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 Lift Truck Chain Colorado - Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses a lot of the Rocky Mountains and the northeastern part of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is part of the Western United States and the Mountain States.
"Colorado" gets its name for the Colorado River, that was named by early Spanish explorers who called the river Rio Colorado owing the red colored silt which comes down the river from the mountains. The state was admitted to the union as the 38th state, when U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed their proclamation on August 1, 1876. Colorado is called the "Centennial State" as it was admitted to the Union as the 38th state in 1876, the centennial year of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Colorado is bounded by the northwest state of Wyoming to the north, the Midwest states of Kansas and Nebraska towards the northeast and east, on the south by New Mexico and a small part of the southern state of Oklahoma, and on the west by Utah. The four states of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona meet at one common point referred to as the Four Corners, which is called the heart of the American Southwest. Colorado State is amongst only three U.S. states with no natural borders, the others being nearby Wyoming and Utah.
The state of Colorado is known for its vivid landscape of forests, mountains, mesas, high plains, plateaus, canyons, desert lands and rivers. Based on the United States Census in 2010, the population is just over 5,000,000. There was an increase of 16.92% ever since the 2000 United States Census. The capital and most densely inhabited city in the state of Colorado is Denver. People of the state are called "Coloradans", although the archaic term "Coloradoan" is still used.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that the total state product in 2010 was $257.6 billion. Per capita personal income in 2010 was $51,940, ranking the state of Colorado 11th in the country. The state's economy broadened from its mid-19th century roots in mining when irrigated agriculture developed, and by the late 19th century, raising livestock had become significant. Early business was based on the processing and extraction of agricultural products and minerals. Existing agricultural products are wheat, cattle, hay, dairy products and corn.
The state of Colorado has large amounts of hydrocarbon resources. Colorado hosts seven of the Nation's 100 biggest natural gas fields and two of its 100 biggest oil fields, based on the Energy Information Administration. Conventional and unconventional natural gas output from several Colorado basins normally account for over half of annual U.S. natural gas production. Colorado's oil shale deposits hold a projected 1 trillion barrels (160 km3) of oil - practically as much oil as the whole world's proven oil reserves; the economic viability of the oil shale, however, has not been demonstrated.
Colorado's eastern plains and high Rocky Mountain ridges provide wind power potential, and geologic activity within the mountain regions offer potential for geothermal power development. Much of Colorado State is sunny and could produce solar power. Major rivers flowing from the Rocky Mountains offer hydroelectric power resources. Corn grown in the flat eastern area of the state offers potential resources for production of Ethanol.
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