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Place Name
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Boulder County
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Pronunciation
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BOL-duhr
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Boulder
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Population
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225,339 (1990)
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Location
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Colorado, United States, North America
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Latitude
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40°05'N
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Longitude
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105°21'W
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Boulder
(BOL-duhr), county (
751 sq mi/1,945 sq km; 1990 pop.
225,339), N central Colo.;  Boulder; 40°05'N 105°21'W.
Irrigated agr. and cattle region. Fruit, vegetables, wheat, hay, beans,
barley, corn, sugar beets; poultry; dairying. Mining (coal, gold). Part
of Rocky Mt. Natl. Park in NW and of Front Range in W; part of
Roosevelt Natl. Forest in W; Eldorado Canyon State Park in S. Eldora
Ski Area in SW. Formed 1861.
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