Cortez

Montezuma County, CO

Population

8,832

Walk Score

84 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$941

Median home value

$204,100

Founded

1886

Cortez 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.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

Hovenweep National Monument · listed 1966
Indian Camp Ranch Archeological District · listed 2012
Mesa Verde National Park · listed 1966
Sand Canyon Archaeological District · listed 2005

Notable landmarks

Cannonball Ruins · listed 1997
Cortez High School · listed 2016
Ertel Funeral Home · listed 1995
Mitchell Springs Archeological Site · listed 2001
Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company Flume No. 6 · listed 2012
Montezuma Valley National Bank and Store Building · listed 2009
Mud Springs Pueblo · listed 1982
Roy's Ruin · listed 1992
Wallace Ruin · listed 2005
Yucca House National Monument · listed 1966

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