Montezuma County, Colorado
Montezuma County | |
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The Montezuma County Combined Courts building in Cortez | |
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado | |
Colorado's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′N 108°36′W / 37.34°N 108.6°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Founded | April 16, 1889 |
| Named after | Moctezuma II |
| Seat | Cortez |
| Largest city | Cortez |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,040 sq mi (5,300 km2) |
| • Land | 2,030 sq mi (5,300 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,849 |
• Estimate (2024) | 26,841 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | montezumacounty |
Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849. The county seat is Cortez. Montezuma County contains many archaeologically significant Amerindian structures, which notably can be found in Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument. Montezuma County is also home to most of the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, home of the Weeminuche Band of the Ute Nation, known as the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, with its headquarters at Towaoc.