| Official Name: | Town of Kersey, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | December 3, 1908[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.03 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 1495 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3861°N -104.5614°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1408 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4619 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 80644 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-40515 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0204695 |
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.
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]
Kersey is located at 40.3861°N -104.5614°W (40.386060, -104.561453).[12]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1sqmi, all of it land.