Colorado Springs: Neighborhood Case Study

Colorado Springs was founded on July 31st, 1871, by General William Palmer. Nearby the newly founded town was Peak Pikes, the mountain attracted people with a thirst of sightseeing. Before Bakersfield became what it is now it was first seen as a resting stop for travelers (in search of the gold mines). Many of the travelers would settle in that land. Eventually, the land was known as Bakersfield because the person who owned land was Colonel Thomas Baker. Bakersfield officially became a city in the year of 1869.
One of the two prominent cities in Colorado in terms of population and its economy is Denver. Denver with an approximately has a population of 664,220. The second most populated city is Colorado Springs, with a population approximately of 445,830. The largest demographic of the population is Non-Hispanic whites by 70%, the second largest demographic group is Hispanics/ Latino by 16 percent following blacks/African-Americans by 6.3%.
Whereas Bakersfield, CA population is approximately 373,640 (census.gov, 2015), it is also the 9th most populated city in the state of California. Similarly, Colorado Springs and Bakersfield the majority of the populations is Non-Hispanic Whites. The demographics of
In addition, Colorado Springs is classified as a mountain state, half of the area lies in the Rocky Mountains. To be precise, certain regions of Colorado Springs is located in the Rocky Mountains, which is beside the mountains of Pikes Peak facing beside it to the west (Infoplease, 2016) “The western half of Colorado includes the huge mountain up thrust, comprising much of the southern Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau” (Dietz, 2015). Colorado Springs shares its border with multiple states such as Wyoming and Nebraska in the northern region and Kansas in the eastern