| City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado | |
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| — City — | |
| Location in Jefferson County and the state of Colorado | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | State of Colorado |
| County[1] | Jefferson County |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Incorporated | August 20, 1969[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.1 sq mi (23.5 km2) |
| • Land | 9.1 sq mi (23.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation[3] | 5,459 ft (1,664 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 32,913 |
| • Density | 3,616.8/sq mi (1,400.6/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes[4] | 80033-80034, 80212, 80214-80215 |
| Area code(s) | Both 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-84440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0202840 |
| Highways | I-70, I-76, SH 58, SH 72, SH 95, SH 121, SH 391 |
| Website | City of Wheat Ridge |
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 (8 km) 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.[5]
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Wheat Ridge is located at (39.771317, -105.096117)[6] 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 (24 km2), of which, 9.1 square miles (24 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.22%) 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. The Wheat Ridge Historical Society, in cooperation with the Colorado Historical Society and the City of Wheat Ridge, is in the process of restoring one of the first log cabins still on the same site. The building, which is known as the Baugh Cabin, is anticipated to have restoration completed before 2008.
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