Montrose, Colorado
Montrose, Colorado | |
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South Townsend Avenue in Montrose | |
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| Motto(s): "Quality of Life Is Our Commitment " "Stay here, play everywhere" | |
Location in Montrose County, Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 38°28′37″N 107°51′56″W / 38.47694°N 107.86556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Montrose County |
| City | Montrose |
| Incorporated | May 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality |
| • Mayor | Dave Frank |
| • City Manager | William E. Bell |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.48 sq mi (47.9 km2) |
| • Land | 18.48 sq mi (47.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,807 ft (1,770 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,291 |
| • Density | 1,098.2/sq mi (424.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 81401, 81402 (PO Box), 81403 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-51745 |
| GNIS feature ID | 203328 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | www |
Montrose is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,291 at the 2020 census, within a total area of 18.5 square miles. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S. Highway 50.
The city is located in western Colorado, in the Uncompahgre Valley, and is an economic, labor, and transportation waypoint for the surrounding area. Montrose is the second-largest city in western Colorado, after Grand Junction.