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Estes
Park, Colorado
Snuggled amid amazing natural beauty,
cute Estes Park is a high altitude town
with a relaxed Western spirit, abundant
outdoor recreation and an outdoor
lifestyle. It is a great
retirement spot!
Fort
Collins, Colorado
A relaxed Western lifestyle, a beautiful setting
and low humidity are Fort Collins' highlights. Is it a great
place to retire?
Montrose,
Colorado
Surrounded by natural beauty, Montrose boasts abundant outdoor
recreation, clean air and a reasonable cost of living. Once
a rustic high altitude hamlet off the beaten path, these day
Montrose is attracting a large number of retirees. Should
it?
Salida,
Colorado
Part bohemian ski village
and part working class mountain town,
Salida is a cute hilltop hamlet. Is
it a great place to retire?
The State of Colorado
Also
known as The Centennial State, Colorado is
ranked eighth in the
Union
based on its
land area of 104,094 square miles.
The state motto is "Nil sine numine,"
which means nothing without providence.
The population of
Colorado
is 22nd
in the
United States
based on the
2010 census count of 5,029,196 residents.
The median income of these residents is
$56,993.
Colorado
got its
nickname, The Centennial State, because it was
made a part of the
Union
in 1876, which
was the centennial year of the United States
Declaration of Independence.
It was the 38th state to be
admitted into the
Union
.
Colorado
is bordered by
Wyoming
to the north,
Nebraska
and
Kansas
to the east,
New Mexico
and
Oklahoma
on the south and
Utah
at the west.
Denver
is the most
populous city in the state and is also its state
capital.
Known
for its diverse geography, the state boasts llandscape
of mountains, mesas, plains, canyons, plateaus,
rivers as well as desert lands.
The state is unique in that it is only
one of three states that does not have any
natural borders.
Because of its varying landscape,
Colorado
is home to
several military installations including Buckley
Air Force Base,
Fort
Carson
, Peterson Air
Force Base, Pueblo Chemical Depot, Schriever Air
Force Base and the esteemed
United States
Air
Force
Academy
.
The
Denver Broncos of the NFL, the Denver Nuggets of
the NBA, the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL and
the Colorado Rockies of MLB represent
Colorado
in the
professional sports arena.
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