Statehood:  August 1, 1876, (38^th State)

State Song: "Where the Columbines Grow" (1915)

State Bird: lark bunting (1931)

State Tree: Colorado blue spruce (1939)

State Flower: Rocky Mountain columbine (1899)

State Animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (1961);

State Gemstone: aquamarine (1971);

State Colors: blue and white (1911);

State Fossil: stegosaurus (1991)

State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout

State Grass: Blue Grama Grass

State Soil: Seitz

State Dance: Square Dance

State Nickname: Centennial State , Colorful Colorado

State Motto:  "Nil sine Numine" - Nothing Without Providence

Highest Point: Mt. Elbert ; 14,433 feet (4,399 m) above sea level

Lowest Point: Arikaree River :

Largest cities: Denver, 557,917; Colorado Springs, 369,815; Aurora, 297,235; Lakewood, 140,671; Fort Collins, 128,026; Thornton, 105,182; Westminster, 105,084; Arvada, 103,966; Pueblo, 103,495; Centennial, 98,243:

Famous Coloradans:

Tim Allen actor, Denver
Zachery Ty Bryan actor, Aurora
M. Scott Carpenter astronaut, Boulder
Lon Chaney actor, Colorado Springs
William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey boxer, Manassa
Ralph Edwards entertainer, Merino
Douglas Fairbanks actor, Denver
Eugene Fodor violinist, Turkey Creek

Population (Quick Facts):  4,753,377:   

 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html

Official State website:

http://www.colorado.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.leg.state.co.us/

Capital of Colorado :  Denver, Colorado: 

http://www.denvergov.org/

United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Agriculture-Main/CDAGLayout&cid=1165692857731&pagename=CDAGWrapper&rendermode=live

Maps for the state of Colorado:

 http://www.state.co.us/maps/

Colorado Job link:

http://www.job-hunt.org/jobs/colorado.shtml

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.colorado.com/

State Parks: 

http://parks.state.co.us/

Museums:

http://www.greatmuseums.org/colorado.html

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/colorado.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/CO/A.html

Colorado Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/conews.php

Department of Transportation:

 http://www.usnpl.com/conews.php

Department of Natural Resources:

http://dnr.state.co.us/