[PAR] [TLE] Colorado [SEP] 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 21st most populous of the 50 United States.  The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1, 2016, an increase of 10.17% since the 2010 United States Census. [PAR] [TLE] San Luis Valley [SEP] The San Luis Valley is an extensive high-altitude depositional basin in the U.S. state of Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico covering approximately 8000 sqmi and sitting at an average elevation of 7664 ft above sea level.  The valley is a section of the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande, which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico.  The valley is approximately 122 mi long and 74 mi wide, extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south.  The San Luis Valley receives little precipitation and is made up of desert lands, but the temperatures can be very comfortable in the summer and very cold on winter nights.
[PAR] [TLE] Colorado [ SEP ] 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 21st most populous of the 50 United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5,540,545 on July 1 , 2016 , an increase of 10.17 % since the 2010 United States Census . [PAR] [TLE] San Luis Valley [ SEP ] The San Luis Valley is an extensive high - altitude depositional basin in the U.S. state of Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico covering approximately 8000 sqmi and sitting at an average elevation of 7664 ft above sea level . The valley is a section of the Rio Grande Rift and is drained to the south by the Rio Grande , which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico . The valley is approximately 122 mi long and 74 mi wide , extending from the Continental Divide on the northwest rim into New Mexico on the south . The San Luis Valley receives little precipitation and is made up of desert lands , but the temperatures can be very comfortable in the summer and very cold on winter nights .
What was the 2016 population of the state where the majority of the San Luis Valley is located?
What was the 2016 population of the state where the majority of the San Luis Valley is located ?
5,540,545
5,540,545