Wheat Ridge, Colorado

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Denver. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the east of Wheat Ridge and has a population of 554,636 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the east of Wheat Ridge and has a population of 276,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arvada	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	107,361	5.1% increase
	Boulder	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	94,171	0.53% decrease
	Broomfield	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	54,858	43.34% increase
	Centennial	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Englewood	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	32,669	2.97% increase
	Greeley	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	91,492	18.93% increase
	Lafayette	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	25,065	8.05% increase
	Lakewood	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	140,989	2.18% decrease
	Littleton	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	40,777	1.08% increase
	Longmont	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	85,928	20.87% increase
	Loveland	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	65,587	29.6% increase
	Northglenn	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	33,697	6.72% increase
	Parker	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	43,767	85.78% increase
	Thornton	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	113,429	37.68% increase
	Westminster	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	107,056	6.06% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Applewood Village	W	Less than 2 mi	---
	Applewood	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Berkley	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	East Pleasant View	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Edgewater	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	5,136	5.67% decrease
	Federal Heights	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	11,732	2.76% decrease
	Golden	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	17,321	0.94% increase
	Green Mountain Village	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lakeside	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	19	5% decrease
	Mountain View	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	520	8.61% decrease
	North Washington	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Sherrelwood	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Twin Lakes	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Wallace Village	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	West Pleasant View	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	---

Jefferson County

Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson: Adams, Boulder, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Park and Teller.

While not sharing a border with Jefferson, the following counties are close to Wheat Ridge: Arapahoe, Broomfield and Weld.

Below are counties that are near Wheat Ridge (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Wheat Ridge:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Wheat Ridge
	Adams County	N	Arvada	2 miles [3 km]
	Arapahoe County	SE	Sheridan	9 miles [14 km]
	Boulder County	N	Rock Creek	11 miles [17 km]
	Broomfield County	N	Brandywine	10 miles [16 km]
	Clear Creek County	SW	Brook Forest	19 miles [30 km]
	Denver County	E	Lakeside	2 miles [3 km]
	Douglas County	S	Blakeland	15 miles [24 km]
	Elbert County	SE	Parker Highlands	31 miles [49 km]
	Gilpin County	W	Cottonwood	17 miles [27 km]
	Grand County	W	Winter Park	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado<3>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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