Wellington, Colorado
29 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Timnath-Wellington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80549. The Survey maps it on the Wellington quadrangle. 11,047 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,200 feet above sea level.
On record in Wellington
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Buckeye Schoollisted 2008
First National Bank Buildinglisted 2000- Graves Camp Rural Historic Districtlisted 2016
Population over time
2 figuresWellington grew from 6,289 to 11,047 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,289 | |
| 2020 | 11,047 | +4,758 (+76%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 29 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Fort Collins quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1907 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Fort Collins quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1909 USGS Livermore quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Fort Collins quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
104 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Wellington between 2003 and 2020, burning about 140 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Wellington Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 3 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Poudre Fire Authority | UNKNOWN |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WELLINGTON |
| 26 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wellington: 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Gravel |
Storms near this place
53 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wellington in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 44 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 9 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Lightning | Wellington | 9 hurt | Lightning injured nine migrant workers. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wellington | $500,000 | Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wellington | $500,000 | Hail up to baseball-size caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles, as well as crops, over portions of Larimer County. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wellington | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Wellington | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Wellington | - | Report from mping. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | Windows were smashed by large hail. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | Hail damaged a window. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Two outbuildings were destroyed by microburst winds. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Wellington | - | Very strong winds to 50 mph were also observed. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | Strong winds damaged a loafing shed. |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Wellington | - | Strong thunderstorms produced 4.5 inches of rainfall in the span of 2 hours. Box Elder Creek reportedly jumped its banks and flooded a nearby road. |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Wellington | - | Spotters reported two brief tornado touchdowns north and west of Wellington (nine miles northeast of Fort Collins). The tornadoes touched down in open fields, with no damage or injuries reported. |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Wellington | - | Spotters reported two brief tornado touchdowns north and west of Wellington (nine miles northeast of Fort Collins). The tornadoes touched down in open fields, with no damage or injuries reported. |
| August 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Wellington | - | County sheriff reported a short-lived tornado touch down in an open field north of Wellington (9 miles northeast of Fort Collins). Lightning struck a transformer in Loveland, causing a brief power outage. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wellington | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Wellington | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyers Corner | 2.5 miles | 29 | |
| Waverly | 4.2 miles | 29 | |
| Kenyon Corner | 5.6 miles | 29 | |
| Giddings | 5.7 miles | 29 | |
| Bulger | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Black Hollow Junction | 7.5 miles | 29 | |
| Sinnard | 8.0 miles | 29 | |
| Andersonville | 8.0 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wellington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1003815 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 202441. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











