科罗拉多州（英语：Colorado）是美国西部的一州，东接堪萨斯州，南界俄克拉何马州和新墨西哥州，西邻犹他州，北与怀俄明州和内布拉斯加州接壤。该州首府兼最大城为丹佛。
科罗拉多州是以西班牙语“Colorado”命名的，意为“带点红色的”，估计这可能指的是该地区红色的砂岩地层或是科罗拉多河两岸的赭红色景观。
科罗拉多州州树为云杉，州花为薰衣草，州鸟为云雀。
科罗拉多州基本信息编辑
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州徽
科罗拉多州原为阿拉帕霍、切廷内和犹他等部族印第安人居住地。许多地名为印第安语。弗德台地国家公园中的崖洞是古代印第安普埃布洛人社区的遗址。至今仍有大约9000印第安人住在该州。16－17世纪，西班牙人和法国人先后来此。西班牙探险家看到落基山上彩色斑斓的岩石，遂将此地取名为“科罗拉多”，意为“红色的”。1803年美国通过科罗拉多州内共分64个郡。州府丹佛市（Denver），
该州在美国地图位置
人口约57万，为科州政治、贸易、金融和制造业中心。科罗拉多斯普林斯市是美国空军军官学校所在地。较大的城市还有奥罗拉和莱克伍德。
主要城镇：丹佛、奥罗拉、布頼顿、恩格尔伍德、莱克伍德、阿斯彭、博尔德、科罗拉多斯普林斯、柯林斯堡、大章克申、韦尔。路易斯安那购买协议取得该州东部大片土地。1806年派克斯攀登了以其名字命名的山峰（派克斯峰）。1859年派克斯峰发现金矿，掘金者蜂拥而至。1876年美国独立100周年时建州，故有“百年州”之称，成为美国第38州。
行政区划
County
Split fromArapahoe County.
Named in honor ofAlva Adams, the 5th, 10th, and 14thGovernorof the State of Colorado.
Split fromCostilla CountyandConejos Countycounties.
Named for thecottonwood treeswhich grow along the
Rio Grandeand its tributaries.Alamosais a Spanish word for acottonwood grove.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado. Renamed South Arapahoe County for the five months from November 15, 1902 to April 11, 1903.
Named for predecessorArapahoe County, Kansas Territory, which in turn was named for theArapaho NationofNative Americans.
Split fromConejos County.
Named in honor ofColorado State SenatorAntonio D. Archuleta.
Split fromLas Animas County.
Named in honor of pioneer andColorado territorial legislatorFelipe Baca.
Split fromHuerfano Countyand former Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal land.
Named in honor of frontier traderWilliam Bent.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for the abundance ofgranitebouldersalongBoulder Creek.
City and County of Broomfield
Split fromBoulder,Adams,Jefferson, andWel
dcounties and reorganized as aconsolidated city and county.
Named for thebroom cornthat was formerly grown in the area.
Split fromCarbonate County.
Named in honor ofJerome Bunty Chaffee, one ofColorado's first twoU.S. Senatorsfrom 1876 to 1879.
Split fromElbertandBentcounties.
Named for theCheyenne NationofNative Americans.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named forClear Creekwhich originates in the county.
Guadalupe County, one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado, was renamedConejos Countyafter six days on November 7, 1861.
Named for thecottontail rabbitsin the area.Conejosis a Spanish word forrabbits.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for the Costilla River.Costillais a Spanish word meaning eitherlittle riborfurring timber.
Named in honor ofColorado State SenatorJohn H. Crowley.
Named in memory ofGeorge Armstrong Custer, (1839 - 1876), the U.S. Armycoloneldefeated and killed at theBattle of the Little Bighorn.
Split fromGunnison County.
Named for the town ofDeltalocated at thedeltaof theUncompahgre River.
City and County of Denver
The originalArapahoeCounty Seatwas split fromArapahoe Countyand reorganized as aconsolidated city and county.
Named to curry favor withJames W. Denver,Governorof theTerritory of
Kansasfrom 1857 to 1859.
Named for theDolores River, which was originally namedel Rio de Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, which is Spanish forthe River of our Lady of Sorrows.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named in honor ofStephen Arnold Douglas, (1813 - 1861),U.S. SenatorfromIllinoisfrom 1847 to 1861.
Named for theEagle Riverwhich originates in the county.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named forUte Passin the county.El pasois a Spanish expression forthe pass.
Split fromDouglas County.
Named in honor ofSamuel Hitt Elbert, the sixthGovernorof theTerritory of Colorado.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named in honor ofJohn Charles Frémont(1813 - 1890), the explorer, U.S. Army general, andU.S. SenatorfromCalifornia.
Named in honor ofJames Abram Garfield(1831 - 1881), the twentiethPresident of the United States.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named in honor ofWilliam Gilpin, the firstGovernorof theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for theGrand Riverwhich originates in the county. The Grand River was renamed theColorado Riverin 1921, but the county retains the original name.
Named in honor ofJohn Williams Gunnison, the U.S. Army captain who explored the region.
Split fromLake,Conejos, andCostillacounties.
Named in honor of George Aaron Hinsdale, a Lieutenant Governor of theTerritory of Colorado.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named forHuerfano Butte, a solitary volcanic plug.Huerfanois a Spanish word meaningorphan.
Split fromLarimer County.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for its extralegal predecessor county,Jefferson County, Jefferson Territory, which in turn was named in honor ofThomas Jefferson(1743 - 1826), the author of theDeclaration of Independenceand the thirdPresident of the
United States.
Named for theKiowa NationofNative Americans.
Named in honor ofChristopher Houston "Kit" Carson, the famous frontier scout and soldier.
Split fromLakeandConejoscounties.
Named for the manysilverdeposits in the area.La platais a Spanish expression forthe silver.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado. RenamedCarbonate Countyfor the two days from February 8–10, 1879.
Named for theTwin Lakesin the county.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named in honor ofWilliam Larimer, a pioneer entrepreneur.
Split fromHuerfano County.
Named for theAnimas River, which was originally namedel Rio de las Animas Perdidas, which is Spanish forthe River of the Souls in Purgatory.
Split fromElbertandBentcounties.
Named in honor of
Abraham Lincoln(1809 - 1865), the sixteenthPresident of the United States.
Named in honor ofJohn Alexander Logan(1826 - 1886), a U.S. Army general andU.S. SenatorfromIllinois.
Split fromGunnison County.
Named for themesaformations which are widespread through the area.
Split fromHinsdale,Rio Grande, andSaguachecounties.
Named from the plentifulmineraldeposits found in the area.
Named in honor of railroad pioneerDavid H. Moffat.
Split fromLa Plata County.
Named in honor ofAztecleaderMoctezuma II. Ruins in the area were once thought to be Aztec.
Split fromGunnison County.
Named for the town ofMontrose, which in turn was probably named from the novelA Legend of Montrose, published in 1819 byWalter Scott.
Named for oldFort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of U.S. Army ColonelChristopher A. Morgan.
Named in honor ofMiguel A. Oteroof the prominent Otero family of theSouthwest.
Split fromHinsdaleandLakecounties. RenamedUncompaghre Countyfor four days from 1883-02-27, to 1883-03-02.
Named in honor ofOuray, aUteNative Americanleader.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named forSouth Parkwhich occupies most of the county.
Named in honor of R.O. Phillips,
secretary of the Lincoln Land Company, which sold farmsteads in the area.
Split fromGunnison County.
Named in honor ofFrederick Walker Pitkin, the secondGovernorof the State of Colorado.
Named in honor of John W. Prowers, a pioneer of theArkansas Rivervalley.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for historic town ofPueblo.Pueblois a Spanish word meaningvillageorpeople.
Split fromGarfield County.
Named for theWhite River, which was originally namedRio Blancoin Spanish.
Split fromCostilla CountyandConejos Countycounties.
Named for theRio Grande, which flows through the area.
Named in honor ofJohn Long Routt, the firstGovernorof the State of Colorado.
Split fromLakeandCostillacounties.
Name comes from aUte languagenoun meaning "sand dunes".
Named for theSan Juan RiverandSan Juan Mountains, which in turn were named forSaint John the Evangelist.
Split fromSan Juan County.
Named for theSan Miguel RiverandSan Miguel Mountains, which in turn were named forSaint Michael the Archangel.
Named for Fort Sedgwick, which, in turn, was named for U.S. Army GeneralJohn Sedgwick(1813 - 1864).
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named for the many highmountain summitsin the area.
Split fromEl PasoandFremontcounties.
Named in honor ofHenry Moore Teller, aU.S. SenatorfromColoradoandUnited States Secretary of the Interior.
Named in honor of
George Washington(1732 - 1799), the firstPresident of the United States.
Created as one of the 17 original counties of theTerritory of Colorado.
Named in honor of Lewis Ledyard Weld, the first Secretary of theTerritory of Colorado.
Split fromWashington County.
Named for theQuechan (Yuma) NationofNative Americans.
