Census Data for Bridges Switch
As far as we can tell, Bridges Switch<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Bridges Switch, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Palisade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
- Palisade is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <3>
- Grand Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
- Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
- Fruita
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
- Fruita is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <3>
- De Beque
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Beque
- De Beque is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Beque <3>
- Collbran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collbran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collbran
- Collbran is located in Mesa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collbran <3>
- Cedaredge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedaredge
- Cedaredge is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedaredge <3>
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
- Orchard City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard City
- Orchard City is located in Delta County
- Parachute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parachute
- Parachute is located in Garfield County
- Former name for Parachute:
- Grand Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parachute <3>
Mesa County ...
Bridges Switch is located in Mesa County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mesa County.
Miscellaneous Information for Bridges Switch ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Mesa County or the community of Bridges Switch:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 08 (Colorado)
- County Code: 077 (Mesa County)
- Place Code: 08585 (Bridges Switch)
- State & County Code: 08/077 (Colorado / Mesa County)
- State & Place Code: 08/08585 (Colorado / Bridges Switch)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Bridges Switch is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bridges Switch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridges Switch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Bridges Switch may originally have been Bridge's Switch. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bridges Switch might be written as Bridge Switch. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Bridges Switch. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Mesa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |