The Montrose Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 defined Micropolitan Statistical Area

United States micropolitan area

United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...

 located in the Montrose

Montrose, Colorado

The City of Montrose is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 15,479 in 2005. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S...

 area of the State of Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

. The Montrose Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Montrose County, Colorado

Montrose County, Colorado

Montrose County is the 17th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 41,276 at U.S. Census 2010. The county was named for its county seat, the City of Montrose...

. The Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 33,432 at the 2000 Census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

. A July 1, 2009 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 41,412.

The Montrose Micropolitan Statistical Area includes the City of Montrose

Montrose, Colorado

The City of Montrose is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 15,479 in 2005. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S...

, the Town of Naturita

Naturita, Colorado

Naturita is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 635 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Naturita is located at ....

, the Town of Nucla

Nucla, Colorado

Nucla is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 734 at the 2000 census. Its name comes from the town's founders intent that it serve as a "nucleus" for the surrounding farms and mines, although it has since come to be associated with the growth of uranium...

, the Town of Olathe

Olathe, Colorado

Olathe is a Statutory Town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Olathe is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

, and the unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

s of Montrose County

Montrose County, Colorado

Montrose County is the 17th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 41,276 at U.S. Census 2010. The county was named for its county seat, the City of Montrose...

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See also

• Montrose County, Colorado
  Montrose County, Colorado
  Montrose County is the 17th most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 41,276 at U.S. Census 2010. The county was named for its county seat, the City of Montrose...
  
  
• Colorado census statistical areas
• Colorado metropolitan areas
  Colorado metropolitan areas
  The metropolitan areas of the State of Colorado include the urban statistical areas defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget and regions of urban population defined by other organizations.-Census statistical areas:...
  
  
• Combined Statistical Area
  Combined Statistical Area
  The United States Office of Management and Budget defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas consist of one or more counties...
  
  
• Core Based Statistical Area
  Core based statistical area
  A Core Based Statistical Area is a U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. Areas defined on the basis of these standards applied...
  
  
• Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Micropolitan Statistical Area
• Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
  Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas
  thumb|An enlargeable map of the 125 [[Combined Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]The United States Office of Management and Budget has defined 125 Combined Statistical Areas for the United States of America...
  
  
• Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
  Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas
  thumb|An enlargeable map of the 942 [[Core Based Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]. The 367 [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]s are shown in red....
  
  
• Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas
  thumb|An enlargeable map of the 942 [[Core Based Statistical Area]]s of the [[United States]]. The 576 [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]]s are shown in blue....
  
  
• Table of United States primary census statistical areas
• Core Based Statistical Area adjacent to the Montrose Micropolitan Statistical Area:
  • Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area
    Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area
    thumb|300px|Map of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Metropolitan Statistical Area located in the Grand Junction region of the State of Colorado. The Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical...