About Us:

The Uncompahgre Reservation was opened to settlers in the fall of 1881.  George A. Crawford, founder of Grand Junction, secured a townsite from W. C. Stephens at the confluence of the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers, and the Uncompahgre Town and Improvement Company (later Delta) was established.

In 1883, the area was partitioned off from Gunnison County and Delta County was created with the Town of Delta as the seat of government. The governor of Colorado appointed the first officials: clerk, treasurer, judge, surveyor, superintendent of schools and three commissioners.

Delta County is located in west-central Colorado.  The County seat of Delta is located approximately 40 miles southeast of Grand Junction and 20 miles north of Montrose. The County seat and County are named for the delta formed by joining of two of the Colorado River's major tributaries, the Gunnison and Uncompahgre Rivers, both of which are important water sources to the County.  Delta County contains 1,157 square miles.  In addition to the City of Delta, there are five other prominent towns in the County - Cedaredge, Crawford, Hotchkiss, Orchard City and Paonia.  A large population also resides in the rural portions of the County.