Westminster, Maryland

Westminster, Maryland
City
Main Street in Westminster, Maryland
Main Street in Westminster, Maryland
Official seal of Westminster, Maryland
Motto: 
"Where history meets tomorrow"[1]
Location in Maryland
Location in Maryland
Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 77°0′0″W / 39.57667°N 77.00000°W / 39.57667; -77.00000
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCarroll
Founded1764
Incorporated1818
Government
 • MayorMona Becker
Area
 • Total6.65 sq mi (17.23 km2)
 • Land6.64 sq mi (17.20 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total20,126
 • Density3,030.57/sq mi (1,170.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
21157-21158
Area code(s)410, 443, and 667
FIPS code24-83100
GNIS feature ID0595080
Websitewww.westminstermd.gov

Westminster is a city in and the county seat of Carroll County, Maryland, United States.[3] The city's population was 19,960 at the 2020 census.[4] Westminster is an outlying community in the Baltimore metropolitan area, which is part of the greater Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

  1. ^ "City of Westminster, Maryland". City of Westminster, Maryland. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Westminster city, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 6, 2012.