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By November 1871, the town of Boulder was incorporated. Now firmly established as an actual city, Boulder dropped the hopeful title of “city” from its name. The first residential areas appeared in the Downtown, Mapleton Hill and Whittier Districts.
Boulder City Incorporated. The Boulder City Town Company had been formed by a settler, A.A. Brookfield, in February 1859. At that time, the settlement was part of the Nebraska Territory. In 1861, a federal bill established the Territory of Colorado.
Modern Boulder was founded in late 1858 when prospectors led by Thomas Aikins arrived at Boulder Canyon during the Colorado Gold Rush. Arapaho leader Niwot allowed them to stay for the winter, but the settlers abused this peaceful approach, and some later took part in the Sand Creek massacre of Arapaho. [ 13 ]
Boulder grew slowly at first. In 1871, the fledgling city was incorporated as the Town of Boulder, with a population of just over 340 residents.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
After Boulder was incorporated as a city in 1871, the settlement experienced major developments, including the arrival of railway connections in 1873, the University of Colorado, a hospital and a bank in 1874, and the County Courthouse in 1883 - all key events in the history of Boulder.
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In November 1871, Boulder was incorporated as a Colorado town, and "City" was dropped from the name. A site for the University of Colorado was chosen in Boulder in 1872, and the Colorado state legislature appropriated funds for the institution in 1874, the same year that Boulder's first bank opened its doors.
