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Welby
ColoradoCDP
Welby
Total population
16,197
Median home value
$385,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$80,026
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
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 2020 United States census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
The community was named after one General Welby, a railroad official.
Geography
The Welby CDP has an area of , including of water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Welby, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves71,363
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves67,712
- Northern FlickerColaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves66,335
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves65,157
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves61,680
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves61,124
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves57,358
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves56,225
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3 — 2025-10-1711 km NNE of Black Forest, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2025-06-137 km SE of Erie, Colorado
- M 2.5 — 2020-10-242 km ESE of Georgetown, Colorado
- M 2.9 — 2019-03-307 km NE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 3 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
- M 2.7 — 2016-11-068 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Welby
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Moonshine, Albany, WyomingWildfires · 2026-09-07 · 147 mi
- Wildfire 310, Garfield, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-06 · 163 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 193 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 196 mi
- Wildfire Cold Springs, Converse, WyomingWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 201 mi
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 212 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 217 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 231 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET