Cortez (Colorado)

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Cortez
Montezuma County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cortez Highlighted.svg
Location in Colorado
Basic data
Foundation : 1886
State : United States
State : Colorado
County : Montezuma County
Coordinates : 37 ° 21 ′  N , 108 ° 35 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 21 ′  N , 108 ° 35 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 8,482 (as of 2010)
Population density : 597.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 14.3 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 14.2 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1887 m
Postal code : 81321
Area code : +1 970
FIPS : 08-17375
GNIS ID : 0179044
Website : www.cityofcortez.com
Mayor : Orly Lucero

Cortez is an American city ​​in Colorado in Montezuma County , of which it is the county seat . In 2010 it had 8,482 inhabitants. The place is managed in the administrative form of a Home Rule Municipality .

A stopover for tourists is the city through Mesa Verde National Park , Monument Valley and the Four Corners . The KRTZ station broadcasts a pop program from the city.

geography

Cortez ' geographical coordinates are 37 ° 21'  N , 108 ° 35 '  W .

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​14.3  km² , of which 14.2 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.36%) is water.

Mesa Verde National Park is located southeast of Cortez. Cortez itself is a local center that competes with Durango , Colorado to the east and Farmington , New Mexico to the south .

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Cortez inhabited 7,977 people. The population density was 560 people per km². There were 3508 housing units at an average of 246.3 per km ². The population of Cortez was 80.77% White , 0.26% Black or African American , 10.09% Native American , 0.35% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 6.04% stated others Belonging to races and 2.44% named two or more races. 13.30% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Cortez distributed to 3209 households out of which 31.8% were living in children under 18 years of age. 48.1% of households are married, 12.7% had a female head of the household without a husband, and 35.2% were not families. 30.0% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 12.7% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

The urban population was divided into 26.7% minors, 8.8% 18–24 year olds, 26.6% 25–44 year olds, 21.6% 45–64 year olds and 16.4% aged 65 years or more. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 women there were 91.4 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 84.4 men.

The median household income in Cortez was 28,776 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 35,533 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 30,755 compared to $ 20,280 for women. The per capita income in Cortez was $ 18,040. 18.6% of the population and 14.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 27.3% of minors and 17.3% of those aged 65 and over.

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