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°WCoordinates: 40°25′45″N 103°26′11″W / 40.42917°N 103.43639°W[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]
The community was named for Joe Messes, a railroad official.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Messex, Colorado
- ↑ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/a-one-horse-town-down-to-two-people.html
- ↑ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 35.
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