Pierce, Colorado
| Town of Pierce, Colorado | |
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| Town | |
Grocery store on Main Street in Pierce, Colorado
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 Location of Pierce shown within Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°38′6″N 104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°WCoordinates: 40°38′6″N 104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Weld |
| Founded | 1869 |
| Incorporated (town) | August 30, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| • Mayor | M S Spurgeon-Paris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 5,033 ft (1,534 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 884 |
| • Density | 1,198.7/sq mi (462.8/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80650 |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-59005 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0202703 |
Pierce is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 884 at the 2000 census. The town is a rural agricultural community located on the Colorado Eastern Plains along U.S. Highway 85 north of Greeley.
A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903. The town was named after John Pierce, a railroad official.
Pierce is located at 40°38′6″N 104°45′16″W / 40.63500°N 104.75444°W (40.635134, -104.754574).
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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 884 people, 312 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,198.7 people per square mile (461.2/km²). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 431.2 per square mile (165.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 86.99% White, 0.45% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 9.73% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.48% of the population.
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