Colorado is a state located in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, whereas Kansas is a state in the midwestern part of the United States of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Colorado and Kansas regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Colorado bigger than Kansas?
The total area of Colorado is 104,094 sq mi, and the total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi. Colorado is bigger than Kansas by 21,816 sq mi. Colorado is around 1.27 times bigger than Kansas.
Area of Colorado: 104,094 sq mi ( 269,837 km2 )
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Colorado as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,812,069.
Based on the data provided by the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Here is some more data comparison between Colorado and Kansas.
The capital city of Colorado is Denver, and the capital city of Kansas is Topeka.
Largest City
Colorado: Denver
Kansas: Wichita
Demonym(s)
Colorado: Coloradan
Kansas: Kansan, Jayhawker (Colloquial)
Official Languages
Colorado: English
Kansas: English
ISO 3166 Code
Colorado: US-CO
Kansas: US-KS
Human Development Index
HDI of Colorado as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
Colorado Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Colorado:
38° 59′ 49.92″ N, 105° 32′ 52.08″ W
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
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