Boulder County, Colorado

40°05′N 105°22′W / 40.09°N 105.36°W / 40.09; -105.36

Boulder County
Boulder County Courthouse
Boulder County Courthouse
Official seal of Boulder County
Map of Colorado highlighting Boulder County
Location within the U.S. state of Colorado
Map of the United States highlighting Colorado
Colorado's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°05′N 105°22′W / 40.09°N 105.36°W / 40.09; -105.36
Country United States
State Colorado
FoundedNovember 1, 1861
Named forlarge granite boulders in area
SeatBoulder
Largest cityBoulder
Area
 • Total
740 sq mi (1,900 km2)
 • Land726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
 • Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.9%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
330,758[1]
 • Density460/sq mi (176/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districts2nd, 4th
Websitewww.bouldercounty.org

Boulder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado of the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 330,758.[1] The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is Boulder.[2]

Boulder County comprises the Boulder, Colorado Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the DenverAurora, Colorado Combined Statistical Area.[3]

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 10-02: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. December 1, 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2012 – via National Archives.