| Official Name: | Town of Mead, Colorado |
| Settlement Type: | Statutory Town |
| Motto: | A little town with a big future |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County[1] |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weld |
| Government Type: | Statutory Town |
| Established Title: | Platted |
| Established Date: | February 16, 1906 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (town) |
| Established Date2: | March 17, 1908[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 32.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 32.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 12.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 12.64 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 4781 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2247°N -104.9886°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [5] |
| Elevation M: | 1525 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5003 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code[6] |
| Postal Code: | 80542 |
| Area Code: | 970 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 08-49600 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0202568 |
The Town of Mead is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 4,781 at the 2020 United States Census.
A post office called Mead has been in operation since 1907.[7] The town was named after Dr. Martin S. Mead, a pioneer settler.[8]
Mead is located at 40.2247°N -104.9886°W (40.224781, -104.988573).[9] It sits approximately 35 miles north of the State Capitol in Denver.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.4sqmi, of which, 4.3sqmi of it is land and 0.1sqmi of it (2.71%) is water.
As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 3,405 people, 1,215 housing units (1,164 occupied), and 573 families residing in the town. The population density was 468.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 663 housing units at an average density of 153.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.69% White, 0.15% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 1.83% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.
There were 641 households, out of which 52.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.2% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 7.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.8% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 4.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $79,298, and the median income for a family was $81,433. Males had a median income of $55,455 versus $32,596 for females. The per capita income for the town was $31,483. About 0.7% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
The film Die Hard 2 used locations in Mead for filming including the Historic Highlandlake Church and the surrounding land which served as the base of operations for the villains who take over Dulles International Airport. During filming, the rear of the church was actually used as the front for exterior filming and a false front was built. Interiors of the church were shot on a soundstage.
Also Rachel Crow from The X Factor Season 1, is from Mead, Colorado.