(Ch18) Race/Ethnicity

"Once the sole inhabitants of the state, American Indians in 2000 numbered 44,241, up from 28,000 in 1990. The black population is also small, 165,063, or 3.8% in 2000; the percentage for Denver, however, was considerably higher (11.1% in 2000). Of far greater importance to the state's history, culture, and economy are its Hispanic and Latino residents, of whom there were 735,601 in 2000 (17.1%), up from 424,000 (under 13%) in 1990. Among residents of Denver, 31.7% were Hispanic or Latino in 2000. Of over 95,213 Asians (2.2%), up from 60,000 in 1990, 11,571 were Japanese (down from 15,198 in 1990); 16,395 Korean (up from 12,490 in 1990); 15,457 Vietnamese (more than double the 1990 total of 6,679); 15,658 Chinese (up from 9,117 in 1990); and 8,941 Filipino. The population of Pacific Islanders was estimated at 4,621 in 2000. In all, 369,903 residents, or 8.6% of the state population, were foreign born in 2000."

The above is a chart that shows the distribution of 'whites' in Colorado. The American Indian population greatly conquered all other existing races in Colorado many years ago. However, in today's demographics, It is now occupied by primarily whites and Hispanics.

Also, the Peterson air force base is located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County. I thought i would talk about this briefly because I have actually visited it and been on base. It is extremely big and beautiful, hugging the mountains base and goes up into the mountains as well. While i visited Colorado with an Ex girlfriend of mine, her uncle and aunt are both in the military. So we got to get onto the base and drive around and check out all of the statues, and planes, etc. It was an amazing experience. Also, while we were there, we shot archery on an actual archery range which was really cool because it is set up like a golf course. There are "holes" which are really targets that you go around to and pick your distance and see how close you get to the bullseye, (or in our case if you could even hit the target). The below picture is an ariel view of one section of the base.