Montrose
Also known as Montrose, Colorado, Montrose, CO
city and county seat of Montrose County, Colorado, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Montrose County
- City
- Montrose
- Incorporated
- May 1, 1882
- Type
- Home rule municipality
- Mayor
- Dave Frank
- City manager
- William E. Bell
- Total
- 18.48 sq mi (47.9 km )
- Land
- 18.48 sq mi (47.9 km )
- Water
- 0.0 sq mi (0 km )
- Elevation
- 5,807 ft (1,770 m)
- Density
- 1,098.2/sq mi (424.0/km )
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Montrose is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,291 at the 2020 census, within a total area of 18.5 square miles. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S. Highway 50.
The city is located in western Colorado, in the Uncompahgre Valley, and is an economic, labor, and transportation waypoint for the surrounding area. Montrose is the second-largest city in western Colorado, after Grand Junction.