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Town of Severance, Colorado | |
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| Motto(s): Where the geese fly and the bulls cry[2] | |
 Location of Severance in Weld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′24″N 104°51′04″W / 40.52333°N 104.85111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld County |
| Founded | 1906[3] |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1920[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[5] |
| • Mayor | Matthew Fries |
| • Mayor Pro Tempore | Brittany Vandermark |
| 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 | 4,876 ft (1,486 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,683 |
| • Estimate (2023)[9] | 11,500 |
| • Density | 840/sq mi (320/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes[10] | 80524, 80546 (PO Box), 80550, 80610, 80615 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-69150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413272[7] |
| Website | townofseverance |
Severance is a home rule municipality[5] in Weld County, Colorado, United States. Its population was 7,683 at the 2020 census.[9], an increase of 142.75% from 2010, with a now estimated population of 10,820. The town is located on the Colorado Eastern Plains, northwest of Greeley. A post office in Severance has been in operation since 1894.[11]
The community was named after David Severance, a pioneer settler in the area. The town originally applied for its post office to be named Tailholt, but the name was mistakenly changed to Severance when Mr. Severance applied for the post office.[3]
- ^ "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ "Colorado Town Mottos and Nicknames". Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "History of the Town of Severance". Town of Severance. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ a b "Town of Severance Charter" (PDF). Town of Severance. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Town of Severance". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Severance town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
USCensus2020QuickFactswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 9, 2016.