Clark County, Nevada (NV), United States, North America
Latitude
35°58'N
Longitude
114°50'W
Boulder City
, city (1990 pop. 12,567), Clark co., SE Nev.,
suburb 20 mi/32 km SE of Las Vegas and Ariz.
boundary, 6 mi/9.7 km WSW of Hoover Dam forms L. Mead (to NE), on Colorado R.; 35°58'N 114°50'W.
Elev. c.2,500 ft/762 m. Mfg. (paper prods.,
construction materials). Artist colony. Year-round tourist center; hq.
of L. Mead Natl. Recreation Area to N and E. Highland Range (crucial
bighorn habitat area) to S. Built (1932) by the Federal govt. as hq.
during the dam's construction; it became a self-governing municipality
by act of Congress in 1958. Only city in Nev. in which casino gambling
is prohibited. Inc. 1959.
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