Dakota Ridge, Colorado

Census Designated Place in Colorado, United States

39°37′09″N 105°08′04″W / 39.6192271°N 105.1343283°W / 39.6192271; -105.1343283 (Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado)^[1]Country

United StatesState

ColoradoCountyJefferson CountyGovernment

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• Typeunincorporated communityArea

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• Total9.685 sq mi (25.085 km²) • Land9.387 sq mi (24.311 km²) • Water0.299 sq mi (0.774 km²)Elevation

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5,771 ft (1,759 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total33,892 • Density3,500/sq mi (1,400/km²)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)ZIP Code^[4]

80127, 80465

Area codes303 & 720GNIS feature^[2]Dakota Ridge CDP

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–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Dakota Ridge CDP was 33,892 at the United States Census 2020.^[3] In 1988, voters turned down a proposal to incorporate Dakota Ridge.^[5] The community lies in ZIP codes 80127 and 80465.^[4]

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 miles (27 km) to the northeast.

The Dakota Ridge CDP has an area of 6,199 acres (25.085 km²), including 191 acres (0.774 km²) of water.^[1]

Demographics

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Dakota Ridge CDP for the United States Census 2010.

Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado
Year	Pop.	±%
2010	32,005	—
2020	33,892	+5.9%
Source: United States Census Bureau

Education

Dakota Ridge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "State of Colorado Census Designated Places - BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Board on Geographic Names: Domestic Names". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b United States Census Bureau. "Dakota Ridge CDP, Colorado". Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Zip Code 80127 Map and Profile". zipdatamaps.com. 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
^ "Western History Subject Index". digital.denverlibrary.org. Retrieved January 12, 2021.