Boulder City, Nevada

"Boulder City" redirects here. For the community in Missouri, see Boulder City, Missouri. For the hill fought over during the Korean War, see Battle of the Samichon River. For other uses, see Boulder (disambiguation).

Boulder City, Nevada
City
Boulder Dam Hotel built in 1933[1]
Boulder Dam Hotel built in 1933[1]
Flag of Boulder City, Nevada
Flag
Nickname: 
Home of Hoover Dam[2]
Location within Clark County
Location within Clark County
U.S. Census map
U.S. Census map
Boulder City is located in Nevada
Boulder City
Boulder City
Location within Nevada
Boulder City is located in the United States
Boulder City
Boulder City
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 114°49′57″W / 35.97861°N 114.83250°W / 35.97861; -114.83250
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
IncorporatedJanuary 4, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-01-04)
Named forBoulder Canyon
Government
 • TypeCouncil Manager
 • MayorJoe Hardy (R)
 • Mayor Pro TemSherri Jorgensen
 • City CouncilCokie Booth
Matt Fox
Steve Walton
 • City ManagerTaylour Tedder
Area
[3]
 • Total
208.30 sq mi (539.49 km2)
 • Land208.26 sq mi (539.40 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
2,510 ft (765 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
14,885
 • Density71.47/sq mi (27.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89005–89006
Area code(s)702 and 725
FIPS code32-06500
GNIS feature ID858617[4]
Websitewww.bcnv.org

Boulder City is a city[5] in Clark County, Nevada, United States.[4] It is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885.[6] The city took its name from Boulder Canyon.[7] Boulder City is one of only two places in Nevada that prohibits gambling, the other being the town of Panaca.[8]

  1. ^ "Boulder Dam Hotel – Boulder City, NV Lodging". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  2. ^ "Boulder City, NV – Official Website".
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Boulder City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Boulder City Charter".
  6. ^ "QuickFacts Boulder City, Nevada". census.gov. February 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Jensen, Jamie (2006). Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways. Avalon Travel Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-56691-766-7.