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Welcome to Mountain Village ...

The town of Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Village, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated March 10, 1995.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mountain Village has a population of 1,487 people<2> (see below for details).

Mountain Village is 9,520 feet [2,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mountain Village is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mountain Village lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mountain Village: 970 & 748<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mountain Village had an population of 1,487 people. This is an increase of 12.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 52.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mountain Village had a population of 1,320 people (which is 17.94% of the total population of San Miguel County). This makes Mountain Village the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mountain Village represents 0.03% of the total population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,320 people, the population of Mountain Village increased 34.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 978 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mountain Village.

Communities Also Named Mountain Village ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mountain Village - they are located in Alaska and Maryland.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Village.

Websites for Mountain Village ...

Official Website: www.mountain-village.co.us/

Communities near Mountain Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Village.

  • Ouray
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Silverton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rico is located in Dolores County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <5>
  • Ophir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ophir <5>
  • Sawpit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Sawpit has also been known as:
    • Saw Pit
  • Ames ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ames is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Tomboy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
  • Vanadium ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain Village. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mountain Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Village. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Village ...

Looking for more information about Mountain Village? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mountain Village, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mountain Village.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Mountain Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.