The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is approximately 5 miles west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 31,242 on 2006-07-01. Wheat Ridge is located at 39°46′17″N 105°5′46″W / 39.77139°N 105.09611°W / 39.77139; -105.09611 with Arvada to the north, Denver to the east, Lakewood and Edgewater to the... south, and Golden to the west. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles , of which, 9.1 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of it is water. Wheat Ridge was founded as a community in 1859. It was a farming community that supported Denver and nearby mining communities, and became the largest producer of carnations worldwide until the mid-20th century. Wheat Ridge did not incorporate until August 1969, when it was faced with annexation by surrounding cities. It currently has a Colorado State Historical Site.
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| County: | Jefferson County |
| State: | Colorado |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 30,894 |
| Area: | 9.1 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Mountain Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Jefferson County / Wheat Ridge city |