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This is a route-map template for the Canada–United States border, a boundary in Canada and the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Academy School District 20: 26,400 El Paso: Adams 12 Five Star Schools: 36,078 Adams: Broomfield: Adams County School District 14: 6,114 Adams: Adams-Arapahoe School District 28J: 38,451 Arapahoe: Adams: Agate School District 300: 84 Elbert: Aguilar Reorganized School District RE-6: 114 Las Animas: Akron School District R-1: 411 Washington ...
The first school in Colorado Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Palmer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer, in late 1871. Classes were first held in a home on the northeast corner of Cascade Avenue and Bijou Street, rented by Mrs. Palmer for the school. [2] School District 11 was established in August 1872.
The Colorado Springs School – a preK-12 school established in 1962 with a current enrollment of about 300. [178] [179] Colorado Springs Christian Schools – A PreK–12th grade Christian school with two campuses started in 1972 and with an enrollment of about 1,150 in 2021. [180] [181]
Colorado Springs is 70 miles south of Denver, which has the largest population of any city in Colorado. Colorado Springs has the largest area of any city in the state, with 194.87 square miles (504.7 km 2) in 2013. [6] Of that, 132 square miles (340 km 2) is developed land. [1]: 32 It has 16,331 parkland acres and 7,431 street land miles. [6]
The international border between Canada and the United States, with Yukon on one side and Alaska on the other, circa 1900-1923 [1]. The borders of Canada include: . To the south and west: An international boundary with the United States, forming the longest shared border in the world, 8,893 km (5,526 mi); [2] (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which makes up the boundary at parts.
The US and Canadian Ports of Entry were abandoned in 1962 when a new highway built about a half mile to the west, bypassing the town. The former US border station was demolished in 2015, and the border community is a virtual ghost town. [33] The building that once served as the Canadian border station remains.
When traveling from the U.S. to Cornwall Island, they must first cross a second bridge into Canada, for inspection at the new Canadian border station. Discussions between inter-governmental agencies were being pursued on the feasibility of relocating the Canadian border inspection facilities on the U.S. side of the border. [58]