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Military center; home of the U.S. Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs is a city in El Paso County.

It is the county seat.

The community was named for nearby mineral springs

The latitude of Colorado Springs is 38.833N. The longitude is -104.82W.

It is in the Mountain Standard time zone. Elevation is 6,010 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 370,448.

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$45,081

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

For more census details and comparisons, see our Colorado Springs demographic reports

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Colorado Springs is east of the Rocky Mountains, at the foot of Pike's Peak.

Former and merged names include:
· Fountain Colony
· El Paso

Colorado Springs was founded as a health resort and grew with construction of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.

The local economy boomed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with the discovery of gold at Cripple Creek.

Inventor Nikola Tesla, a pioneer in radio and electricity, built a famous "Tesla Coil" here in 1899-1900. The 12-million-volt machine was a partly successful effort to transmit electric power without wires

Public transportation: Colorado Springs Transit System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,730. The number of murders and homicides was 16. The violent crime rate was 4.6 per 1,000 people.

No. 8 on the "Best Cities for Women" list (big cities), Ladies' Home Journal, 2002

Filming location for:
· 1984 movie, "The Hotel New Hampshire"

Well-known residents have included:
· Lon Chaney, actor, "the man of a thousand faces"
· Helen Hunt Jackson, author
· Tara Nott, Olympic medallist
· Goose Gossage, baseball player
· Sherry Stringfield, actress

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Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Gloria Jean's, It's a Grind, Panera Bread, Starbucks

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Local festivals include:

Territory Days - May 25-28, 2007
Colorado Balloon Classic - Sept. 1-3, 2007
Springspree - June 16, 2007
Bighorn Sheep Festival - Feb. 17, 2007
Hummingbird Festival - May 12-19, 2007

Dates often change. Check Colorado Springs web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Performing arts: Colorado Springs Philharmonic

Nearby parks & recreation: Garden of the Gods, Pike National Forest, Pikes Peak, Seven Falls

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Colorado Springs attractions: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Olympic Visitor Center

Sports teams: Sky Sox (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, May Natural History Museum, American Numismatic Money Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Colorado, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Technical University

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Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 78

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