Messex, Colorado

Messex, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Messex, Colorado

Location within the state of Colorado

Coordinates: 40°25′45″N 103°26′11″W / 40.42917°N 103.43639°W / 40.42917; -103.43639Coordinates: 40°25′45″N 103°26′11″W / 40.42917°N 103.43639°W / 40.42917; -103.43639[1]
Country  United States
State  State of Colorado
County Washington County
Elevation 4,088 ft (1,246 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)

Messex, Colorado is a virtual ghost town in Washington County, Colorado. Its population in the 2010 census was 2, but has been several hundred in the past. Settled in the 1860s as a "Wild West" town, it became for a time a place where German immigrants grew sugar beets. In the 1990s, the population was about a dozen people, but it had declined to just 2 people by 2010.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Messex, Colorado
  2. ↑ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-one-horse-town-down-to-two-people.html
  3. ↑ http://colorado.hometownlocator.com/co/washington/messex.cfm


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