Redlands is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) located in and governed by
Mesa County,
Colorado
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,
United States
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. It is part of the
Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Redlands CDP was 9,061 at the
2020 census.
The
Grand Junction post office
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(
ZIP Code 81507) serves the area.
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Geography
Redlands is in central Mesa County, lying on the southwest side of the Colorado River
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between the city of Grand Junction to the east and the city of Fruita to the northwest.
The Redlands CDP has an area of , including of water (4.0% of the CDP area).
Demographics
The United States Census Bureau
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initially defined the for the
See also
* Outline of Colorado
**Index of Colorado-related articles
This is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. State of Colorado.
0–9
* .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado
* 4 Corners
** 4 Corners Monument
* 6th Principal Meridian
* 10-mile Range
* 10th ...
* State of Colorado
** Colorado cities and towns
***Colorado census designated places
The U.S. has 210 census-designated places. The United States Census Bureau defines certain unincorporated communities as census-designated places (CDPs) for enumeration in each decennial census. The Census Bureau defined 187 CDPs in Colorado fo ...
**Colorado counties
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***Mesa County, Colorado
Mesa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 155,703. The county seat is Grand Junction. The county was named for the many large mesas in the area, including Grand Mesa.
Mesa County ...
** List of statistical areas in Colorado
*** Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
References
External links
Mesa County website
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Census-designated places in Mesa County, Colorado
Census-designated places in Colorado