Dakota Ridge, Colorado

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 to the northeast. The Dakota Ridge CDP has an area of , including of water. ==Demographics==

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the for the 2020 census As of the 2020 census, Dakota Ridge had a population of 33,892. The median age was 40.2 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.4 males age 18 and over. There were 12,877 households in Dakota Ridge, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.2% were married-couple households, 15.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 13,182 housing units, of which 2.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. ==Education==

Dakota Ridge is served by the Jefferson County Public Schools. ==See also==