10 Facts About Colorado

1. State of Colorado has more than 3,000 districts with taxing authority.

2. In 2017, Colorado recorded the second-lowest fertility rate in the United States outside of New England, after Oregon, at 1.63 children per woman.

3. The center of population of Colorado is located just north of the village of Critchell in Jefferson County.

4. The name Colorado was chosen because it was commonly believed that the Colorado River originated in the territory.

5. Unlike most other states, southern Colorado is not always warmer than northern Colorado.

6. Climate of Colorado is more complex than states outside of the Mountain States region.

7. The South Park of Colorado is the region of the headwaters of the South Platte River.

8. Eastern Colorado hosts considerable livestock, such as cattle ranches and hog farms.

9. Eastern Colorado is presently mainly farmland and rangeland, along with small farming villages and towns.

10. In 2018, Colorado became the first state in the United States to elect an openly gay governor, Jared Polis, in the 2018 gubernatorial election.