Westminster, Colorado

Westminster, Colorado
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Westminster is a city within Adams County and Jefferson County in Colorado. It is a suburb of Denver, located 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest of the city, as measured from the Colorado State Capitol. The city has a population of 109,000 (2011 estimate). It is the 7th most populous city in Colorado, and is part of the Denver metropolitan area.

Westminster observes the Mountain Standard Time, which is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7) and six hours behind during Daylight Saving Time in summer. Its phone area codes are 303 and 720. The city is at an elevation of 5,384 ft (1,641 m) above sea level.

Belleview Christian College, popularly called Westminster Castle, in Westminster, Colorado
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The area around Westminster attracted national attention in 1858 following the discovery of gold in the South Platte River Valley. Within the next few years, prospectors and settlers were making their homes there. The first permanent settler in Westminster was Pleasant DeSpain, in 1870. The site was named after him, becoming known as DeSpain Junction.

In 1885, when Connecticut developer C.J. Harris began to buy land in the area, the settlement was renamed Harris in his honor. Then Westminster Castle was built in 1891. It housed the Westminster University, which opened on 17 September, 1908. Three years later, the town was incorporated, and renamed one final time as Westminster, after the university.

Visiting Westminster, Colorado

You can reach Westminster by taking US Highway 36 from Denver.

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