Colorado Fact Sheet

Database: USA State Land Area

Record Name State Country Rank Land Area
Colorado Land Area Colorado United States 8 104,100 square miles

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Sharon Ritchie 1956 Denver Colorado
Marilyn Van Derbur 1958 Denver Colorado
Rebecca Ann King 1974 Denver Colorado

Database: World's Busiest Airports

Record Name Year City Country Region State Province Source Airport Passenger Traffic Rank
DENVER, CO (DEN) Airport Traffic 2006 Denver United States North America Colorado Airport Council International DENVER, CO (DEN) 47 325 016 10

Database: USA City Population

Record Name City State Country Source Population Year
Denver, Colorado City Population Denver Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 566,974 2007
Colorado Springs, Colorado City Population Colorado Springs Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 372,437 2007
Aurora, Colorado City Population Aurora Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 303,582 2007
Lakewood, Colorado City Population Lakewood Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 140,024 2007
Fort Collins, Colorado City Population Fort Collins Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 129,467 2007
Thornton, Colorado City Population Thornton Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 109,155 2007
Westminster, Colorado City Population Westminster Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 105,753 2007
Arvada, Colorado City Population Arvada Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 104,830 2007
Pueblo, Colorado City Population Pueblo Colorado United States US Census Bureau 2007 103,730 2007

Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners

Record Name Year Winning Team Winning Coach Losing Team Losing Coach Sport City Note
2001 Stanley Cup Winner 2001 Colorado Avalanche Bob Hartley New Jersey Devils Larry Robinson Hockey Denver
1996 Stanley Cup Winner 1996 Colorado Avalanche Marc Crawford Florida Panthers Doug MacLean Hockey Denver

Database: United States Minimum Wages By State

Record Name State Minimum Wage Notes Source
Minimum Wage for Colorado Colorado $7.02 This rate will be automatically adjusted annually based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Wikipedia

Database: 2007 - 2008 San Jose Sharks Game Schedule

Record Name Stadium Sport League Date Game Start Time Game End Time Opponent Note
Pepsi Center (10/7/2007) Pepsi Center Hockey NHL 10/7/2007 4:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM SHARKS @ Colorado TV: FSN Bay Area; RADIO: KFOX 98.5 FM
HP Pavilion at San Jose (11/30/2007) HP Pavilion at San Jose Hockey NHL 11/30/2007 7:30:00 PM 10:30:00 PM SHARKS vs. Colorado TV: FSN Bay Area-HD; RADIO: KFOX 98.5 FM
Pepsi Center (12/3/2007) Pepsi Center Hockey NHL 12/3/2007 6:00:00 PM 9:00:00 PM SHARKS @ Colorado TV: NO TV; RADIO: KFOX 98.5 FM
HP Pavilion at San Jose (2/6/2008) HP Pavilion at San Jose Hockey NHL 2/6/2008 7:30:00 PM 10:30:00 PM SHARKS vs. Colorado TV: FSN Bay Area-HD; RADIO: KFOX 98.5 FM

Database: United States Per Capita Electricity Use By State

Record Name State Country Year Population (thousands) kWh (millions) kWh per capita Source
Electricity Use for Colorado Colorado United States 2005 4,663 48,353 10,369 California Energy Comission

Database: USA State Motto List

Record Name State Country Motto Translation (if applicable) Source
State Motto for Colorado Colorado Nil sine numine (Latin, Nothing without Providence or Nothing without the Deity) Wikipedia

Database: Telephone area codes by State

Record Name State Country
303,719,720,970 Colorado United States

Database: Auto Theft Rate for American Cities

Record Name City State Country Number of Thefts Theft Rate Source
Auto theft rate for Denver Denver Colorado United States 13,986 663.07 National Crime Insurance Bureau

Database: Largest US School Districts

Record Name Primary City State Country Source Enrollment Expenditure (2003-2004) Expenditure per student (2003-2004)
Jefferson County Colorado United States American School and University 86,877 $772,847,000 $7,839
Denver Denver Colorado United States American School and University 74,412 $683,127,000 $7,852
Mesa Colorado United States American School and University 71,246 $468,828,000 $5,719
Cherry Creek Colorado United States American School and University 47,868 $405,690,000 $7,527

Database: 2007 - 2008 Calgary Flames Game Schedule

Record Name Day City Game Location Sport League Date Opponent Game Time
Tuesday (10/16/2007) Tuesday Colorado Away Hockey NHL 10/16/2007 at Colorado 19:00:00
Friday (10/26/2007) Friday Calgary Home Hockey NHL 10/26/2007 vs. Colorado 19:00:00
Monday (11/5/2007) Monday Colorado Away Hockey NHL 11/5/2007 at Colorado 19:00:00
Tuesday (11/20/2007) Tuesday Calgary Home Hockey NHL 11/20/2007 vs. Colorado 19:30:00
Saturday (11/24/2007) Saturday Colorado Away Hockey NHL 11/24/2007 at Colorado 17:00:00
Tuesday (2/26/2008) Tuesday Calgary Home Hockey NHL 2/26/2008 vs. Colorado 19:00:00
Thursday (3/20/2008) Thursday Calgary Home Hockey NHL 3/20/2008 vs. Colorado 19:00:00
Monday (3/24/2008) Monday Colorado Away Hockey NHL 3/24/2008 at Colorado 19:00:00

Database: Average Annual Rainfall for USA States

Record Name Country State Area (Square Miles) Rainfall (in./yr.) Rainfall (mi,/yr.) Rainfall (cu.mi,/yr.) Source
Average Annual Rainfall for Colorado United States Colorado 104,247 15.31 0.0002416 25.1897 The World Almanac (1988)

Database: Public Road Length by State

Record Name State Country Region Interstate (Miles) Other Principal and minor Arterials (Miles) Major and Minor Collectors (Miles) Local (Miles) Total (Miles) Source
Road Length for Colorado Colorado 954 8,436 16,603 60,317 86,310 Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (1955) 1955 Basketball Kansas City San Francisco San Francisco LaSalle Colorado Iowa
NCAA Tournament Champion (1942) 1942 Basketball Kansas City Stanford Stanford Dartmouth Colorado KENTUCKY

Database: US State Population

Record Name State Country Year Source Rank Population
Colorado Population Colorado United States 2000 US Census Bureau 24 4,301,261

Database: 3 Year Average Household Income By State

Record Name State Country Source Household Income
Colorado Household Income Colorado United States United States Census Bureau 51,022

Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey

Record Name Year Team Sport League Player
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (2003) 2003 Colorado Avalanche Hockey NHL Peter Forsberg
Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (2001) 2001 Colorado Avalanche Hockey NHL Joe Sakic

Database: Highway Speed Limits for US States

Record Name Country State Source Rural Interstates (MPH) Urban Interstates (MPG) Other Limited (MPH) Other Roads (MPH)
Highway Interstate Freeway Speed Limits for Colorado United States Colorado Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 75 65 65 65

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