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Colorado population predicted to grow by 40 percent

“Colorful Colorado” may need to be changed to “Crowded Colorado” with the number of people expected to move here by 2040. All that growth will take a toll on the state's infrastructure as well as water and other natural resources. As part of a series that were calling “Changing Colorado” – Capitol Correspondent Bente Birkeland looks at the current population trends and which areas will be impacted the most.