Description:Colorado's Second largest city

Elevation: 6,035 feet above sea level

Population:     City - 326,856       Metro Area - 465,885

Founded: 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer

Square Miles: 183

County: El Paso

Airport: 188 Flights Daily - America West, American,Continental, Delta, Mes, Northwest, Reno Air, TWA, United, Western Pacific

Major Highways: Interstate 25, U.S. 85/87 and 24, Colorado 83, 94, 115 and 122

Pikes Peak Elevation: 14,110 feet above sea level

Shopping Centers: 30

Hospitals: 4 Civilian, 2 Military

Golf Courses: 17 (5 Public)

Parks: 157 City and County Parks (13,000 acres)

Median Household Income: $34,765

Universities and Colleges: 8 Universities and 11 Colleges

Graduate Schools: 4

Major Industries: Tourism, New Homes Construction, Military, Space Technology, Computers & Electronics, Printing & Publishing

Major Daily Newspaper:Gazette Telegraph (morning)