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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]

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 / 40.38611°N 104.56139°W / 40.38611; -104.56139 (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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gerry