   {{infobox u.s. state |name = colorado |fullname = state of colorado |flag = flag of colorado.svg |flaglink = flag |seal = seal of colorado.svg |map = colorado in united states.svg |nickname = the centennial state |motto = nil sine numine |stateanthem= where the columbines grow" and "rocky mountain high |former = colorado territory |capital = denver |largestcity = capital |largestmetro = denver-aurora csa |governor = john hickenlooper (d) (2011â) |lieutenant governor = joseph a. garcÃ­a (d) (2011â) |legislature = general assembly |upperhouse = senated-18, r-17 (2013-2015)r-18, d-17 (2015-2017) |lowerhouse = house of representativesd-37, r-28 (2013-2015)d-34, r-31 (2015-2017) |senators = 2. mark udall (d) (2009-2015)cory gardner (r) (2015â) 3. michael bennet (d) (2009â) |representative = 1. diana degette (d) (1997â) 2. jared polis (d) (2009â) 3. scott tipton (r) (2011â) 4. cory gardner (r) (2011-2015)ken buck (r) (2015â) 5. doug lamborn (r) (2007â) 6. mike coffman (r) (2009â) 7. ed perlmutter (d) (2007â) |postalabbreviation = co |tradabbreviation = colo. |arearank = 8th |totalarea = 269,837 |totalareaus = 104,094 |landarea = 268,875 |landareaus = 103,718 |waterarea = 962 |waterareaus = 376 |pcwater = 0.36% |poprank = 22nd |2010pop = 5,268,367 (2013 estimate) |demonym = coloradan/coloradoan |densityrank = 37th |2000density = 19.6 |2000densityus = 50.8 |medianhouseholdincome = $57,685http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html |incomerank = 11th |admittanceorder = 38th |admittancedate = august 1, 1876 |timezone = mountain: utc-07/utc-06 |latitude = 37Â°n to 41Â°n |longitude = 102Â°03'w to 109Â°03'w |width = 612 |widthus = 380 |length = 451 |lengthus = 280 |highestpoint = mount elbert{{cite web|url= http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |title=elevations and distances in the united states|publisher = united states geological survey|year=2001|accessdate=october 21
Colorado Former_Spanish_colonies States_and_territories_established_in_1876 States_of_the_United_States Western_United_States