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Dakota Ridge, Colorado

Unincorporated community in Colorado, US

Summary

Unincorporated community in Colorado, US

FieldValue
nameDakota Ridge, Colorado
native_name
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineRidge Trail access 2017-09-30 1712.jpg
image_captionDakota Ridge trail access
image_mapJefferson County Colorado Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dakota Ridge Highlighted 0819150.svg
map_captionLocation of the Dakota Ridge CDP in Jefferson County, Colorado.
pushpin_mapUSA#USA Colorado
pushpin_reliefyes
pushpin_labelDakota Ridge
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation of the Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado.
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
elevation_ft5768
elevation_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Colorado
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Jefferson
government_typeunincorporated community
governing_bodyJefferson County
leader_title1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
unit_prefUS
area_footnotes
area_total_km225.085
area_land_km224.311
area_water_km20.774
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total33892
population_density_km2auto
population_density_sq_miauto
timezoneMST
utc_offset−07:00
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−06:00
postal_code_typeZIP codes
postal_codeLittleton 80127
Morrison 80465
area_code_typeArea codes
area_code303/720/983
blank_nameGNIS place ID
blank1_nameGNIS CDP ID
blank1_info
blank2_nameFIPS code
blank2_info

Morrison 80465

Dakota Ridge is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Dakota Ridge CDP was 33,892 at the United States Census 2020. In 1988, voters turned down a proposal to incorporate Dakota Ridge. The community lies in ZIP codes 80127 and 80465.

Geography

Dakota Ridge is bordered to the east by Denver, to the north by Lakewood, and to the south by unincorporated Ken Caryl. It is bordered to the west by the Dakota Hogback, a sharp hogback ridge that to the north near Morrison is also known as Dinosaur Ridge.

Colorado State Highway 470, part of the beltway around the Denver metropolitan area, runs through the western part of the community, leading north to Golden and southeast to Highlands Ranch. Downtown Denver is 17 mi to the northeast.

The Dakota Ridge CDP has an area of 25.085 km2, including 0.774 km2 of water.

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Dakota Ridge CDP for the United States Census 2010. |2010|32,005 |2020|33892

Education

Dakota Ridge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.

References

References

  1. {{cite gnis
  2. "Colorado Counties". [[Colorado Department of Local Affairs]].
  3. "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. United States Census Bureau. "Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado".
  5. "ZIP Code Lookup". [[United States Postal Service]].
  6. "Western History Subject Index".
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