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Colorado is a state in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains . Colorado is part of the Western United States , the Southwestern United States , and the Mountain States . Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the ___MASK53___ United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was ___MASK58___ , 456 , 574 on July 1 , 2015 , an increase of 8 . ___MASK53___ % since the 2010 United States Census . Baja California , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California , is a state in Mexico . It is the northernmost and westernmost of the ___MASK65___ states which , with Mexico City , comprises the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico . Before becoming a state in ___MASK98___ , the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California (" El Territorio Norte de Baja California "). It has an area of , or 3 . 57 % of the land mass of Mexico and comprises the northern half of the Baja California Peninsula , north of the 28th parallel , plus oceanic Guadalupe Island . The mainland portion of the state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean , on the east by Sonora , the U . S . State of Arizona , and the Gulf of California ( also known as the " Sea of Cortez "), and on the south by Baja California Sur . Its northern limit is the U . S . state of California . Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal republic in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over ___MASK60___ , 000 sq mi ), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising ___MASK65___ states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . Nevada ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a state in the Western , Mountain West , and Southwestern regions of the United States of America . Nevada is the 7th most extensive , the 34th most populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the ___MASK53___ United States . Nearly three - quarters of Nevada ' s people live in Clark County , which contains the Las Vegas  Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . Nevada ' s capital is Carson City . Nevada is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its history and economy . It is also known as the " Battle Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " Battle Born " also appear on the state flag ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". Nevada borders Oregon to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east . Tombstone is a historic city in Cochise County , Arizona , United States , founded in ___MASK70___ , by Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County , Arizona Territory . It was one of the last wide - open frontier boomtowns in the American Old West . The town prospered from about 1877 to 1890 , during which time the town ' s mines produced US $ ___MASK43___ to $ 85 million in silver bullion , the largest productive silver district in Arizona . Its population grew from 100 to around 14 , 000 in less than seven years . It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O . K . Corral and now draws most of its revenue from tourism . Edward Lawrence Schieffelin ( ___MASK20___  1897 ) was an Indian scout and prospector who discovered silver in the Arizona Territory , which led to the founding of Tombstone , Arizona . He partnered with his brother Al and mining engineer Richard Gird in a handshake deal that produced millions of dollars in wealth for all three men . During the course of Tombstone ' s mining history , about US $ 85 , 000 , 000 in silver was produced from its mines . The Western United States , commonly referred to as the American West , the Far West , or simply the West , traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States . Because European settlement in the U . S . expanded westward after its founding , the meaning of the West has evolved over time . Prior to about ___MASK85___ , the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier . The Arizona Territory was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24 , ___MASK62___ until February 14 , 1912 , when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona . It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War . New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America . It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January ___MASK21___ , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the Mountain States . New Mexico is fifth by area , the 36th - most populous , and the sixth - least densely populated of the 50 United States . The Gunfight at the O . K . Corral was a ___MASK69___ - second shootout between lawmen and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that took place at about ___MASK61___ : 00 p . m . on Wednesday , October 26 , ___MASK75___ in Tombstone , Arizona Territory . It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Wild West . The gunfight was the result of a long - simmering feud , with Cowboys Billy Claiborne , Ike and Billy Clanton , and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side and town Marshal Virgil Earp , Special Policeman Morgan Earp , Special Policeman Wyatt Earp , and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side . All three Earp brothers had been the target of repeated death threats made by the Cowboys , who objected to the Earps ' interference in their illegal activities . Billy Clanton and both McLaury brothers were killed . Ike Clanton claimed that he was unarmed and ran from the fight , along with Billy Claiborne . Virgil , Morgan , and Doc Holliday were wounded , but Wyatt Earp was unharmed . The shootout has come to represent a period of the American Old West when the frontier was virtually an open range for outlaws , largely unopposed by law enforcement officers who were spread thin over vast territories . Utah ( or ) is a state in the western United States . It became the 45th state admitted to the U . S . on January ___MASK100___ , ___MASK68___ . Utah is the 13th - largest by area , 31st - most - populous , and 10th - least - densely populated of the 50 United States . Utah has a population of more than 3 million ( Census estimate for July 1 , 2016 ), approximately 80 % of whom live along the Wasatch Front , centering on the state capital Salt Lake City . Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east , Wyoming to the northeast , Idaho to the north , Arizona to the south , and Nevada to the west . It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast . Sonora , officially the Free and Sovereign State of Sonora , is one of ___MASK65___ states that , with Mexico City , comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico . It is divided into 72 municipalities ; the capital city is Hermosillo . Sonora is located in Northwest Mexico , bordered by the states of Chihuahua to the east , Baja California to the northwest and Sinaloa to the south . To the north , it shares the U . S . Mexico border with the states of Arizona and New Mexico , and on the west has a significant share of the coastline of the Gulf of California . Apache May Slaughter ( c . 1895 - 1900 ) was the adopted daughter of Tombstone , Arizona sheriff John Slaughter and his wife Viola . Apache May was found by John Slaughter as he was following a group of Apaches in Mexico . She had been abandoned to her luck by her natural parents . John Slaughter returned to Arizona with Apache May . When she was adopted by the couple , she also became Daniel Boone ' s great great great granddaughter . Apache May ' s name came from her background , and her month of birth . Calculating her age , the Slaughters were convinced she was born in the month of May of that year . Arizona ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western United States and the Mountain West states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the ___MASK53___ states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona ' s border with Mexico is 389 miles ( ___MASK76___ km ) long , on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California .