Severance, Colorado
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Town of Severance, Colorado | |
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| Motto(s): Where the geese fly and the bulls cry | |
 Location of Severance in Weld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′24″N 104°51′04″W / 40.52333°N 104.85111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld County |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1920[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • Mayor | Matthew Fries |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Brittany Vandermark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.19 sq mi (23.79 km2) |
| • Land | 9.07 sq mi (23.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,876 ft (1,486 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,820 |
| • Estimate (2023)[6] | 11,500 |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (450/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[7] | 80546 (PO Box) |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-69150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413272[4] |
| Website | townofseverance |
Severance is a Home Rule Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was estimated to be 10,820 in 2023.[6] The town is located on the Colorado Eastern Plains, northwest of Greeley, a crossroads of county roads.
A post office in Severance has been in operation since 1894.[8] The community was named after David Severance, a pioneer settler.[9]
Rocky Mountain oysters, a regional dish, are served at Bruce's Bar, a local landmark.[10]
Severance is also the home of KRKA radio, an Air 1 station which can be heard as far away as Denver[citation needed].
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which 2 square miles (5.2 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (3.27%) is water.
Education
[edit]The following list contains a number of Weld RE-4[clarification needed] public schools located in Severance.[11]
- Severance High School
- Severance Middle School
- Rangeview Elementary
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 138 | — | |
| 1950 | 108 | −21.7% | |
| 1960 | 70 | −35.2% | |
| 1970 | 59 | −15.7% | |
| 1980 | 102 | 72.9% | |
| 1990 | 106 | 3.9% | |
| 2000 | 597 | 463.2% | |
| 2010 | 3,165 | 430.2% | |
| 2020 | 7,683 | 142.7% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 10,820 | [6] | 40.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
Governance
[edit]The town previously had a ban on snowball fights that was repealed in 2018 after 9-year old advocated for the repeal.[13]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Town of Severance". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Severance town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Severance, CO QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). 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. 46.
- ^ Pohlen, Jerome (2002). Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places. Chicago Review Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-55652-460-8.
- ^ "Best Public Schools in Severance, Colorado & Rankings - SchoolDigger.com". SchoolDigger. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban". BBC News. December 4, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Town of Severance website
- CDOT map of the Town of Severance
- Windsor Beacon oldest newspaper in Severance
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |