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| Coordinates: 40°00′54″N 105°16′14″W / 40.01500°N 105.27056°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Boulder[1] |
| Settled | 1858 as Boulder City, N.T. |
| Incorporated | November 4, 1871[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Aaron Brockett (D)[4] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Nicole Speer[5] |
| Area | |
| • Home rule city[1] | 27.366 sq mi (70.877 km2) |
| • Land | 26.328 sq mi (68.188 km2) |
| • Water | 1.038 sq mi (2.689 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,269 ft (1,606 m) |
| Population | |
| • Home rule city[1] | 108,250 |
| • Rank | 12th in Colorado 289th in United States |
| • Density | 4,112/sq mi (1,588/km2) |
| • Metro | 330,758 (155th) |
| • CSA | 3,623,560 (17th) |
| • Front Range | 5,055,344 |
| Demonym | Boulderite |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $35.608 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC–07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes[8] | 80301-80310, 80314, 80321-80323, 80328, 80329 |
| Area codes | 303 and 720 |
| FIPS code | 08-07850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409883[2] |
| Website | bouldercolorado |
Boulder is a home rule city in and the county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.[1] 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.[6] Boulder is the principal city of the Boulder metropolitan statistical area, which had 330,758 residents in 2020, and is part of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 5,430 feet (1,655 m) above sea level.[9][10] 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.
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- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boulder, Colorado
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- ^ a b c "Decennial Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Boulder, CO (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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- ^ "Boulder Elevation". www.BoulderColoradoUSA.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.