| Official Name: | Town of Severance, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Motto: | Where the geese fly and the bulls cry[1] |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[2] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld County |
| Government Type: | Home rule municipality[3] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Matthew Fries |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor Pro Tempore |
| Leader Name1: | Brittany Vandermark |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1906 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | November 20, 1920[4] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [5] |
| Area Total Km2: | 23.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 23.49 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.31 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.19 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.07 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.12 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [6] |
| Population Total: | 7,683 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 40.5233°N -104.8511°W |
| Elevation M: | 1486 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4876 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes[7] |
| Postal Code: | 80524, 80546 (PO Box), 80550, 80610, 80615 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-69150 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2413272 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Est: | 11500 |
Severance is a home rule municipality in Weld County, Colorado, United States. Its population was 7,683 at the 2020 census., an increase of 142.75% from 2010, with a now estimated population of 10,820. The town is located on the Colorado Eastern Plains, northwest of Greeley. A post office in Severance has been in operation since 1894.[8]
The community was named after David Severance, a pioneer settler in the area. The town originally applied for its post office to be named Tailholt, but the name was mistakenly changed to Severance when Mr. Severance applied for the post office.[9]
The Great Western Bike and Pedestrian Trail runs through the center of the town in a northeast-southwest manner. The path runs along the former route of the Great Western Railway, extending southwest to Windsor and northeast, after bending due east, to Eaton.[10]
The following list contains a number of Weld RE-4 public schools located in Severance.[11]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town's median household income is $121,047 with 43.6% of residents having received a Bachelor's Degree or Higher. Additionally, the 2020 Census states that there are 2,918 households, although the estimated number of households is now over 4,000, and the average age in Severance is 33.3.
The town previously had a ban on snowball fights, which was repealed in 2018 after a 9-year-old advocated for the repeal.[12]