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Mountain Village is a home rule municipality in San Miguel County, southwestern
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
. It is located just southwest of Telluride,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
in the
San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...
. The elevation of the town rises above Telluride to 9,540 feet. The population was 1,320 at the 2010 census and estimated at 1,426 as of 2019.


Geography

Mountain Village is located at (37.934735, -107.865245). According to the
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, the town has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km), all land.


Plazas

*The Beach - Adjacent to the ski area and lift four, the gondola's Station Mountain Village is located here *Conference Center Plaza - Surrounded by the Franz Klammer Lodge, the Telluride Conference Center, and the village pond *Heritage Plaza - Located in the heart of the village core, surrounded by shops, restaurants and lodges, adjacent to The Beach *Reflection Plaza - Location of the Mountain Village Ice Rink, surrounded by the Hotel Madeline *Sunrise Plaza - Located at the northern end of the village core, this plaza is located between the two main buildings of See Forever Village *Sunset Plaza - Surrounded by the Inn at Lost Creek, Blue Mesa buildings, and the Chondola top station, the Sunset Concert Series is held here *Market Plaza - Local government offices are located here, as well as Station Village Parking and The Market at Mountain Village *Village Park Plaza - Located between the Westermere and Palmyra buildings, across the village pond from Conference Center Plaza


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 978 people, 520 households, and 210 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,022 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 84.56%
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, 0.82%
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, 1.64% Native American, 1.64% Asian, 0.51%
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, 9.61% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 19.43% of the population. There were 520 households, out of which 16.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% were
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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 59.6% were non-families. 46.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.88 and the average family size was 2.56. In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.3% under the age of 18, 20.3% from 18 to 24, 44.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 139.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 155.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,663, and the median income for a family was $52,750. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $32,250 for females. The
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for the town was $39,920. About 10.0% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the
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, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.


Gallery

File:PlazaMountainVillage.jpg, Heritage Plaza File:IceRinkMountainVillage.jpg, Mountain Village Ice Rink at Reflection Plaza File:SunsetPlazaMountainVillage.jpg, Sunset Plaza File:Tel2wall.jpg, View of the San Juan Mountains surrounding Telluride


See also

*
Telluride Ski Resort Telluride Ski Resort is a ski resort located in Mountain Village, Colorado. The Telluride Ski Resort is located in the southwest corner of Colorado. The resort is in the northwestern San Juan Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountains, and is home ...
*
San Juan Mountains The San Juan Mountains is a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado and northwestern New Mexico. The area is highly mineralized (the Colorado Mineral Belt) and figured in the gold and silver mining industry ...
* San Miguel County, Colorado


References


External links


Official Town of Mountain Village websiteCDOT map of the Town of Mountain Village
{{authority control Towns in San Miguel County, Colorado San Juan Mountains (Colorado) Populated places established in 1995 1995 establishments in Colorado Towns in Colorado