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Description:Colorado's
Second largest city
Elevation: 6,035
feet above sea level
Population: City
- 326,856 and Metro Area - 465,885
Founded: 1871
by General William Jackson Palmer
Square Miles: 183
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:
$34,765
Universities and Colleges:
8 Universities and 11 Colleges
Graduate Schools:
4
Major Industries:
Tourism, Military, New Home Construction, Space Technology, Computers
& Electronics, Printing & Publishing
Major Daily Newspaper:
Gazette Telegraph (morning)
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