Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction is the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado. he 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 is 247 miles west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. It is a major commercial and transportation hub within the large area between the Green River and the Continental Divide, and the largest city in Colorado outside of the Front Range Corridor. Grand Junction has been nicknamed “River City” and is location along the Colorado River. It is near the midpoint of a 30-mile arcing valley, known as the Grand Valley; since the late 19th century it has been a major fruit-growing region. The valley was long occupied by the Ute people and earlier indigenous cultures. It was not settled by European-American farmers until the 1880s. Since the late 20th century, several wineries have been established in the area.