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Description:Colorado's
Second largest city
Elevation: 6,035
feet above sea level
Population: 392,164
Founded: 1871 by
General William Jackson Palmer
Square Miles: 193
County: El Paso
Airport: 188
Flights Daily - America West, American, Continental, Delta, Mes,
Northwest, Reno Air, TWA, United, Western Pacific
Major Highways: Interstate
25, U.S. 85/87 and 24, Colorado 83, 94, 115 and 122
Pikes Peak Elevation:
14,110 feet above sea level
Shopping Centers:
30
Hospitals: 4 Civilian,
2 Military
Golf Courses: 17
(5 Public)
Parks: 157 City and
County Parks (13,000 acres)
Median Household Income:
$54,681
Universities and Colleges:
8 Universities and 11 Colleges
Graduate Schools:
4
Major Industries:
Defense, Manufacturing/Design, Software/Systems/Research Firms, Customer Service Firms, National Nonprofit Organizations
Major Attractions :
Garden of the Gods, US Air Force Academy, US Olympic Training Center, Pike Peak, Sky Sox Minor Leauge Baseball
Major Daily Newspaper:
Gazette Telegraph (morning)
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