Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County
The Montezuma County Combined Courts building in Cortez
The Montezuma County Combined Courts building in Cortez
Map of Colorado highlighting Montezuma County
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Map of the United States highlighting Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°20′N 108°36′W / 37.34°N 108.6°W / 37.34; -108.6
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedApril 16, 1889
Named forMoctezuma II
SeatCortez
Largest cityCortez
Area
 • Total2,040 sq mi (5,300 km2)
 • Land2,030 sq mi (5,300 km2)
 • Water11 sq mi (30 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total25,849
 • Density13/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitemontezumacounty.org
Prehistoric petroglyphs in Mesa Verde National Park
Castle, Hovenweep National Monument

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.[1] The county seat is Cortez.[2]

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.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.