Collbran

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Collbran

Total population

356

Median home value

$246,600

15.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$50,833

Collbran$51k

National$74k

Elevation5984 m

Land area1.53 km²

Weather60°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.24°, -107.96°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Collbran is a statutory town located in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The town's population was 369 at the 2020 Census. Collbran is a part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Collbran, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Colorado

• De Beque
  13.8 mi away
• Battlement Mesa
  14.9 mi away · pop. 5,755
• Parachute
  15.1 mi away
• Rifle
  23 mi away · pop. 10,570
• Cedaredge
  24 mi away · pop. 2,398
• Clifton
  28.9 mi away · pop. 19,518
• Orchard City
  29.2 mi away · pop. 3,221
• Fruitvale
  29.4 mi away · pop. 8,019
• Hotchkiss
  33.3 mi away · pop. 1,224
• Lazear
  33.3 mi away · pop. 196
• Delta
  34 mi away · pop. 9,421
• Grand Junction
  34 mi away · pop. 65,560

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Collbran

Collbran Job Corps, Civilian Conservation Center, Collbran, Colorado

1988

Flood insurance study

1982

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Collbran Colo State of Mind Collection · 2019

Effectiveness and administration of the Collbran Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center under the Economic opportunity act of 1964, Collbran, Colorado

United States. General Accounting Office · 1969

Collbran project, Colorado

United States. Bureau of Reclamation. · 1951

Collbran project

1982

Colorado's Henry Collbran and the Roots of Early Korean Entrepreneurialism

Donald Southerton · 2012

Letters and comments on the Collbran project, Colorado

United States. Dept. of the Interior. · 1951

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire 310, Garfield, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 14 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 105 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 143 mi
• Prescribed Fire West Fork RX, Wasatch, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-10-05 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 227 mi
• Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-09-07 · 233 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 237 mi
• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 243 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Black-billed Magpie

Pica hudsonia

Seen 2026-10-11

American Crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Seen 2026-10-03

Rocky Mountain Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus hemionus

Seen 2026-10-03

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Seen 2026-10-03

Eastern Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

Seen 2026-10-02

Cat-faced Orbweaver

Araneus gemmoides

Seen 2026-10-02

Wyoming Paintbrush

Castilleja linariifolia

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-15 09:15 UTC.