Situated in beautiful Northern Colorado in the plains at the base of the Rocky Mountains, the Town of Wellington is a peaceful, family-oriented community poised for growth.

Known as “Colorado’s Northern Gateway,” Wellington is located between two state capitals: Denver, CO, and Cheyenne, WY, at the intersection of I-25 and CO SH 1 in the northeast corner of Larimer County. Wellington is growing beyond its identity as a bedroom community and into a mature town in its own right.

The Town of Wellington was an oil, coal and agricultural hub throughout the 1800s and became a stopping location for wagon trains, travelers, and military movement between Cheyenne, Wyoming and Fort Collins, Colorado. The town was founded in 1902, incorporated in 1905 and named after C.L. Wellington, an employee of the Colorado and Southern Railroad.