Land Area Ranked 8th

• Total104,094 sq mi (269,837 km2)
• Width280 miles (450 km)
• Length380 miles (610 km)
• % water0.36%
• Latitude37°N to 41°N
• Longitude102°02’48″W to 109°02’48″W

Admitted to the Union August 1, 1876[7] (38th)

Metes and Bounds

The boundaries of the state of Colorado shall be as follows: Commencing on the thirtyseventh parallel of north latitude, where the twenty-fifth meridian of longitude west from Washington crosses the same; thence north, on said meridian, to the forty-first parallel of north latitude; thence along said parallel, west, to the thirty-second meridian of longitude west from Washington; thence south, on said meridian, to the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude; thence along said thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude to the place of beginning.