State of Colorado Fact Sheet

State of Colorado Fact Sheet for reference, or answer key for the State of Colorado Free School Worksheet. Find all the basic State of Colorado facts you need in an easy to print PDF sheet. Very useful school resource for your homeworks, tests, projects, or quiz study. Learn about the Colorado Statehood Date, Region, Motto, Capital, Nickname, Song, Official Tree and many other important facts.

The following 15 State of Colorado facts are included in this free printable sheet:

State of Colorado date of statehood: August 1, 1876. State of Colorado nickname: The Centennial State. State of Colorado bordering states: Utah to the west, New Mexico and Oklahoma to the south, Kansas and Nebraska to the east, and Wyoming to the north. State of Colorado abbreviation: CO. State of Colorado region: Mountain. State of Colorado area (sq miles): 104,094. State of Colorado capital: Denver. State of Colorado population: 5,839,926. State of Colorado motto: Nil sine numine. (Latin, “Nothing without Providence” or “Nothing without the Deity”). State of Colorado song: “Where the Columbines Grow”. State of Colorado bird: Lark bunting. State of Colorado flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine. State of Colorado tree: Colorado Blue Spruce. State of Colorado insect: Colorado hairstreak butterfly. State of Colorado mammal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (1961) – land mammal.

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