Severance, Colorado
| Town of Severance, Colorado | |
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| Town | |
Severance Post office
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| Motto: Where the geese fly and the bulls cry | |
 Location in Weld County and the state of Colorado |
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| Coordinates: 40°32′7″N 104°51′3″W / 40.53528°N 104.85083°WCoordinates: 40°32′7″N 104°51′3″W / 40.53528°N 104.85083°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Colorado
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| County | Weld County |
| Incorporated | November 20, 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,888 ft (1,490 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 3,396 |
| • Density | 271.4/sq mi (106.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 80546 (PO Box) |
| Area code(s) | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-69150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0180531 |
Severance is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 597 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the Colorado Eastern Plains, northwest of Greeley, a crossroads of county roads.
A post office in Severance has been in operation since 1894. The community was named after David Severance, a pioneer settler.
Rocky Mountain oysters, a regional dish, is served at Bruce's Bar, a local landmark.
Severance is also the home of KRKA radio, an Air 1 station with a far-reaching signal which can be heard as far away as Denver.
Severance is located at 40°32′07″N 104°51′03″W / 40.535208°N 104.850761°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), of which, 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (3.27%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 597 people, 201 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was 288.5 people per square mile (111.4/km²). There were 207 housing units at an average density of 100.0 per square mile (38.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.46% White, 0.34% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 5.19% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.39% of the population.
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