Town of Pierce, Colorado | |
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 Grocery store on Main Street in Pierce, Colorado | |
 Location of Pierce in Weld County, Colorado. | |
| Coordinates:40°38′6″N104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W /40.63500; -104.75444 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County[1] | Weld |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Incorporated (town) | August 30, 1918[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town[1] |
| • Mayor | Nanci Crom |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 5,033 ft (1,534 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,097 |
| • Density | 591/sq mi (228/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80650 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-59005 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0202703 |
| Website | townofpierce |
Pierce is aStatutory Town inWeld County,Colorado, United States. The population was 1,097 at the2020 census.[5] The town is a ruralagricultural community located on theColorado Eastern Plains alongU.S. Highway 85 north ofGreeley.
A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903.[7] The town was named after John Pierce, a railroad official.[8]
Pierce is located at40°38′6″N104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W /40.63500; -104.75444 (40.635134, -104.754574).[9]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1920 | 327 | — | |
| 1930 | 281 | −14.1% | |
| 1940 | 343 | 22.1% | |
| 1950 | 372 | 8.5% | |
| 1960 | 424 | 14.0% | |
| 1970 | 452 | 6.6% | |
| 1980 | 878 | 94.2% | |
| 1990 | 823 | −6.3% | |
| 2000 | 884 | 7.4% | |
| 2010 | 834 | −5.7% | |
| 2020 | 1,097 | 31.5% |
The opening scene of the 2000 science fiction filmTitan 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 futuristicspaceport.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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