I was not going to post this but now I think I will. This shows Pueblo is still important in the state.
Third District Facts
District Population:
614,467 (the Pueblo Region is 400,000)
Veteran Population:
70,285
Largest City:
Pueblo (population 102,121)
Median Household Income:
$35,970 (State Average=$47,203)
Counties:
Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Huerfano, Hinsdale, Jackson, La Plata, Las Animas, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Otero, Ouray, Pitkin, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel
Colleges and Universities:
Adams State College, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Western State College, Mesa State College, Ft. Lewis College, Colorado Mountain College, Trinidad State Junior College, Northwest Community College, Pueblo Community College, Otero Junior College
Note: CSU Pueblo is the flag ship university for the district.
National Parks:
Great Sand Dunes NP, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP, Mesa Verde NP, Colorado NM, Dinosaur NM
Ski Areas:
Steamboat Ski Resort, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass, Sunlight Ski Area, Telluride Ski Resort, Durango Ski Mountain, Monarch, Wolf Creek, Hesperus Ski Area, Howelson Hill Ski Area, Silverton Mountain, Crested Butte