Severance, Colorado

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Town of Severance, Colorado
Town
Severance, CO.jpg
Motto(s): 
Where the geese fly and the bulls cry
Weld County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Severance Highlighted 0869150.svg
Location of Severance in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°32′7″N104°51′3″W / 40.53528°N 104.85083°W / 40.53528; -104.85083
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado
County [1] Weld County
Incorporated November 20, 1920 [2]
Government
 • Type Statutory Town [1]
 • MayorMatthew Fries
 • Mayor Pro TemporeStephen Gagliardi
Area
[3]
 • Total9.19 sq mi (23.79 km2)
 • Land9.07 sq mi (23.49 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,888 ft (1,490 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total7,683
 • Estimate 
(2022) [6]
10,581
 • Density840/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.org

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.

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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, is 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

Severance is located at 40°32′07″N104°51′03″W / 40.535208°N 104.850761°W / 40.535208; -104.850761 . [12]

Severance Post office DSCN9663 severanceriders e.jpg
Severance Post office
Motorcycle outside Bruce's Bar. The mural art depicts a bull asserting its avoidance of becoming Rocky Mountain oysters. DSCN9668 brucescycle e.jpg
Motorcycle outside Bruce's Bar. The mural art depicts a bull asserting its avoidance of becoming Rocky Mountain oysters.

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

The following list contains a number of Weld RE-4 public schools located in Severance. [13]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940 138—
1950 108−21.7%
1960 70−35.2%
1970 59−15.7%
1980 10272.9%
1990 1063.9%
2000 597463.2%
2010 3,165430.2%
2020 7,683142.7%
2022 (est.)10,581 [6] 37.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]

Governance

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

Feed store in Severance. Agriculture remains the primary industry of the town, despite the construction of new residences in recent years. DSCN9670 severancefeedstore e.jpg
Feed store in Severance. Agriculture remains the primary industry of the town, despite the construction of new residences in recent years.

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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. "Severance town, Colorado" . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Severance, CO QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service . Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Pohlen, Jerome (2002). Oddball Colorado: A Guide to Some Really Strange Places . Chicago Review Press. p.  75. ISBN   978-1-55652-460-8.
  11. ↑ "2 dead after barricaded suspect situation in northern Colorado". KUSA.com. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Best Public Schools in Severance, Colorado & Rankings - SchoolDigger.com". SchoolDigger. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban". BBC News. December 4, 2018.
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