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Cortez, Colorado
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.
In 1886, the town was built to provide housing for the men working on the tunnels and irrigation ditches required to divert water out of the Dolores River and into Montezuma Valley. The town was named for Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. The Cortez, Colorado, post office opened on June 21, 1887. It is a popular stop for tourists, who stay there because of its central location among surrounding attractions, such as Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley, and the Four Corners.
Many prehistoric sites in the Cortez area are listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties or both the state register and the National Register of Historic Places. They include large parks or centers, such as Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Mesa Verde National Park. Also, smaller or individuals sites, such as Cowboy Wash, Hawkins Pueblo and cliff dwellings, Lowry Ruin, Mitchell Springs Archeological Site, also known as the Mitchell Springs Ruin Group, Mud Springs Pueblo, and Yucca House National Monument. Within the McElmo Drainage Unit (AD 1075–1300) is Cannonball Ruins, Maxwell Community, Roy's Ruin, Sand Canyon Archaeological District, and Wallace Ruin are found there.
Trails or byways through the Cortez area include:
A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport. Republic of China Air Force Major Hsi-Chun Mike Hua was on a training flight originating at Laughlin AFB, Texas; the U-2 aircraft engine flamed out at 70,000 feet AMSL. Maj. Hua established best glide and was able to navigate through a valley to a lighted airport that was not on his map, of the existence of which he was unaware until he found it. The airport was the only one in the area with a lighted runway illuminated overnight.
At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of 4,015 acres (16.249 km2) including 28 acres (0.113 km2) covered by water.
Cortez has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsb), though it borders on a semiarid climate (BSk) due to low precipitation. The city has hot summer days and cold winter nights, the latter a result of its elevation.
As of the 2010 census, 8,482 people, 3,590 households, and 2,234 families were residing in the city. The population density was 1,449.9 inhabitants per square mile (559.8/km2). The 3,885 housing units had an average density of 637.6 per square mile (246.2/km2). The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male (4,083) and 51.9% female (4,399). The racial makeup of the city was 79.2% White, 0.4% African American, 11.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 6.04% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.3% of the population.
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Cortez, Colorado
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.
In 1886, the town was built to provide housing for the men working on the tunnels and irrigation ditches required to divert water out of the Dolores River and into Montezuma Valley. The town was named for Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. The Cortez, Colorado, post office opened on June 21, 1887. It is a popular stop for tourists, who stay there because of its central location among surrounding attractions, such as Mesa Verde National Park, Monument Valley, and the Four Corners.
Many prehistoric sites in the Cortez area are listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties or both the state register and the National Register of Historic Places. They include large parks or centers, such as Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Mesa Verde National Park. Also, smaller or individuals sites, such as Cowboy Wash, Hawkins Pueblo and cliff dwellings, Lowry Ruin, Mitchell Springs Archeological Site, also known as the Mitchell Springs Ruin Group, Mud Springs Pueblo, and Yucca House National Monument. Within the McElmo Drainage Unit (AD 1075–1300) is Cannonball Ruins, Maxwell Community, Roy's Ruin, Sand Canyon Archaeological District, and Wallace Ruin are found there.
Trails or byways through the Cortez area include:
A Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft made an emergency nighttime forced landing August 3, 1959, at the Cortez Municipal Airport. Republic of China Air Force Major Hsi-Chun Mike Hua was on a training flight originating at Laughlin AFB, Texas; the U-2 aircraft engine flamed out at 70,000 feet AMSL. Maj. Hua established best glide and was able to navigate through a valley to a lighted airport that was not on his map, of the existence of which he was unaware until he found it. The airport was the only one in the area with a lighted runway illuminated overnight.
At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of 4,015 acres (16.249 km2) including 28 acres (0.113 km2) covered by water.
Cortez has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen Dsb), though it borders on a semiarid climate (BSk) due to low precipitation. The city has hot summer days and cold winter nights, the latter a result of its elevation.
As of the 2010 census, 8,482 people, 3,590 households, and 2,234 families were residing in the city. The population density was 1,449.9 inhabitants per square mile (559.8/km2). The 3,885 housing units had an average density of 637.6 per square mile (246.2/km2). The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male (4,083) and 51.9% female (4,399). The racial makeup of the city was 79.2% White, 0.4% African American, 11.8% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 6.04% from other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.3% of the population.