Cortez, Colorado

town in and county seat of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States

Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.[5] The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census.[4]

Cortez, Colorado
Cortez city hall, built in 2017.
Cortez city hall, built in 2017.
Location of the City of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Location of the City of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Cortez is located in the United States
Cortez
Cortez
Location of the City of Cortez in the United States.
Cortez is located in Colorado
Cortez
Cortez
Cortez (Colorado)
Coordinates: 37°20′59″N 108°34′36″W / 37.349783°N 108.576687°W / 37.349783; -108.576687[3]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountyMontezuma County seat[2]
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
Area
 • Total6.274 sq mi (16.249 km2)
 • Land6.230 sq mi (16.136 km2)
 • Water0.044 sq mi (0.113 km2)
Elevation
6,191 ft (1,887 m)
Population
 • Total8,766
 • Density1,407/sq mi (543/km2)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP Code
81321
Area code970
FIPS code08-17375
GNIS feature ID0179044
WebsiteCity of Cortez

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.