Colorado Springs, Colorado

<p>Colorado Springs is the most populous city in <a href="/facts/El_Paso_County%2c_Colorado/P4Iu6BxI">El Paso County, Colorado</a>, United States, and its <a href="/facts/County_seat/ItAWPoWw">county seat</a>. The population of 478,961 at the <a href="/facts/2020_United_States_census/dTEm5TRr">2020 census</a>, a 15.02% increase since <a href="/facts/2010_United_States_Census/RoYVI17A">2010</a>. Colorado Springs is the <a href="/facts/List_of_municipalities_in_Colorado/Pw9HAFjl">second-most populous city</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_United_States_cities_by_area/Yp6mmV61">most extensive city</a> in the state of Colorado, and the <a href="/facts/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population/rcYY6hsJ">40th-most-populous city</a> in the United States. It is the principal city of the <a href="/facts/Colorado_Springs_metropolitan_area/VpMXeepu">Colorado Springs metropolitan area</a>, which had 755,105 residents in 2020, and the second-most prominent city of the <a href="/facts/Front_Range_Urban_Corridor/GxHeuQNc">Front Range Urban Corridor</a>. It is located in east-central Colorado on <a href="/facts/Fountain_Creek_(Arkansas_River_tributary)/SFMGdxII">Fountain Creek</a>, 70 miles (113 km) south of <a href="/facts/Denver/KWUnuDSu">Denver</a>. 
</p><p>At 6,035 feet (1,839 m), the city stands over 1 mile (1.6 km) above sea level. It is near the base of <a href="/facts/Pikes_Peak/xNgFI6qh">Pikes Peak</a>, which rises 14,115 feet (4,302.31 m) above sea level on the eastern edge of the <a href="/facts/Southern_Rocky_Mountains/ef1xA0eM">Southern Rocky Mountains</a>. The city is the largest city north of Mexico above 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado