Westminster, California
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1870 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Orange County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 45 ′ N , 118 ° 0 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 89,701 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 3,423.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 26.2 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.2 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 12 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 92683-92685 | ||
| Area code : | +1 714 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-84550 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652811 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.westminster.ca.us | ||
| Mayor : | Tri Ta | ||
Westminster is a city in Orange County in the US state of California with 89,701 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographical coordinates are: 33.75 ° North, 117.99 ° West. The urban area has a size of 26.2 km². Westminster is a suburb of Los Angeles , with whose metropolitan area Westminster has grown together seamlessly.
The city was founded in 1870 by the Presbyterian Reverend Lemuel Webber . Today Westminster is known for its high proportion of Asian immigrants, especially from Vietnam . With Tri Ta Westminster has the first elected Vietnamese mayor in the United States.
sons and daughters of the town
- Mark Eaton (born 1957), basketball player
- Paul Caligiuri (born 1964), football player
- Jarin Blaschke (* 1978), cameraman
- Bradley Keenan (born 1981), volleyball player
- Eric López (* 1999), football player