Cortez, Colorado
Cortez, Colorado | |
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Cortez city hall, built in 2017. | |
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Location of the City of Cortez in Montezuma County, Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′05″N 108°33′45″W / 37.36806°N 108.56250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Montezuma County seat |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| • Mayor | Rachel Medina |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | cortezco.gov |
Cortez (/ˈkɔːrtɛz/ ⓘ) is a home-rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States census.