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Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in the east central portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. At the city stands over one mile (1.6 km) above sea level, though some areas of the city are significantly higher and lower. Colorado Springs is situated near the base of one of the most famous American mountains, Pikes Peak, rising over 8,000 feet above the city on the eastern edge of the Southern Rocky Mountains. The city is home to the United States Air Force Academy and the United States Olympic Training Center. The city had an estimated population of 445,830 in 2014,〔() United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 28, 2014.〕 ranking as the second most populous city in the state of Colorado, behind Denver, and the 42nd most populous city in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=115 )〕 The Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 678,319 in 2013.〔 The city covers , making it the most extensive municipality in Colorado. Colorado Springs was selected as the No. 1 Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" by ''Money'' magazine in 2006, and placed number one in ''Outsides 2009 list of America's Best Cities. ==History== Ute, Arapahoe and Cheyenne peoples were the first to use the area which would become Colorado Springs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visitcos.com/colorado-springs/travel/history-heritage )〕 Part of the territory included in the United States' 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the current city area was designated part of the 1854 Kansas Territory. In 1859 after the first local settlement was established, it became part of the Jefferson Territory on October 24 and of El Paso County on November 28. Colorado City at the Front Range confluence of Fountain and Camp creeks was "formally organized on August 13, 1859"〔 (in 1916, the Sisters of Mercy operated the Montcalm Sanitorium).〕 during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. It served as the capital of the Colorado Territory from November 5, 1861, until August 14, 1862 when it was moved to the Denver City. In 1871 the Colorado Springs Company laid out the towns of La Font (later called Manitou Springs) and Fountain Colony, upstream and downstream respectively, of Colorado City. Within a year, Fountain Colony would be renamed Colorado Springs, and was officially incorporated.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Downtown Historic Survey )〕 The El Paso County seat shifted from Colorado City in 1873 to the Town of Colorado Springs. On December 1, 1880, Colorado Springs expanded northward with 2 annexations. The 2nd period of annexations was during 1889-90, and included Seavey's Addition, West Colorado Springs, East End, and another North End addition. In 1891 the Broadmoor Land Company built the Broadmoor suburb, which included the Broadmoor Casino, and by December 12, 1895, the city had "four Mining Exchanges and 275 mining brokers." By 1898, the city was designated into quadrants by the north-south Cascade Avenue and the east-west Washington/Pike's Peak avenues. From 1899 to 1901 Tesla Experimental Station operated on Knob Hill,〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colorado Springs, Colorado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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