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]

Kersey, Colorado
Statutory Town
Kersey, February 2018
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
• Type	Statutory Town[1]
Area [3]
• Total	2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2)
• Land	2.02 sq mi (5.24 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [4]	4,619 ft (1,408 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	1,495
• Density	740/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code[6]	80644
Area code	970
FIPS code	08-40515
GNIS feature ID	0204695
Website	www.kerseygov.com

History

"Fort Gerry" redirects here; not to be confused with Fort Garry.

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1910	304		—
1920	319		4.9%
1930	307		−3.8%
1940	268		−12.7%
1950	304		13.4%
1960	378		24.3%
1970	474		25.4%
1980	913		92.6%
1990	863		−5.5%
2000	1,406		62.9%
2010	1,454		3.4%
2020	1,495		2.8%

See also

• Colorado portal

• List of municipalities in Colorado
• Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area