Boulder City

Boulder City

Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 20 mi from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023. Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling. Boulder City was originally built in 1931 by the Bureau of Reclamation and Six Companies, Inc. as housing for workers who were building Hoover Dam. The land upon which Boulder City was founded was a harsh, desert environment. Its sole reason for existence was the need to house workers contracted to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado...
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County:Clark County
State:Nevada
Population:14,896
Area:202.7 sq. mi.
Also known as:Boulder City, Nevada, Clark County / Boulder City city

Famous landmarks in Boulder City

Boulder Dam Hotel
Boulder Dam Hotel

The Boulder Dam Hotel, also known as the Boulder City Inn, is a hotel located in Boulder City, Nevada that is listed on the United States National...
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Population history for Boulder City

YearEstimated Population
2009 14,896
2008 14,954
2007 15,020
2006 15,095
2005 15,229
2004 15,266
2003 15,264
2002 15,287
2001 15,241
2000 15,037
1999 14,329
1998 14,194
1997 14,061
1996 13,803
1995 13,761
1994 13,626
1993 13,172
1992 12,935
1991 12,881
1990 13,731
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Famous people born in Boulder City

Deanna Brooks
Deanna Brooks
Film Actor, TV Actor

Deanna Brooks is an American glamour model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in May, 1998. She was a bank teller for Key...
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Kathy Evison
Kathy Evison
TV Actor, Film Actor

Kathy Evison is an American actress born in Boulder City, Nevada in 1963. She is best known for playing Lonnie Henderson in season 2 and 3 of...
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Airports in or near Boulder City

Henderson Executive Airport
Henderson Executive Airport
Airport code:HSH
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base
Airport code:LSV
North Las Vegas Airport
North Las Vegas Airport
Airport code:VGT
McCarran International Airport
McCarran International Airport
Airport code:LAS

U.S. state

Nevada
Nevada
Population:6,857 (1860)

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 35th most populous, and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its three largest incorporated cities. Nevada's capital is Carson City. Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within...
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