Cortez, Colorado | |
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Cortez city hall, built in 2017. | |
![]() Location of the City of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado. | |
Location of the City of Cortez in the United States. | |
Coordinates: 37°22′05″N 108°33′45″W / 37.36806°N 108.56250°W[3] | |
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State | ![]() |
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]