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By Carla CrowderDenver Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
If Colorado's 4.3 million people linked hands — no Kum Ba Ya, please — how far would the line stretch? If every Colorado citizen had a Mason jar of jelly beans, including the yucky black-licorice ones, how many jelly beans would there be? We don't know the answers to those questions. Sorry. But here are a few facts and figures, slightly less random, drawn from Colorado's new population number — 4.3 million. Mile High Stadium could be filled 56 times. (Mile High capacity: 76,123) It's about the population of seven Alaskas. (Population: 626,932) But it would take 7.8 Colorados to come close to California's population of 33.8 million. There were 2.5 times as many skier visits last season in Colorado as residents. (Last season's skier visits were just below 11 million.) U.S Census - 2000Use the form below to view the resident population numbers from the 2000 Census. Sort by: State Pop. as of 2000 Pop. as of 1990 Numeric Change Percent Change Related stories: Colorado rewarded for growth Census confirms quick growth State growth will bring in more money Colorado's population in perspective State gains political clout Seventh House seat up for grabs Graphics: State-by-state growth Colorado population timeline Congressional winners and losers There are 2.5 times as many Coloradans as there are Colorado voters who voted for Bush, Gore or Nader in November. (1,714,336 Coloradans voted for president.) There are more chickens in Colorado — 4.47 million — than people. There are more people, however, than cattle — 3.1 million. There's nearly one vehicle for every person. The Department of Motor Vehicles listed 4,130,345 vehicles in 1999. There are 3.4 times as many shoppers annually at Cherry Creek shopping center than Colorado's population. (There are an estimated 15 million shoppers.) December 29, 2000
If Colorado's 4.3 million people linked hands — no Kum Ba Ya, please — how far would the line stretch?
If every Colorado citizen had a Mason jar of jelly beans, including the yucky black-licorice ones, how many jelly beans would there be?
We don't know the answers to those questions. Sorry.
But here are a few facts and figures, slightly less random, drawn from Colorado's new population number — 4.3 million.
December 29, 2000
