Westminster, Colorado
Westminster, Colorado | |
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| City of Westminster | |
Houses in Westminster with the Front Range in the background | |
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Westminster Location of the City of Westminster, Colorado. Westminster Westminster (Colorado) | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′12″N 105°02′14″W / 39.8367°N 105.0372°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Adams and Jefferson |
| Settled | 1870 |
| Platted | 1885 as DeSpain Junction, later Harris |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1911, as the Town of Westminster |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| • Mayor | Claire Carmelia |
| • City Manager | Jody Andrews |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.898 sq mi (87.796 km2) |
| • Land | 31.585 sq mi (81.806 km2) |
| • Water | 2.313 sq mi (5.990 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,381 ft (1,640 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 116,317 |
| • Rank | 8th in Colorado 250th in the United States |
| • Density | 3,683/sq mi (1,422/km2) |
| • Metro | 2,963,821 (19th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 80003, 80005, 80020-80021, 80023, 80030-80031, 80035-80036, 80221, 80234, 80241, 80260 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS place ID | 204703 |
| GNIS town ID | 2412237 |
| FIPS code | 08-83835 |
| Major highways | |
| Website | www |
Westminster is a home rule city located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 116,317 at the 2020 United States census with 71,240 residing in Adams County and 45,077 residing in Jefferson County. Westminster is the eighth most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Westminster Municipal Center is located 9 miles (14 km) north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver.