Denver:
(1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital,
coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot
of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where
Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. The largest Colorado city, it is a
processing, shipping, and distribution point for an extensive
agricultural area. It is also the financial, business, administrative,
and transportation center of the Rocky Mt. region (the
Inland West ), and home to numerous federal agencies. |
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Colorado: A state
of the west-central United States. It was admitted as the 38th state in
1876. First explored by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, the
region was added to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase
(1803) and a cession by Mexico (1848). The Colorado Territory was
organized in 1861. Denver is the capital and the largest city.
Population: 3,307,912.
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