Colorado Springs Information: Tickets, Venues, Events and More

A Glance...

The City of Colorado Springs is situated in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

Fact

Colorado Springs was selected as the Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine in the year 2006.

Population factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, there were 360,890 people, 141,516 households and 93,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,942.9 people per square mile (750.2/km²). There were 148,690 housing units at an average density of 800.5/sq mi (309.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.66% White, 6.56% African American, 0.88% Native American, 2.82% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 5.01% from other races and 3.85% from two or more races. 12.01% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 141,516 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.2% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.06.”

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 186.1 square miles (482.1 km²), of which, 185.7 square miles (481.1 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Events

World Arena, Falcon Stadium and Pikes Peak Center are some of the most famous venues of the city.