Brighton, Colorado

Brighton, Colorado
Home rule municipality[1]
Brighton City Hall
Brighton City Hall
Flag of Brighton, Colorado
Flag
Motto: 
"What we value today is what we become tomorrow"
Location within Adams and Weld counties, Colorado
Location within Adams and Weld counties, Colorado
Coordinates: 39°58′18″N 104°47′47″W / 39.97167°N 104.79639°W / 39.97167; -104.79639[2]
Country United States
State Colorado
CountiesAdams County seat[1]
Weld County
IncorporatedSeptember 1, 1887[3]
Named forBrighton Beach, New York
Government
 • TypeHome rule municipality[1]
 • MayorGreg Mills[citation needed]
Area
[4]
 • Total21.536 sq mi (55.777 km2)
 • Land21.247 sq mi (55.030 km2)
 • Water0.288 sq mi (0.747 km2)
Elevation
[2]
5,023 ft (1,531 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total40,083
 • Density1,887/sq mi (729/km2)
 • CSA
3,623,560 (17th)
 • Front Range
5,055,344
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80601-80603[5]
Area code(s)303, 720
FIPS code08-08675
GNIS feature ID2409911[2]
Highways
Websitebrightonco.gov

Brighton is a home rule municipality city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States.[1] Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor.[6] The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States Census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brighton, Colorado
  3. ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.