Wellington is located 20 miles North of Ft Collins, Colorado just off I-25. The census of 2000 showed Wellington Colorado had 2,672. However Wellington is one of Northern Colorado's fastest growing small towns so the population today is estimated at over 4,800. Wellington is in Larimer County. Larimer County had a population of 251,000 in 2000. Conservative estimates are now over 300,000.

Wellington was founded in 1905 much later than most of it's sister cities. It is situated at the head of the Boxelder Valley. It has been and still is mostly agricultural in nature. There are many people who live in the area however who commute to work in the bigger cities surrounding Wellington. As it grows new subdivisions are taking over from the farm land.

Like all of Northern Colorado cities Wellington is semi-arid with about 14 inches of moisture a year. The sun shines here over 300 days a year and there are lots of trees planted by the founding fathers and the folks who came along later.