Tag: Colorado
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10 Interesting Facts About Highlands Ranch
Facts About Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch was founded in 1981 The population of Highlands Ranch is 107,017 as of 2020, making it the most populous unincorporated community in the State of Colorado. Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. Highlands Ranch is…
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10 Interesting Facts About Centennial, Colorado
Facts About Centennial The City of Centennial is a home rule municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 108,418, as of 2020, making Centennial the 11th most populous municipality in Colorado. The City of Centennial was formed on February 7, 2001, from portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County, including the former…
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10 Interesting Facts About Thornton, Colorado
Facts About Thornton Thornton consisted solely of farmland until 1953 when Sam Hoffman purchased a lot off Washington Street about seven miles north of Denver. Thornton was named in honour of then-incumbent Colorado Governor Dan Thornton. The Thornton Community Association was formed in 1954 to help guide the new community’s development. By 1955, Thornton had…
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10 Interesting Facts About Colorado Springs
Facts About Colorado Springs Colorado Springs is twinned with the following sister cities Japan Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan; Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Russia Smolensk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia; Kyrgyzstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Mexico Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico; Australia Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia & Greece Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece. Colorado Springs is the largest city in El Paso…
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10 Interesting Facts About Lakewood, Colorado
Facts About Lakewood Lakewood lies in the Colorado Piedmont on the western edge of the Great Plains just east of the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains. The town had a total area of 28,574 acres including 751 acres of water. Lakewood’s economy is diverse, while the largest employers are the government, with the…
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Colorado’s Geographic Regions
Colorado’s geographic regions Colorado is a state in the western United States. Colorado is bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas to the east, Oklahoma to the southeast, New Mexico to the south and Utah at its southwest corner. Colorado is also known as “The Centennial State” because it became a…
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Where Is Colorado?
If you’re like a lot of people who are unfamiliar with the United States, you might be wondering, “Where is Colorado?” The answer is simple: Colorado is a state in the western United States. It is located in what’s called the Mountain Time Zone, which means the time there matches that of states immediately to…
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20 Interesting Facts About Aurora, Colorado
Facts About Aurora Did you know that Aurora is the third most populous city in Colorado? Or that it’s home to a number of Fortune 500 companies? Here are some more facts about this fascinating city: Aurora was founded in 1891 and named after one of the daughters of Colorado’s first governor, William H. Larimer,…
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Flag of Colorado
Flag of Colorado The flag of Colorado consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width; the top and bottom stripes are blue, and the middle stripe is white. On top of these stripes sits a circular red “C”, filled with a golden disk. The blue is meant to represent the skies, the gold stands for…
