Collbran, Colorado
| Town of Collbran, Colorado | |
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| Statutory Town | |
Main Street in downtown Collbran
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| Motto: " Preserving The Past,Conserving The Future, " | |
 Location in Mesa County and the State of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 39°14′24″N 107°57′50″W / 39.240016°N 107.963956°WCoordinates: 39°14′24″N 107°57′50″W / 39.240016°N 107.963956°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 State of Colorado
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| County | Mesa County |
| Incorporated | July 22, 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,984 ft (1,824 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 708 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (540/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81624 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| INCITS place code | 0815605 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204663 |
The Town of Collbran is a Statutory Town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 708 at the 2010 United States Census. Collbran is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is located east of Grand Junction along Plateau Creek, at the upper (eastern) end of the small cattle ranching valley around the creek known as the Plateau Valley. The largest community in the valley, it serves a civic and economic center for the surrounding area, which is dependent not only ranching, but on pass-through tourism during the summer and autumn months. In the latter capacity, the town acts somewhat as a gateway to nearby Vega State Park and other recreational sites along the northeast side of the Grand Mesa via the Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway.
Collbran is located at 39°14′21″N 107°57′58″W / 39.23917°N 107.96611°W (39.239217, -107.966230).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
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