Editing Pierce, Colorado

{{short description|Town in Colorado, United States}}
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|postal_code              = 80650
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|leader_name              = Nanci Crom
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|established_date = 1869
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|website                  = {{URL|https://townofpierce.org/}}
|area_code                = [[Area code 970|970]]
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'''Pierce''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|Statutory Town]] in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]], [[Colorado]], United States. The population was 1,097 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> The town is a rural [[agriculture|agricultural]] community located on the [[Colorado Eastern Plains]] along [[U.S. Highway 85]] north of [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]].

==History==
A post office called Pierce has been in operation since 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 7, 2016}}</ref>  The town was named after John Pierce, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=47|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=41}}</ref>

==Geography==
Pierce is located at {{coord|40|38|6|N|104|45|16|W|type:city}} (40.635134, -104.754574).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.
[[Image:DSCN3160 pierceelevatorandtower e 600.jpg|225px|left|thumb|Grain elevator and water tower along U.S. Highway 85 in Pierce, Colorado]]
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1920= 327
|1930= 281
|1940= 343
|1950= 372
|1960= 424
|1970= 452
|1980= 878
|1990= 823
|2000= 884
|2010= 834
|2020= 1097
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<!--As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 884 people, 312 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,198.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 318 housing units at an average density of {{convert|431.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.99% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.73% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.92% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 20.48% of the population.

There were 312 households, out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $44,265. Males had a median income of $33,611 versus $22,174 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,412. About 4.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.-->

==In popular culture==
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]].

==See also==
{{portal|Geography|North America|<!--Northern America-->|United States|Colorado}}
*[[Outline of Colorado]]
**[[Index of Colorado-related articles]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
**[[Colorado cities and towns]]
***[[Colorado municipalities]]
**[[Colorado counties]]
***[[Weld County, Colorado]]
**[[Colorado metropolitan areas]]
***[[Front Range Urban Corridor]]
***[[North Central Colorado Urban Area]]
***[[Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area]]
***[[Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://townofpierce.org/}}
*[http://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/staticdata/Downloads/CityMaps/PIERCE.pdf CDOT map of the Town of Pierce]

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[[Category:Towns in Weld County, Colorado]]
[[Category:Towns in Colorado]]