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Colorado vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Colorado's land area is 775.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 141.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Colorado's north-south length is 9.9 times (894%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Colorado's east-west width is 7.4 times (644%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Elbert is 12,867 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Colorado's population is 68.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 11.3 times higher than Colorado's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 41 years.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.