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Colorado
Motto: "Nil sine numine" - Latin - "Nothing without Providence" or "Nothing without the Deity"
Nicknames: "The Centennial State"; "The Lead State"; "The Silver State"
Capital: Denver
Population: 4,550,688 (Estimate of the US Census Bureau 7/01/03); Ranks 22nd in US State Population
Size: 380 miles long and 280 miles wide; covers 104,100 square miles - 8th largest of the 50 states
State Bird: Lark Bunting
State Flower: Columbine
Colorado's name is Spanish, meaning "red" in reference to the color of the Colorado River.
It became a territory soon after gold was discovered close to what is now Denver. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. It was the 38th state to be admitted to the Union.
People who live in or come from Colorado are called "Coloradans." However, sometimes they are also referred to as "Centennials" after the state's most common nickname.
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