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Cortez, Colorado
Cortez, Colorado | |
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 Cortez city hall, built in 2017. | |
 Location of the City of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado. | |
  Cortez Location of the City of Cortez in the United States.  Cortez Cortez (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′05″N 108°33′45″W / 37.36806°N 108.56250°W[3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Montezuma County seat[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Rachel Medina[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.274 sq mi (16.249 km2) |
| • Land | 6.230 sq mi (16.136 km2) |
| • Water | 0.044 sq mi (0.113 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,181 ft (1,884 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,766 |
| • Density | 1,407/sq mi (543/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Code | 81321 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-17375 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410236[6] |
| Website | City of Cortez |
Cortez (/ˈkɔːrtɛz/ ⓘ) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.[1] The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "2014 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places". United States Census Bureau. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
- ^ "Meet Rachel Medina, Cortez's New Mayor". The Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cortez, Colorado
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