Map of Grand Junction city, Colorado

Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making Grand Junction the 17th most populous Colorado municipality and the most populous city in western Colorado.

Grand Junction city overview:
Name:	Grand Junction city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Mesa County
Incorporated:	July 22, 1882
Elevation:	4,593 ft (1,397 m)
Total Area:	40.077 sq mi (103.799 km²)
Land Area:	39.634 sq mi (102.652 km²)
Water Area:	0.443 sq mi (1.147 km²)
Total Population:	65,560
Population Density:	1,654/sq mi (639/km²)
Area code:	970
FIPS code:	0831660
Website:	www.gjcity.org

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History

In September 1881, the former Ute Indian Territory was abolished and the Utes were forced into a reservation so that the U.S. government could open the area to settlers. Clinton County, Pennsylvania-born George Addison Crawford (1827–91) soon purchased a plot of land. On July 22, 1882, he incorporated the town of Grand Junction and planted Colorado’s first vineyard near Palisade, Colorado, causing the area to become known as the Colorado Wine Country. Grand Junction also has a storied past with gunfighters, miners, and early settlers of the American Southwest.

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Geography

At the 2020 United States Census, the city had a total area of 25,649 acres (103.799 km) (40.077 sq mi) including 283 acres (1.147 km) (.443 sq mi) of water.