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Boulder is a home rule city in and the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 census, it is the most-populous city in the county and the 12th-most populous city in Colorado.
Boulder is a college town of about 106,000 in the Front Range region of Colorado. The home of the University of Colorado, the city has a reputation for progressive values and outdoor recreation. Map.
Boulder, city, seat (1861) of Boulder county, north-central Colorado, U.S., on Boulder Creek, at the base of the Flatiron Range of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,354 feet (1,632 metres), 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Denver. Settled by miners in 1858, it was organized in 1859 and named.
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A map of all tier two research universities in the contiguous United States. Not shown above is ASU Digital Immersion, Alaska, and UPR Rio Piedras. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.
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1858185918611869 - Boulder County Newsbegins publication.1900s-1940s
1. 1902 1.1. Boulder Oil Field wellbegins operation. 1.2. University of Colorado Museum of Natural Historyfounded. 2. 1906 2.1. Curran Opera House opens. 2.2. University of ColoradoCollege of Commerce established. 3. 1907 3.1. Boulder adopts an anti-saloonordinance. 3.2. Carnegie Librarybuilt. 4. 1909 4.1. Denver, Boulder and Western Railroadbegins operating. 4.2. Hotel Boulderadoopens. 5. 1910 - Population: 9,539. 6. 1916 6.1. Statewide prohibition starts in Colorado,ending with the repeal o...
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1. 1950 1.1. Population: 19,999. 2. 1952 2.1. U.S. National Bureau of Standards-Atomic Energy CommissionCryogenic Engineering Laboratory in operation. 2.2. Denver-Boulder Turnpikeopens. 3. 1953 - Colorado Dailyin publication. 4. 1954 - September: U.S. National Bureau of Standards (now known as National Institute of Standards and Technology) facility dedicated. 5. 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governmentsformed. 6. 1956 - Ball Aerospace& Technologies Corp. (commonly Ball Aerospace), opens....
2002 — Spot Bouldering Gym in business.20042005 — Boulder Adventure Film Festivalbegins.2006Boulder Library. Carnegie Branch Library for Local HistoryDigital Public Library of America. Items related to Boulder, Colorado, various datesBoulder is a city in the state of Colorado, in the United States. It is the county seat of Boulder County. Boulder is in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The city's height is 5,430 feet (1,660 m). It is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver. In 2020, there were 108,250 people living the City of Boulder.
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Download our guide and walkable map of Boulder's historic districts, grab yourself a cup of coffee and head out for an adventure. Back to Top of List. The Early Years. In the early years of Boulder City, mining played an extremely important role.
