Westminster, Maryland | |
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City | |
Motto: "Where history meets tomorrow"[1] | |
Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 77°0′0″W / 39.57667°N 77.00000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Carroll |
Founded | 1764 |
Incorporated | 1818 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mona Becker |
Area | |
• Total | 6.65 sq mi (17.23 km2) |
• Land | 6.64 sq mi (17.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,126 |
• Density | 3,030.57/sq mi (1,170.19/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 21157-21158 |
Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
FIPS code | 24-83100 |
GNIS feature ID | 0595080 |
Website | www |
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.