Town of Wellington, Colorado | |
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Nickname: Colorado's Northern Gateway | |
Coordinates: 40°42′8″N 105°0′2″W / 40.70222°N 105.00056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado |
County[1] | Larimer County |
Founded | 1902 |
Incorporated | November 10, 1905[2] |
Named for | C. L. Wellington |
Government | |
• Type | Statutory Town[1] |
• Mayor | Calar Chaussee |
Area | |
• Total | 3.63 sq mi (9.41 km2) |
• Land | 3.63 sq mi (9.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.0% |
Elevation | 5,200 ft (1,585 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,047 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 11,722 |
• Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code[4] | 80549 |
Area code | 970 |
FIPS code | 08-83230 |
GNIS feature ID | 0202441 |
Website | Town of Wellington |
Wellington is a statutory town in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The population was 11,047 at the 2020 census.[3] Wellington is situated in the northern part of Colorado, and it is part of the Fort Collins-Loveland Metropolitan Statistical Area.[citation needed]