 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  west-northwest of the colorado state capitol in denver. the city had a population of 30,166 as of the 2010 census. ==geography== wheat ridge is located at  (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 , of which,  of it is land and  of it (0.22%) is water. ===climate=== the climate is described as humid continental by the kÃ¶ppen climate system, abbreviated as dfb.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=522250&cityname=wheat+ri
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