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Cortez

town in and county seat of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States
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Cortez

Summary

Cortez is a city in the United States[1]. Cortez has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cortez is located in Montezuma County[3].
  • Cortez is in the country of United States[4].
  • Cortez's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Cortez's instance of is recorded as county seat[6].
  • Cortez's postal code is recorded as 81321[7].
  • Cortez's Commons category is recorded as Cortez, Colorado[8].
  • Cortez's located in time zone is recorded as Mountain Time Zone[9].
  • Cortez's local dialing code is recorded as 970[10].
  • January 1, 1886 marks the founding of Cortez[11].
  • Cortez's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.3492, 'lon': -108.579}[12].
  • Cortez's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofcortez.com/[13].
  • Cortez's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cortez, Colorado[14].
  • Cortez has a population of {'amount': '+8482'}[15].
  • Cortez has a population of {'amount': '+8766'}[16].
  • Cortez has a population of {'amount': '+8766'}[17].
  • Cortez's capital of is recorded as Montezuma County[18].
  • Cortez's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cortez'}[19].
  • Cortez's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+3460'}[20].
  • Cortez's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Cortez, Colorado[21].
  • Cortez sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1887'}[22].
  • Cortez covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+14300000'}[23].
  • Cortez covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16.163945'}[24].
  • Cortez's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.4355'}[25].
  • Cortez's territory overlaps is recorded as Cortez urban area[26].
  • Cortez's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.070393'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1886 marks the founding of Cortez[11].

Identity

Cortez's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cortez'}[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cortez include Cortez Municipal Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Cortez has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Cortez is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Cortez include Cortez Municipal Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.070393'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Montezuma County
    Official website → http://www.cityofcortez.com/
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Cortez, Colorado
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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