Severance, Colorado facts for kids
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Town of Severance, Colorado
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| Motto(s):
Where the geese fly and the bulls cry
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Location of Severance in Weld County, Colorado.
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Weld County |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1920 |
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| • Type | Statutory Town |
| 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
(2020)
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| • Total | 7,683 |
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10,820 |
| • Density | 836.0/sq mi (322.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
80546 (PO Box)
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| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-69150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180531 |
Severance is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 7,683 at the 2020 census. 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. The community was named after David Severance, a pioneer settler.
Rocky Mountain oysters, a regional dish, are served at Bruce's Bar, a local landmark.
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.
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Geography
Severance is located at 40°32′07″N 104°51′03″W / 40.535208°N 104.850761°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 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.
- Severance High School
- Severance Middle School
- Rangeview Elementary
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 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 | 241.9% | |
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Governance
The town previously had a ban on snowball fights that was repealed in 2018 after 9-year old advocated for the repeal.
See also
In Spanish: Severance (Colorado) para niños
