Kersey, Colorado

The Town of Kersey is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2020 United States Census.[5]

Town of Kersey, Colorado
Statutory Town
Kersey, February 2018
Kersey, February 2018
Location of Kersey in Weld County, Colorado.
Location of Kersey in Weld County, Colorado.
Coordinates: 40°23′10″N 104°33′41″W
Country United States
State Colorado
County[1]Weld
Incorporated (town)December 3, 1908[2]
Government
 • TypeStatutory Town[1]
Area
[3]
 • Total2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2)
 • Land2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[4]
4,619 ft (1,408 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total1,495
 • Density740/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]
80644
Area code970
FIPS code08-40515
GNIS feature ID0204695
Websitewww.kerseygov.com

History

Elbridge Gerry established a trading post called Fort Gerry on the South Platte River near the present-day town of Kersey, Colorado in the 1830s. He had two Native American wives who helped him run the post. In 1840, Gerry abandoned the site and built a post on the south bank of the river.[7][8] Gerry is said to be the first white man to settle in what is now Weld County.[9]

A post office called Kersey has been in operation since 1894.[10] A railroad official gave Kersey the maiden name of his mother.[11]

Geography

Kersey is located at 40°23′10″N 104°33′41″W (40.386060, -104.561453).[12]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910304—
19203194.9%
1930307−3.8%
1940268−12.7%
195030413.4%
196037824.3%
197047425.4%
198091392.6%
1990863−5.5%
20001,40662.9%
20101,4543.4%
20201,4952.8%

See also

References
  1. "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. United States Census Bureau. "Kersey town, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  6. "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 4, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  7. Phil Payette; Pete Payette. "Colorado forts - Fort Huerfano". American Forts Network. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  8. Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Narrows Unit: Environmental Impact Statement. 1976. p. 17.
  9. Sarah Arnusch (2014). Evans. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-4671-3121-6.
  10. "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 29.
  12. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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