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 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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 29 June 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. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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