Mesa County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- Founded
- February 14, 1883
- Named after
- Mesas in the area
- Seat
- Grand Junction
- Largest city
- Grand Junction
- Total
- 3,341 sq mi (8,650 km )
- Land
- 3,329 sq mi (8,620 km )
- Water
- 12 sq mi (31 km ) 0.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 162,845
- Density
- 47/sq mi (18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 ( MDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .mesacounty .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Highline Lake State Park Mesa County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703, making Mesa County the most populous county in western Colorado, and the 11th-most populous in the state. The county seat and most populous municipality is Grand Junction. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including the Grand Mesa, the largest flat-topped mountain in the world.
Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, it was the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States. It is Colorado's only metropolitan area not on the Front Range.