Severance, Colorado
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°32′7″N 104°51′3″W / 40.53528°N 104.85083°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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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 | 4,888 ft (1,490 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,683 |
• Estimate (2023)[6] | 11,500 |
• Density | 840/sq mi (320/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 | 0180531 |
Website | townofseverance |
Severance is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 7,683 at the 2020 census.[5] 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 with a far-reaching signal which can be heard as far away as Denver.
In October 2023, a shooting and subsequent murder-suicide left two dead.[11]
Geography
[edit]Severance is located at 40°32′07″N 104°51′03″W / 40.535208°N 104.850761°W.[12]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/DSCN9663_severanceriders_e.jpg/220px-DSCN9663_severanceriders_e.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/DSCN9668_brucescycle_e.jpg/220px-DSCN9668_brucescycle_e.jpg)
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) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.27%) is water.
Education
[edit]The following list contains a number of Weld RE-4 public schools located in Severance.[13]
- Severance High School
- Severance Middle School
- Rangeview Elementary
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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[14] |
Governance
[edit]The town previously had a ban on snowball fights that was repealed in 2018 after 9-year old advocated for the repeal.[15]
See also
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/DSCN9670_severancefeedstore_e.jpg)
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.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Severance town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2 dead after barricaded suspect situation in northern Colorado". KUSA.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "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