Montezuma County, Colorado

Montezuma County
County
The Montezuma County Combined Courts building in Cortez
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°20′N 108°36′W / 37.34°N 108.6°W / 37.34; -108.6
Country	United States
State	Colorado
Founded	April 16, 1889
Named for	Moctezuma II
Seat	Cortez
Largest city	Cortez
Area
• Total	2,040 sq mi (5,300 km2)
• Land	2,030 sq mi (5,300 km2)
• Water	11 sq mi (30 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,849
• Density	13/sq mi (5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	montezumacounty.org

Montezuma County is a county located in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,849.^[1] The county seat is Cortez.^[2]

Montezuma County contains many archaeologically significant Amerindian structures, which notably can be found in Mesa Verde National Park, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, and Hovenweep National Monument. Montezuma County is also home to most of the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, home of the Weeminuche Band of the Ute Nation, known as the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, with its headquarters at Towaoc.