Pierce, Colorado

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Town of Pierce, Colorado
Town
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Grocery store on Main Street in Pierce, Colorado
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Location of Pierce in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°38′6″N104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W / 40.63500; -104.75444
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Weld
Founded1869
Incorporated (town) August 30, 1918 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
 •  Mayor Nanci Crom
Area
[3]
 • Total
1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2)
 • Land1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.0%
Elevation
[4]
5,033 ft (1,534 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total
1,097
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code [6]
80650
Area code 970
FIPS code 08-59005
GNIS feature ID 0202703
Website townofpierce.org

Pierce is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,097 at the 2020 census. [5] The town is a rural agricultural community located on the Colorado Eastern Plains along U.S. Highway 85 north of Greeley.

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History

A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903. [7] The town was named after John Pierce, a railroad official. [8]

Geography

Pierce is located at 40°38′6″N104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W / 40.63500; -104.75444 (40.635134, -104.754574). [9]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.

Grain elevator and water tower along U.S. Highway 85 in Pierce, Colorado DSCN3160 pierceelevatorandtower e 600.jpg
Grain elevator and water tower along U.S. Highway 85 in Pierce, Colorado

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 327—
1930 281−14.1%
1940 34322.1%
1950 3728.5%
1960 42414.0%
1970 4526.6%
1980 87894.2%
1990 823−6.3%
2000 8847.4%
2010 834−5.7%
2020 1,09731.5%

The opening scene of the 2000 science fiction film Titan A.E. takes place in Pierce, Colorado in the year 3028 A.D., right before Earth is destroyed by the Drej aliens' mothership. It is seen to have a futuristic spaceport.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. 1 2 United States Census Bureau. "Pierce town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dawson, John Frank. 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. 41.
  9. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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