Place:Mesa, Colorado, United States

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NameMesa
Alt namesMesasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.033°N 108.467°W
Located inColorado, United States     (1883 - )
See alsoGunnison, Colorado, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703. The county seat is Grand Junction. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa.

Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020 it ranked as the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States.[1] It is the only metropolitan area in Colorado not located on the Front Range of Colorado.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1883 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1883 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1893 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 4,260
1900 9,267
1910 22,197
1920 22,281
1930 25,908
1940 33,791
1950 38,974
1960 50,715
1970 54,374
1980 81,530
1990 93,145

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Mesa County, Colorado, United States

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