Map of Wellington city, Missouri

Wellington is a city in Lafayette County, Missouri, and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States. It is located approximately 35 miles east of Kansas City. The population was 812 at the 2010 census.

Wellington city overview:
Name:	Wellington city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Missouri
County:	Lafayette County
Elevation:	692 ft (211 m)
Total Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km²)
Land Area:	1.09 sq mi (2.82 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Total Population:	738
Population Density:	677.06/sq mi (261.43/km²)
ZIP code:	64097
Area code:	816
FIPS code:	2978352
GNISfeature ID:	2397247
Website:	wellingtonmo.com

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History

Wellington was laid out in 1837, and named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British commander at the Battle of Waterloo. A post office called Wellington has been in operation since 1840.

In November 2013, Leland Ray Kolkmeyer pled guilty, in federal court, of a fraud scheme in which he embezzled more than $1.5 million from Wellington-Napoleon Fire Protection District and Special Road District while being their former treasurer.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km), of which 1.09 square miles (2.82 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.

Wellington lies just a few miles east of Napoleon, Missouri, the two towns having been named after the commanders at the Battle of Waterloo. Approximately halfway between the two towns lies a small, unincorporated crossroads called “Waterloo”.