Brighton, Colorado
Brighton, Colorado | |
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Brighton City Hall | |
| Motto: "What we value today is what we become tomorrow" | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′07″N 104°49′14″W / 39.9853°N 104.8205°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Adams County seat and Weld County |
| Incorporated | September 1, 1887 |
| Named after | Brighton Beach, New York |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| • Mayor | Greg Mills |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.536 sq mi (55.777 km2) |
| • Land | 21.247 sq mi (55.030 km2) |
| • Water | 0.288 sq mi (0.747 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,987 ft (1,520 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,083 |
| • Density | 1,887/sq mi (729/km2) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 80601-80603 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS pop ID | 204736 |
| GNIS town ID | 2409911 |
| FIPS code | 08-08675 |
| Website | City of Brighton |
Brighton is a home rule city located in Adams and Weld counties, Colorado, United States. Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and is a part of the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County.