Back غراند جنكشن (كولورادو) Arabic جراند جنكشن ARZ Гранд-Джанкшэн (Каларада) Byelorussian Гранд Джънкшън Bulgarian Grand Junction (Colorado) Catalan Гранд-Джанкшн (Колорадо) CE Grand Junction (kapital sa kondado) CEB Grand Junction (Colorado) Czech Grand Junction, Colorado Welsh Grand Junction (Colorado) German
Grand Junction, Colorado | |
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 Grand Junction skyline | |
| Nicknames: Colorado Wine Country, River City | |
 Location of Grand Junction in Mesa County, Colorado | |
  Grand Junction Location of Grand Junction in the United States  Grand Junction Grand Junction (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′16″N 108°34′05″W / 39.08778°N 108.56806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Mesa |
| Incorporated | July 22, 1882[2] |
| Named for | Confluence of Grand River and Gunnison River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Abe Herman[3] |
| • City Manager | Andrea Phillips[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.077 sq mi (103.799 km2) |
| • Land | 39.634 sq mi (102.652 km2) |
| • Water | 0.443 sq mi (1.147 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,646 ft (1,416 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 65,560 |
| • Rank | 17th in Colorado |
| • Density | 1,654/sq mi (639/km2) |
| • Metro | 155,703 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes[7] | 81501–81507 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-31660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2410631[6] |
| Highways | I-70, U.S. Highway 6, U.S. Highway 50, CO SH 340, CO SH 141, CO SH 139 |
| Website | www |
Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and largest city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States.[1] Grand Junction's population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the most populous city in western Colorado and the 17th most populous Colorado municipality overall.[5]
As western Colorado's largest city, Grand Junction is the economic and cultural center of the Western Slope region. The city is also a transportation hub, as it is situated at the convergence of Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 50, and is the largest city between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. Grand Junction is also a prominent college town, home to Colorado Mesa University.
Grand Junction is the principal city of the Grand Junction metropolitan area, which had over 150,000 residents in 2020. The city is located in the heart of the Grand Valley, a large Colorado River valley stretching over 30 miles east-to-west and 5 miles north-to-south. This valley is the most densely populated area in Colorado outside of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "Grand Junction Has a New Mayor". www.kjct8.com. KJCT News 8. May 1, 2024.
- ^ "City Manager | Grand Junction, CO". www.gjcity.org. City of Grand Junction, Colorado.
- ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Junction, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2007.