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Boulder is a home rule city that is the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in, Boulder County, Colorado, United States. With a population of 108,250 at the 2020 census, it is the 12th-most populous city in Colorado.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Boulder
Set in the northern part of Colorado, Boulder is a mid-size city with an estimated population of 106,803. It stands among the 500 most populous places in the United States (#304 nationwide).
Boulder holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 26.88 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,973 residents per square mile.
What Makes Boulder Unique
- A top-25 city in Colorado by population (#12 of 271 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northern Colorado, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 2.4% of Colorado's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
- Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Boulder
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Boulder
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art · Museum
- Fiske Planetarium
- Media Archaeology Lab · Museum
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center
- Neptune Mountaineering · Museum
- Neptune Museum · Museum
- CU Art Museum · Museum
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre
- Mork & Mindy Show House · Attraction
- Museum Collections - Bruce Curtis Building · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Boulder
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Boulder
- Bear Creek Elementary School
- Boulder High School
- Casey Middle School
- Centennial Middle School
- Columbine Elementary School
- Crest View Elementary School
- Douglass Elementary School
- Eisenhower Elementary School
- Fairview High School
- Flatirons Elementary School
- Foothill Elementary School
- Heatherwood Elementary School
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
- Williamsburg Academy of Colorado
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Boulder Community Health ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.