Westminster, Colorado | |
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| City of Westminster[1] | |
 Houses in Westminster with the Front Range in the background. | |
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  Westminster Location of Westminster in the United States  Westminster Westminster (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′01″N 105°03′45″W / 39.88361°N 105.06250°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| Counties[2] | Jefferson County Adams County |
| City[1] | Westminster |
| Settled | 1859 |
| Platted | 1885 as DeSpain Junction, later Harris |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1911, as the Town of Westminster |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Nancy McNally |
| • 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 | 5,325 ft (1,623 m) |
| Population | |
• 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[5] | 80003, 80005, 80020-80021, 80023, 80030-80031, 80035-80036, 80221, 80234, 80241, 80260 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-83835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2412237[4] |
| Website | www |
The City of Westminster is a home rule municipality located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.[1] 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.[3] Westminster is the eighth most populous city in Colorado. The city is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado Counties". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ 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 4, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Westminster, Colorado
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 8, 2008.