Pierce, Colorado

Town in Colorado, United States

Town in Colorado, United States
40°38′6″N 104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W / 40.63500; -104.75444Country United StatesState ColoradoCounty[1]WeldFounded1869Incorporated (town)August 30, 1918[2]Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1] • MayorNanci CromArea • Total1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) • Land1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.0%Elevation5,033 ft (1,534 m)Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total1,097 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP code[6]
80650
Area code970FIPS code08-59005GNIS feature ID0202703Websitetownofpierce.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.

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″N 104°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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920327—
1930281−14.1%
194034322.1%
19503728.5%
196042414.0%
19704526.6%
198087894.2%
1990823−6.3%
20008847.4%
2010834−5.7%
20201,09731.5%

In popular culture

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

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References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.

External links

  • Official website
  • CDOT map of the Town of Pierce
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