22 Facts About Eastern Colorado

1. Eastern Colorado is currently the home of seven major military bases and installations.

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

3. State of Eastern Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.

4. Eastern Colorado now has the largest annual production of beer of any state.

5. Eastern Colorado has five major professional sports leagues, all based in the Denver metropolitan area.

6. Eastern Colorado is known for its Southwest and Rocky Mountain cuisine.

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

8. Eastern Colorado has some large African-American communities located in Denver, in the neighborhoods of Montbello, Five Points, Whittier, and many other East Denver areas.

9. Eastern Colorado has a high proportion of Hispanic, mostly Mexican-American, citizens in Metropolitan Denver, Colorado Springs, as well as the smaller cities of Greeley and Pueblo, and elsewhere.

10. Eastern Colorado became the first western state to host a major political convention when the Democratic Party met in Denver in 1908.

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

12. Eastern Colorado has recorded 525 earthquakes since 1973, a majority of which range 2 to 3.5 on the Richter scale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. Eastern Colorado is part of the western and southwestern United States, and is one of the Mountain States.

20. Eastern Colorado is one of the few remaining places in the United States with still operating one-room school houses.

21. Eastern Colorado is largely farmland, with many small farming communities.

22. Eastern Colorado was once home to many Native American tribes.