Grand Junction
city in and county seat of Mesa County, Colorado, United States
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Summary
Grand Junction is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,662 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mesa County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: county seat[5]
- Shares border with: Clifton[6], Palisade[7]
- Named after: Colorado River–Gunnison River confluence[8]
- Postal code: 81501[9], 81502[10], 81503[11], 81504[12], 81505[13], 81506[14], 81507[15]
- Commons category: Grand Junction, Colorado[16]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 970[18]
- Inception: July 22, 1882[19]
- Official website: http://gjcity.org/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grand Junction, Colorado[21]
- Population: 59,899[22], 58,566[23], 65,560[24]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Grand Junction, Colorado[25]
- Capital of: Mesa County[26]
- Official name: Grand Junction[27]
- Category for people born here: Q49759087[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Grand Junction, Colorado[29]
- Number of households: 25,760[30]
- Native label: Grand Junction[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Grand Junction, Colorado[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 1397 m[33]
- Area: 102.657479 km²[34], 99.957054 km²[35]
- Water as percent of area: 0.9737 percent[36]
- Territory overlaps: Grand Junction urban area[37]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Grand Junction include it[38], a railway station[39], in United States[40].
Why It Matters
Grand Junction has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for it include it[38], a railway station[39], in United States[40].