Welcome to Mountain Village ...

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

The location of Mountain Village has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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<3> (see below for details).

Mountain Village is 9,520 feet [2,902 m] above sea level.<4> 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

Mountain Village is within the (970) area code.

Websites for Mountain Village ...

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

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 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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
  • Ouray is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ouray <5>
• Ridgway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
  • Ridgway is located in Ouray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
• Silverton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in San Juan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Rico
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
  • Rico is located in Dolores County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <5>
• Ophir
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Ophir is located in San Miguel County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
  • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Sawpit has also been known as:
  • Saw Pit
• Tomboy ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
  • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
• Vanadium ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
  • Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
• Chattanooga ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
• Red Mountain ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
  • Red Mountain is located in Ouray County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mountain Village: www.mountain-village.co.us/

The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/