Cool Facts About Colorado

Officially nicknamed the “Centennial State,” Colorado was the 38th state to join the United States of America on August 1, 1876.

It has a population of 5,758,736 people, making it the 21st most populous state.

Colorado is bordered by the states of Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming.

With a total of 104,094 sq mi (269,837 km²) of land and water, it is the 8th largest state.

The area that is known today as Colorado has been populated for much longer than you’d expect.

There’s an archaeological site called the Lindenmeier site up in the north of the state on the border with Wyoming, which is full of artifacts dated as far back as 11,200 BC.

The first people to inhabit the area were nomads who would follow herds of bison and have been identified as people of the Folsom Tradition because of the arrow tips they used.