Westminster is a home rule city in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States. Its population was 116,317 at the 2020 census, with 71,240 residents in Adams County and 45,077 in Jefferson County, making it the eighth most populous city in Colorado. It is part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial metropolitan statistical area and the Front Range Urban Corridor, and the Westminster Municipal Center lies about nine miles north-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Its first permanent settler, the Kentucky farmer Pleasant DeSpain, built his home in 1870, and the area was known as DeSpain Junction before the developer C. J. Harris renamed it Harris.
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1. Wikipedia, Westminster, Colorado
History: first permanent settler (founding year)
Westminster's first permanent settler was Kentucky farmer Pleasant DeSpain, who built his home in 1870
History: first permanent settler (founding range)
Westminster's first permanent settler was Kentucky farmer Pleasant DeSpain, who built his home in 1870
Lead: census population
The city population was 116,317 at the 2020 United States census
On Continent: North America, Lead: country, hence continent
Westminster is a home rule city located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.
Part Of: United States, Lead: country
Westminster is a home rule city located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Lead: place and country
Westminster is a home rule city located in Adams and Jefferson counties, Colorado, United States.
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