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The city of Wheat Ridge is located in Jefferson County.
Typical abbreviation for Wheat Ridge: Wheat Rdg. (or less commonly used: Wheat Rdge. or Wheat Ridg.)
Wheat Ridge was incorporated August 20, 1969.
The community of Wheat Ridge is 1,630 feet [496.82 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Wheat Ridge lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
Both Ohio and Utah have communities that are also named Wheat Ridge.
At the time of the 2000 Census, Wheat Ridge had a population of 32,913 people<2> (or 6.25% of the total population of Jefferson County). The population of Wheat Ridge represented 0.77% of the total of Colorado, making it the state's 17th most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Wheat Ridge had a population of 30,894 people. This is a decrease of 6.13% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Wheat Ridge.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 30,894 | -6.13% | +0.48% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 30,746 | -6.58% | -0.2% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 30,807 | -6.4% | -0.61% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 30,995 | -5.83% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 32,913 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | 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] | --- | |
| | Denver |  E | 12 mi [19.31 km] | 598,707 | 7.95% increase |
| | Englewood | SE | 10 mi [16.09 km] | 32,669 | 2.97% increase |
| | Lafayette | N | 15 mi [24.14 km] | 25,065 | 8.05% increase |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Wheat Ridge.
Website for Wheat Ridge
| Official Website: | www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/ |
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| Last Modified: 03 Nov 2009 |
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