Tag: 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 city had a population of 30,166 as of the 2010 Census.
Wheat Ridge is located at 39°46′17″N 105°5′46″W / 39.77139°N 105.09611°W / 39.77139; -105.09611 (39.771317, -105.096117) 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 km), of which, 9.1 square miles (24 km) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) 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…
