Editing Severance, Colorado

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| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Matthew Fries
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| leader_name1       = Brittany Vandermark
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| postal_code        = 80524, 80546 ([[PO Box]]), 80550, 80610, 80615
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'''Severance''' is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]]<ref name=Charter /> in [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld County]], [[Colorado]], United States. Its population was 7,683 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].,<ref name="USCensus2020QuickFacts" /> an increase of 142.75% from [[2010 United States Census|2010]], with a now estimated population of 11,500. The town is located on the [[Colorado Eastern Plains]], northwest of [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]]. A post office in Severance has been in operation since 1894.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=CO | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 9, 2016}}</ref>

Bruce's Bar, a restaurant located within Severance, has become widely known due to serving [[Rocky Mountain oysters|rocky mountain oysters]]. The town's motto is a reference to this.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bruce's Bar |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/co/bruces-bar-restaurant |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=Food Network |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
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 in 1894.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://www.townofseverance.org/home/faq/history-town-severance|title=History of the Town of Severance|publisher=Town of Severance|accessdate=August 31, 2024}}</ref>

In the early 1900s, the town of Severance ran a promotional campaign for citizens to farm sugar beets, to build a sugar factory in neighboring [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]]. The campaign succeeded, leading to the creation of the Great Western Sugar Company in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Town of Severance {{!}} Severance, CO |url=https://www.townofseverance.org/244/History-of-the-Town-of-Severance |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=www.townofseverance.org}}</ref>

==Geography==
The Great Western Bike and Pedestrian Trail runs through the center of the town in a northeast-southwest manner. The path runs along the former route of the [[Great Western Railway of Colorado|Great Western Railway]], extending southwest to [[Windsor, Colorado|Windsor]] and northeast, after bending due east, to [[Eaton, Colorado|Eaton]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gwtrail.com/ | title=Great Western Trail Windsor – Severance – Eaton | publisher=Great Western Trail Authority | accessdate = September 2, 2024}}</ref>

== Education ==
The following list contains all public schools from the [[List of school districts in Colorado|Weld RE-4]] school district located in Severance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Public Schools in Severance, Colorado & Rankings - SchoolDigger.com |url=https://www.schooldigger.com/go/CO/city/Severance/search.aspx |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=SchoolDigger |language=en}}</ref>

* [[Severance High School]]
* Severance Middle School
* Rangeview Elementary
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==Demographics==
[[Image:DSCN9670 severancefeedstore e.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Feed store in Severance. Agriculture remains the primary industry of the town, despite the construction of new residences in recent years.]]According to the [https://data.census.gov/profile/Severance_town,_Colorado?g=160XX00US0869150 United States Census Bureau], the town's median household income is $121,047 with 43.6% of residents having received a Bachelor's Degree or Higher. Additionally, the 2020 Census states that there are 2,918 households, although the estimated number of households is now over 4,000, and the average age in Severance is 33.3. {{US Census population
| align = left
| 1940 = 138
| 1950 = 108
| 1960 = 70
| 1970 = 59
| 1980 = 102
| 1990 = 106
| 2000 = 597
| 2010 = 3165
| 2020 = 7683
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 11500
| estref = <ref name="USCensus2020QuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/severancetowncolorado/NES010219|title=Severance, CO QuickFacts|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2022}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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<!--As of the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]]<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>, there were 597 people, 201 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|288.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 207 housing units at an average density of {{convert|100.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.67% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 11.39% of the population.

There were 201 households, out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 41.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 3.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $55,781. Males had a median income of $40,375 versus $26,645 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,625. About 2.8% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.--> {{clear|left}}

[[File:Friday night lights.jpg|alt=High school football|right|thumb|Friday Knight Lights, the first game of the year for the Severance High School Silver Knights]]
[[File:Sunset at Blue Spruce Pond.jpg|alt=Sunset at Blue Spruce Pond|right|thumb|Sunset at Blue Spruce Park in Severance]]

==Governance==
The town previously had a ban on snowball fights, which was repealed in 2018 after a 9-year-old advocated for the repeal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46439279|title = Boy gets Colorado town to overturn snowball fight ban|work = BBC News|date = December 4, 2018}}</ref>

==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]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofseverance.org/ Town of Severance website]
* [https://www.townofseverance.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif4986/f/uploads/growth_management_area.pdf Town of Severance Growth Management Map]

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