Boulder County, Colorado

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Boulder County, Colorado

Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 282,304 in 2006.^[1] The county seat is the City of Boulder. The Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area comprises Boulder County.

History
Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics
Cities, towns, and named places
Rocky Mountain National Park
State park
Historic district
National forest and wilderness
Scenic trail and byway
See also
References
External links

History

Boulder County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Territory of Colorado on 1861-11-01. The county was named for Boulder City and Boulder Creek, so named because of the abundance of boulders in the area. Boulder County retains essentially the same borders as in 1861, although a small portion of its southeastern corner became part of the City and County of Broomfield in 2001.

Geography

Rocky Mountains visible from Boulder

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 751 square miles (1,946 km²), of which, 742 square miles (1,923 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (1.19%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Larimer County, Colorado - north
Weld County, Colorado - east
City and County of Broomfield, Colorado - southeast
Jefferson County, Colorado - south
Gilpin County, Colorado - south
Grand County, Colorado - west

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 291,288 people, 114,680 households, and 68,808 families residing in the county. The population density was 392 people per square mile (151/km²). There were 119,900 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile (62/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.54% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.61% Native American, 3.06% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 4.67% from other races, and 2.18% from two or more races. 10.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 114,680 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.00% were non-families. 26.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 13.40% from 18 to 24, 33.60% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,861, and the median income for a family was $70,572. Males had a median income of $48,047 versus $32,207 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,976. About 4.60% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and named places

Boulder County, Colorado

Allenspark (unincorporated CDP)
Boulder
Caribou (unincorporated ghost town)
Coal Creek (unincorporated CDP, locally called Coal Creek Canyon, also partly in Gilpin County and Jefferson County)
Eldora (unincorporated CDP)
Eldorado Springs (unincorporated CDP)
Erie (also partly in Weld County)
Gold Hill (unincorporated CDP)
Gunbarrel (unincorporated CDP)
Hygiene (unincorporated)
Jamestown
Lafayette
Longmont
Louisville
Lyons
Nederland
Niwot (unincorporated CDP)
Superior
Ward

Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park is located in Larimer County, Grand County, and Boulder County, Colorado. Longs Peak, the park's highest summit at 4345 meters (14,255 ft) elevation, is located in Boulder County.