History of the Denver Federal Center ** History of the Denver International Airport ** History of the Denver Millennium Bridge ** History of the Denver Municipal Airport ** History of the Fox Theatre in Boulder ** History of the Georgetown Loop ** History of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs ** History of the Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver ** History of the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver ** History of the Midway House in Aspen Park ** History of the Mile High Stadium in Denver ** History of the Mousetrap in Denver ** History of the Paramount Theatre in Denver ** History of the Pepsi Center in Denver ** History of the Regency in Denver ** History of the Stapleton International Airport in Denver ** History of the Twenty Ninth Street Development in Boulder ** History of the Union Station in Denver * History of commerce in Colorado: ** History of Colorado Railcar ** History of the Colorado Central Railroad ** History of the Colorado Midland Railway ** History of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway ** History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ** History of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway ** History of the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company ** History of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad ** History of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway * History of the counties of Colorado * History of education in Colorado: ** History of schools in Colorado: *** History of the Arapahoe High School *** History of the Bear Creek High School *** History of the Brighton High School *** History of the Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado *** History of the Clear Creek High School *** History of the Colorado Academy *** History of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School *** History of the Colorado Springs School *** History of the Colorado's Finest Alternative High School *** History of the Coronado High School *** History of the Denver Academy *** History of the Denver Montclair International School *** History of the Denver School of the Arts *** History of the Douglas County High School *** History of the East High School in Denver *** History of the Englewood High School *** History of the Evergreen High School *** History of the Fossil Ridge High School *** History of the George Washington High School in Denver *** History of the Grandview High School *** History of the Heritage Christian Academy *** History of the Highland High School *** History of the Holy Family High School *** History of the Horizon High School *** History of the Littleton High School *** History of the Monarch High School *** History of the Pomona High School *** History of the Saint Mary's High School *** History of the Skyline High School *** History of the South High School in Denver *** History of the Thornton High School ** History of the school districts of Colorado: *** History of the Aurora Public Schools *** History of the Colorado Springs School District 11 *** History of the Denver Public Schools *** History of the Jefferson County Public Schools ** History of higher education in Colorado: *** History of the Adams State University 1921– *** History of the Agricultural College of Colorado 1879–1935 *** History of the Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College 1944–1957 *** History of the Colorado Christian College 1985–1989 *** History of the Colorado Christian University 1914– *** History of the Colorado College 1874– *** History of the Colorado College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts 1935–1944 *** History of the Colorado Community College System 1967– *** History of the Colorado Heights University 1989– *** History of the Colorado State College 1957–1970 *** History of the Colorado State College of Education 1935–1957 *** History of the Colorado State Normal School 1890–1911 *** History of the Colorado State Normal School for Children 1901–1923 *** History of the Colorado State Teachers College 1911–1935 *** History of the Colorado State University 1879– *** History of the Colorado State University-Pueblo 1993– *** History of the Colorado Technical University 1965– *** History of the Colorado Women's College 1909–1867 and 1973–1982 *** History of the Denver Bible College 1945–1949 *** History of the Denver Bible Institute 1914–1945 *** History of the Fort Lewis College 1933– *** History of the Loretto Heights College 1891–1988 *** History of the Metropolitan State College of Denver 1965– *** History of the Teikyo Loretto Heights University 1989–2009 *** History of the Temple Buell College 1967–1973 *** History of the Rockmont College 1949–1985 *** History of the Pueblo Junior College 1937–1961 *** History of the Southern Colorado Junior College 1993–1937 *** History of the Southern Colorado State College 1961–1975 ***United States Air Force Academy#History, History of the United States Air Force Academy 1955– ***University of Colorado at Boulder#History, History of the University of Colorado at Boulder 1876– ****University of Colorado Engineering Management Program#History, History of the University of Colorado Engineering Management Program 1987– ****University of Colorado School of Law#History, History of the University of Colorado School of Law 1892– ***University of Colorado at Colorado Springs#History, History of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 1965– ***University of Colorado Denver#History, History of the University of Colorado Denver 1912– ****University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine#History, History of the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine 1922– ****University of Colorado Health Sciences Center#History, History of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 1979–2004 ***University of Northern Colorado#History, History of the University of Northern Colorado 1890– ***Colorado State University – Pueblo#History, History of the University of Southern Colorado 1975–2003 ***Western Colorado Community College#History, History of the Western Colorado Community College 2006– ***Western Colorado University#History, History of the Western Colorado University 1901– ***Western Colorado University#History, History of the Western State College of Colorado 1923–2012 *History of federal facilities in Colorado **Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, History of the Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site **Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park#History, History of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park **Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge **Canyons of the Ancients National Monument#History, History of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument **Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Denver#History, History of the Cathedral of Saint John in the Wilderness in Denver **Collegiate Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness **Colorado National Monument#Park history, History of the Colorado National Monument **Denver Mint#History, History of the United States Mint at Denver **Dinosaur National Monument#History, History of the Dinosaur National Monument **Gold Belt Byway#History, History of the Gold Belt National Scenic and Historic Byway **Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve#Park history, History of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve **Hovenweep National Monument, History of the Hovenweep National Monument **Indian Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Indian Peaks Wilderness **James Peak Wilderness#History, History of the James Peak Wilderness **McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, History of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area **Mesa Verde National Park#History, History of the Mesa Verde National Park and World Heritage Site **Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Flats Plant#History, History of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge **Rocky Mountain National Park#History, History of the Rocky Mountain National Park **Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, History of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site **Spanish Peaks Wilderness#History, History of the Spanish Peaks Wilderness **Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, History of the Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge **Yucca House National Monument, History of the Yucca House National Monument *History of marriage in Colorado *History of the military in Colorado: **Air Force Space Command, History of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) 1982– **Fort Carson#History, History of Camp Carson 1942–1954 **Camp Collins, History of Camp Collins 1858–1864 **Camp Hale, History of Camp Hale 1942–1964 **Camp George West Historic District, History of Camp George West 1903– **Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, History of Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station 1966–2006 **Colorado Air National Guard, History of the Colorado Air National Guard 1923– **Colorado Army National Guard#History, History of the Colorado Army National Guard 1860– ***1st Colorado Infantry#History, History of the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers 1861–1862 **Ent Air Force Base, History of Ent Air Force Base 1951–1976 **Schriever Air Force Base#History, History of Falcon Air Force Base 1985–1998 **Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, History of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center 1918–1999 **Fort Carson#History, History of Fort Carson 1942– **Camp Collins, History of Fort Collins 1864–1872 **Fort Garland, History of Fort Garland 1858–1883 **Fort Lyon, History of Fort Lyon 1862–1897 **Fort Lyon, History of Fort Wise 1860–1862 **Lowry Air Force Base, History of Lowry Air Force Base 1938–1994 **North American Aerospace Defense Command, History of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) 1958– **Peterson Air Force Base#History, History of Peterson Air Force Base 1942– **Pueblo Chemical Depot#History, History of the Pueblo Chemical Depot 1942– ***Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant#History of chemical demilitarization in Colorado, History of the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant **Rocky Mountain Arsenal, History of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal 1942–1992 **Schriever Air Force Base#History, History of Schriever Air Force Base 1985– **United States Air Force Academy#History, History of the United States Air Force Academy 1955– **United States Northern Command#List of commanders, History of the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) 2002– *Table of Colorado municipalities, History of the municipalities of Colorado *History of newspapers in Colorado: **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Boulder Daily Camera'' **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Camera'' of Boulder, Colorado **Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, History of the ''Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph'' **Colorado Springs Independent#History, History of the ''Colorado Springs Independent'' **Camera (newspaper)#History, History of the ''Daily Camera'' of Boulder, Colorado **The Denver Post#History, History of ''The Denver Post'' **Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, History of ''The Gazette'' of Colorado Springs, Colorado **Rocky Mountain News#History, History of the ''Rocky Mountain News'' *History of religion in Colorado **Calvary Episcopal Church (Golden, Colorado)#History, History of the Calvary Episcopal Church in Golden, Colorado ** History of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver **Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo#History, History of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo, Colorado **The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado#History, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado **Colorado Community Church#History, History of the Colorado Community Church **Grace Episcopal Church (Georgetown, Colorado)#History, History of the Grace Episcopal Church in Georgetown, Colorado **New Life Church (Colorado Springs, Colorado)#History, History of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado **Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver#History, History of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver **St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Centennial, Colorado)#History, History of the Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Centennial, Colorado *History of sports in Colorado **Colorado Avalanche#Franchise history, History of the Colorado Avalanche hockey club **Colorado Cricket League#History, History of the Colorado Cricket League **Colorado Crush#History, History of the Colorado Crush arena football club **Colorado Rapids#History, History of the Colorado Rapids soccer football club ***Colorado Rapids U23's#History, History of the Colorado Rapids U23's **Colorado Rockies#History, History of the Colorado Rockies baseball club **Colorado Silver Bullets#History, History of the Colorado Silver Bullets baseball club **Denver Barbarians#History, History of the Denver Barbarians rugby football club **Denver Dynamite (Arena Football)#History, History of the Denver Dynamite arena football club **Denver Gold#History, History of the Denver Gold football club **Real Colorado Foxes#History, History of the Real Colorado Foxes soccer football club **Colorado Buffaloes#History, History of the University of Colorado sports teams ***Colorado Buffaloes football#History, History of the University of Colorado football team *Colorado State Parks#History, History of the state parks of Colorado **Bonny Lake State Park#History, History of the Bonny Lake State Park, Colorado **Pearl Lake State Park#History, History of the Pearl Lake State Park, Colorado **Lake Pueblo State Park#History, History of the Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado **Eldorado Canyon State Park#History, History of the Eldorado Canyon State Park, Colorado *History of transportation in Colorado: **History of roads in Colorado: ***Colorado State Highway 67#History, History of the Colorado State Highway 67 ***Interstate 470 (Colorado), History of the Colorado State Highway 470 ***Colorado State Patrol#History, History of the Colorado State Patrol 1935– ***Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion)#History, History of the Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion) 2001–2006 ***Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway#History, History of the Dinosaur Diamond Scenic and Historic Byway ***Interstate 25 in Colorado#History, History of the Interstate Highway 25 in Colorado ***Interstate 70 in Colorado#History, History of the Interstate Highway 70 in Colorado ***Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway, History of the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway *** History of the Mousetrap in Denver ***Old Spanish Trail (trade route), History of the Old Spanish Trail ***Pony Express, History of the Pony Express 1860–1861 ***Santa Fe Trail, History of the Santa Fe Trail ***Trail Ridge Road#History, History of the Trail Ridge Road ***Bikecentennial, History of the TransAmerica Trail Bicycle Route 1976– **History of railroads in Colorado: ***California Limited, History of the ''California Limited'' passenger train 1892–1954 ***California Zephyr#History, History of the ''California Zephyr'' passenger train 1949–1970 and 1983– ***Chief (train), History of the ''Chief'' passenger train 1926–1968 ***City of Denver (train), History of the ''City of Denver'' passenger train 1936–1971 ***Colorado and Southern Railway, History of the Colorado and Southern Railway 1898–1981 ***Colorado Central Railroad, History of the Colorado Central Railroad 1868–1890 ***Colorado Midland Railway, History of the Colorado Midland Railway 1883–1918 ***Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, History of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway 1899–1920 ***Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, History of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 1870–1988 ***Denver and Salt Lake Railway, History of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway 1902–1947 ***Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System#History, History of the Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System 1995– ***Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company, History of the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company 1867–1880 ***Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, History of the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad 1872–1889 ***Union Station (Denver, Colorado)#History, History of the Denver Union Station 1881– ***Denver Zephyr, History of the ''Denver Zephyr'' passenger train 1934–1972 ***Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, History of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad 1893–1920 *** History of the Georgetown Loop 1884–1938 and 1984– ***Gilpin Railroad, History of the Gilpin Railroad 1887–1917 ***Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, History of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway 1873–1965 ***Narrow gauge railroads in the United States#Rocky Mountains, History of the narrow gauge railroads in Colorado 1871– ***Ski Train, History of the ''Rio Grande Ski Train'' passenger train 1940–2009 ***Rio Grande Southern Railroad, History of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad 1890–1951 ***Rio Grande Zephyr, History of the ''Rio Grande Zephyr'' passenger train 1971–1983 ***Southwest Chief#History, History of the ''Southwest Chief'' passenger train 1984– ***Southwest Chief#History, History of the ''Southwest Limited'' passenger train 1974–1984 ***Super Chief, History of the ''Super Chief'' passenger train 1936–1971 ***Texas Zephyr, History of the ''Texas Zephyr'' passenger train 1940–1967 ***Uintah Railway, History of the Uintah Railway 1902–1939 **History of aviation in Colorado: ***History of aircraft and aviators in Colorado: ****CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum, Grand Junction, Colorado ****Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame, Denver ****Colorado Aviation Historical Society, Denver ****Peterson Air and Space Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado ****Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado ****Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (combined Weisbrod and B-24 International Museums) ****Spirit of Flight Center, Lafayette, Colorado ****Vintage Aero Flying Museum, Hudson, Colorado ****Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver ***History of airports in Colorado: **** History of the Colorado Springs Airport 1927– **** History of the Denver International Airport 1995– **** History of the Denver Municipal Airport, 1929–1944 ****Stapleton International Airport, History of the Stapleton International Airport 1944–1995 ****List of airports in Colorado *Colorado's congressional districts#History, History of the United States congressional districts of Colorado **Colorado's 1st congressional district, History of the Colorado 1st congressional district **Colorado's 2nd congressional district, History of the Colorado 2nd congressional district **Colorado's 3rd congressional district, History of the Colorado 3rd congressional district **Colorado's 4th congressional district, History of the Colorado 4th congressional district **Colorado's 5th congressional district, History of the Colorado 5th congressional district **Colorado's 6th congressional district, History of the Colorado 6th congressional district **Colorado's 7th congressional district, History of the Colorado 7th congressional district **Colorado's At-large congressional district, History of the Colorado At-large congressional district *History of United States Navy ships named for Colorado: **USS Colorado (1856), History of USS ''Colorado'' 1858–1876 **USS Denver (CL-16), History of USS ''Denver'' (C-14/PG-28/CL-16) 1904–1931 **USS Colorado (ACR-7), History of USS ''Colorado'' (ACR-7) 1905–1916 **USS Colorado (ACR-7), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (CA-7) 1916–1927 **USS Colorado (BB-45), History of USS ''Colorado'' (BB-45) 1923–1947 **USS Denver (CL-58), History of USS ''Denver'' (CL-58) 1942–1947 **USS Pueblo (PF-13), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (PF-13) 1944–1946 **USS Boulder Victory (AK-227), History of USS ''Boulder Victory'' (AK-227) 1944–1946 **USS Montrose (APA-212), History of USS ''Montrose'' (APA-212) 1944–1969 **USS Pitkin County (LST-1082), History of USS ''Pitkin County'' (LST-1082) 1945–1971 **USS Pueblo (AGER-2), History of USS ''Pueblo'' (AGER-2) 1967–captured by North Korea 1968 **USS Denver (LPD-9), History of USS ''Denver'' (LPD-9) 1968– **USS Boulder (LST-1190), History of USS ''Boulder'' (LST-1190) 1971–1994 *History of waterways in Colorado **Cherry Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Cherry Creek in Colorado **Clear Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Clear Creek in Colorado **Colorado River#History, History of the Colorado River **Ralston Creek (Colorado)#History, History of the Ralston Creek in Colorado * List of territorial claims and designations in Colorado * Uranium mining in Colorado

Culture of Colorado

Culture of Colorado * List of museums in Colorado, Museums in Colorado * Religion in Colorado ** Episcopal Diocese of Colorado *** Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Denver ** Focus on the Family ** Rocky Mountain District (LCMS) ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver *** Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado), Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo *** Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado *** Denver Colorado Temple * Scouting in Colorado * State symbols of Colorado ** Flag of the State of Colorado ** Great Seal of the State of Colorado Seal of Colorado

** Colorado state bird ** Colorado state fish ** Colorado state folk dance ** Colorado state fossil ** Colorado state gemstone ** Colorado state grass ** Colorado state insect ** Colorado state mammal ** Colorado state mineral ** Colorado state motto ** Colorado state nickname ** Colorado state reptile ** Colorado state slogan ** Colorado state soil ** first Colorado state song ** second Colorado state song ** Colorado state stone ** Colorado state tartan ** Colorado state tree

The arts in Colorado

* Music of Colorado * Theater in Colorado

Sports in Colorado

Sports in Colorado * List of professional sports teams in Colorado, Professional sports teams in Colorado

Economy and infrastructure of Colorado

Economy of Colorado * Communications in Colorado ** List of newspapers in Colorado, Newspapers in Colorado ** List of radio stations in Colorado, Radio stations in Colorado ** Telephone service in Colorado *** Telephone Area Codes: Area code 303, 303, Area code 719, 719, Area code 720, 720, Area code 970, 970 ** List of television stations in Colorado, Television stations in Colorado * Energy in Colorado ** List of power stations in Colorado ** Solar power in Colorado ** Wind power in Colorado * Health care in Colorado ** List of hospitals in Colorado, Hospitals in Colorado * Mining in Colorado ** Coal mining in Colorado ** Gold mining in Colorado ** Silver mining in Colorado ** Uranium mining in Colorado * Transportation in Colorado ** List of airports in Colorado, Airports in Colorado ** Roads in Colorado *** List of Interstate Highways in Colorado, Interstate Highways in Colorado *** List of U.S. Highways in Colorado, U.S. Highways in Colorado *** State highways in Colorado *** List of Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways * Water in Colorado

Education in Colorado

Education in Colorado * Schools in Colorado ** Table of Colorado school districts, Colorado public school districts *** Table of Colorado charter schools, Colorado charter schools ** List of colleges and universities in Colorado, Colleges and universities in Colorado *** Adams State College *** Aims Community College *** Arapahoe Community College *** Art Institute of Colorado *** Belleview College *** Colorado Christian University *** Colorado College *** Colorado Mesa University *** Colorado Mountain College *** Colorado Northwestern Community College *** Colorado School of Mines *** Colorado State University, Colorado State University System **** Colorado State University **** Colorado State University-Pueblo *** Colorado Technical University *** Community College of Aurora *** Community College of Denver *** Denver Seminary *** DeVry University *** Fort Lewis College *** Front Range Community College *** Greendale Community College *** Heritage College & Heritage Institute *** Iliff School of Theology *** Johnson & Wales University *** Jones International University *** Lamar Community College *** Lincoln Group of Schools, Lincoln College of Technology *** Metropolitan State University of Denver *** Morgan Community College *** Naropa University *** National Technological University *** Nazarene Bible College *** Northeastern Junior College *** Otero College *** Pikes Peak State College *** Pueblo Community College *** Red Rocks Community College *** Redstone College *** Regis University *** Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design *** Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine *** Trinidad State College ***

*** University of Colorado System **** University of Colorado at Boulder **** University of Colorado at Colorado Springs **** University of Colorado Denver ***** Anschutz Medical Campus ***** Auraria Campus *** University of Denver *** University of Northern Colorado *** Western State College ** List of high schools in Colorado, High schools in Colorado ** List of parochial schools in Colorado, Parochial schools in Colorado ** List of private schools in Colorado, Private schools in Colorado

References

External links

Colorado state government website

Colorado information

Colorado state government

Colorado state agencies

Colorado tourism
{{Outline footer Colorado Colorado-related lists, * Outlines of U.S. states, Colorado Wikipedia outlines, Colorado