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Westminster, California

Westminster, California
Westminster City Hall, Tet 2024
Westminster City Hall, Tet 2024
Flag of Westminster, California
Official seal of Westminster, California
Motto: 
"The City of Progress Built on Pride."[2]
Location of Westminster within Orange County, California
Location of Westminster within Orange County, California
Westminster, California is located in the United States
Westminster, California
Westminster, California
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°45′5″N 117°59′38″W / 33.75139°N 117.99389°W / 33.75139; -117.99389
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyOrange[1]
Incorporated (city)March 27, 1957[3]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorChi Charlie Nguyen
 • Vice MayorKimberly Ho
 • City council[5]
  • Amy Phan West
  • Carlos Manzo
  • NamQuan Nguyen
 • City managerChristine Cordon[4]
Area
 • Total
10.04 sq mi (26.00 km2)
 • Land10.04 sq mi (26.00 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
90,911
 • Rank91st in California (2020)
 • Density9,100/sq mi (3,500/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
92683–92685
Area codes657/714
FIPS code06-84550
GNIS feature IDs1652811, 2412236
Websitewww.westminster-ca.gov

Westminster is a city in western Orange County, California, United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance colony and was incorporated in 1957.

Westminster is bordered by the city of Seal Beach on the west, by Garden Grove on the north and east, and by Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley on the south. Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County, is east of Westminster.

Westminster has one of the largest Vietnamese populations in the US. They settled largely in Little Saigon,[7] and the city is known as the "capital" of overseas Vietnamese with 39,799 Vietnamese Americans, or 43.8% of the total population, as of the 2020 United States Census.[8]

In the court case Mendez v. Westminster (1947), a Hispanic man sued the Westminster School District for forcing his daughter, Sylvia Mendez, to attend a school for Mexican children. They eventually won and thus began the process of desegregation. Sylvia Mendez was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on February 15, 2011.

Westminster won the All-America City Award in 1996.[9]

  1. ^ a b "Westminster". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "Westminster, California". Retrieved November 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  4. ^ "City Manager". City of Westminster. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mayor and City Council Members". City of Westminster. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "History of Westminster". City of Westminster. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Census Bureau Tables - T01001: Total Population". Census.gov. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "AAC Winners by State and City". National Civic League. Retrieved May 2, 2013.

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