Welby, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°50′25″N 104°57′56″W / 39.8402697°N 104.9654536°W / 39.8402697; -104.9654536 (Welby CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyAdams CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total3.800 sq mi (9.841 km²) • Land3.705 sq mi (9.597 km²) • Water0.094 sq mi (0.244 km²)Elevation

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5,177 ft (1,578 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total15,553 • Density4,100/sq mi (1,600/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

Denver 80229

Area codes303 & 720GNIS feature^[2]Welby CDP

Welby is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Welby CDP was 15,553 at the United States Census 2020.^[3]

History

The community was named after one General Welby, a railroad official.^[5]

The Welby CDP has an area of 2,432 acres (9.841 km²), including 60 acres (0.244 km²) of water.^[1]

Welby CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	6,875	—
1980	9,668	+40.6%
1990	10,218	+5.7%
2000	12,973	+27.0%
2010	14,846	+14.4%
2020	15,553	+4.8%
Source: United States Census Bureau

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Welby CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
^ "Zip Code 80229 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ Dawson, John Frank. Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 51.