Pierce, Colorado
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Pierce is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,097 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020" /> The town is a rural agricultural community located on the Colorado Eastern Plains along U.S. Highway 85 north of Greeley.
History
[edit]A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The town was named after John Pierce, a railroad official.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]Pierce is located at Template:Coord (40.635134, -104.754574).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.
Demographics
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In popular culture
[edit]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.