Town of Pierce, Colorado
Town
Grocery store on Main Street in Pierce, Colorado
Grocery store on Main Street in Pierce, Colorado
Location of Pierce in Weld County, Colorado.
Location of Pierce in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°38′6″N 104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W / 40.63500; -104.75444
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Weld
Founded1869
Incorporated (town)August 30, 1918[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
 • MayorNanci Crom
Area
[3]
 • Total1.86 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]
 • Total1,097
 • Density590/sq mi (230/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80650
Area code970
FIPS code08-59005
GNIS feature ID0202703
Websitetownofpierce.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

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.

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