Messex, Colorado facts for kids
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Messex, Colorado
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Washington County |
| Elevation | 4,088 ft (1,246 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
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.
The community was named for Joe Messes, a railroad official.
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