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The city is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of the Colorado state capital of Denver. Boulder is a college town, hosting the University of Colorado Boulder, the flagship and largest campus of the University of Colorado system as well as numerous research institutes.
List of Colorado state symbols. The U.S. State of Colorado has many adopted symbols and emblems. Most of these symbols and emblems were adopted by acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado, and after statehood, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado. [1]
TypeSymbolImageWestern tiger salamander [8] Ambystoma ...March 16, 2012 HB12-1147Lark bunting [9] Calamospiza melanocorysApril 29, 1931 HB 222-1931 CRS 24-80-910 ...CactusClaret cup cactus [10] Echinocereus ...March 7, 2014 HB14-1024Greenback cutthroat trout [11] ...March 15, 1994 HB 1164-1994 CRS 24-80-911.- History
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Boulder County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on November 1, 1861. The county was named for Boulder City and Boulder Creek, so named because of the abundance of boulders in the creek which hampered early gold prospecting efforts. Boulder County retains essentially the same borders as in 1861, although a 27....
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 740 square miles (1,900 km2), of which 726 square miles (1,880 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (1.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 271,651 people, 114,680 households, and 68,808 families residing in the county. The population density was 392 people per square mile (151 people/km2). There were 119,900 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile (63/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 88.54% White, 0.88% Black or African ...
Boulder County is divided into three districts each represented by a commissioner elected county-wide. The three commissioners comprise the county Board of Commissioners and represent the county as a whole. Each commissioner must reside in their respective district and may be elected to a maximum of two four-year terms. The Board of County Commissi...
Boulder County went Republican in all but three presidential elections from 1920 to 1984, the exceptions being the national Democraticlandslides of 1932, 1936 and 1964. However, it has swung heavily to the Democrats since the late 1980s, and has supported Democrats at every election since 1988. Since the 1990s, it has become one of the most liberal...
The 20th Judicial District of Colorado, the state trial court of general jurisdiction, serves and is coextensive with Boulder County. As of 2009 the 20th Judicial Circuit has eight District Court judges. The Boulder County Court, the state trial court of limited jurisdiction, consists of five judges and six magistrates. Boulder County has two combi...
Cities
1. Boulder 2. Lafayette 3. Longmont (partly in Weld County) 4. Louisville
Towns
1. Erie (partly in Weld County) 2. Jamestown 3. Lyons 4. Nederland 5. Superior (partly in Jefferson County) 6. Town of Ward
Other unincorporated communities
1. Caribou 2. Canfield 3. Gooding 4. Hygiene 5. Highland 6. Liggett 7. Morey 8. Pinecliffe 9. Pleasant View Ridge (partly in Weld County) 10. Tabor
School districts serving Boulder County include: 1. Boulder Valley School District RE-2 2. Estes Park School District R-3 3. St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J 4. Thompson School District R-2J
On November 1, 1861, the new Territory of Colorado created 17 original counties: Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, Costilla, Douglas, El Paso, Fremont, Gilpin, Guadalupe, Huerfano, Jefferson, Lake, Larimer, Park, Pueblo, Summit, and Weld; plus the Cheyenne Reserve.
CountyFips Code [5] [b]County Seat [6] [7]Est. [8]1902-11-151913-03-081861-11-011885-04-14History. Panorama print of Boulder, 1900. On November 7, 1861, the government decided to build a university in Boulder. The legislature decided that the university would be run by the state. The first building was built in 1875. The cornerstone for the Old Main Building was laid on September 20, 1875.
Boulder. Concrete slab and beam bridge built in 1953, one of first in state having parabolically arched beams rather than flat ones. 5. Boulder Valley Grange No. 131. Boulder Valley Grange No. 131. December 7, 1987. ( #87002009) 3400 N. 95th St. 40°02′13″N 105°07′48″W.
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[4] The summit of Mount Elbert at 14,440 feet (4,401.2 m) elevation in Lake County is the state's highest point and the highest point in the Rocky Mountains of North America. [7] . Colorado has approximately 550 mountain peaks that exceed 10,000 feet (4,000 metres) elevation.
