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Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City, Nevada | |
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![Boulder Dam Hotel built in 1933[1]](view.php?q=Boulder_City,_Nevada&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Boulder-hotel.jpg) Boulder Dam Hotel built in 1933[1] | |
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| Nickname: Home of Hoover Dam[2] | |
 Location within Clark County | |
 U.S. Census map | |
  Boulder City Location within Nevada  Boulder City Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′43″N 114°49′57″W / 35.97861°N 114.83250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Clark |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Incorporated | January 4, 1960 |
| Named for | Boulder Canyon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council Manager |
| • Mayor | Joe Hardy (R) |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Sherri Jorgensen |
| • City Council | Cokie Booth Matt Fox Steve Walton |
| • City Manager | Taylour Tedder |
| Area | |
• Total | 208.30 sq mi (539.49 km2) |
| • Land | 208.26 sq mi (539.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,510 ft (765 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,885 |
| • Density | 71.47/sq mi (27.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 89005–89006 |
| Area code(s) | 702 and 725 |
| FIPS code | 32-06500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 858617[4] |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "Boulder Dam Hotel – Boulder City, NV Lodging". Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
- ^ "Boulder City, NV – Official Website".
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Boulder City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Boulder City Charter".
- ^ "QuickFacts Boulder City, Nevada". census.gov. February 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 9, 2018.
- ^ 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.
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