Facts and figures about Denver, host city for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and Colorado:
—City founded: Nov. 17, 1858. Named after James Denver, governor of Kansas Territory.
—Statehood: Colorado, the Centennial State, became the nation’s 38th state in 1876.
—City population: 554,636.
—State population: 4.5 million; 3.2 million white, 736,000 Hispanic, 158,000 black, 97,000 Asian, 29,000 Native American.
—Foreign-born: 10.1 percent.
—Median age: 34.7.
—Median household income: $50,652.
—Percent below poverty line: 11.1.
—Registered voters: 1,018,000 Republican; 1,014,000 independent; 901,000 Democratic.
—Major industries: Communications, utilities, transportation, energy, aerospace, agriculture, tourism.
—Governor: Bill Ritter (D), elected 2006.
—Congress: Sens. Ken Salazar (D), Wayne Allard (R); Allard is retiring. House: Four Democrats, three Republicans.
— Independent Ross Perot got 23 percent of the presidential vote in 1996.
—This year’s convention is expected to generate $160 million and draw as many as 50,000 visitors.
