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Also known as Boulder City, Nevada, Boulder City, NV

city in Clark County, Nevada, United States

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Country
United States
State
Nevada
County
Clark
Founded
1931 ; 95 years ago ( 1931 )
Incorporated
January 4, 1960 ; 66 years ago ( 1960-01-04 )
Named after
Boulder Canyon
Type
Council Manager
Mayor
Joe Hardy ( R )
Mayor pro tem
Sherri Jorgensen
City council
Cokie Booth , Denise Ashurst , Steve Walton
City manager
Ned Thomas
Total
208.30 sq mi (539.49 km )
Land
208.26 sq mi (539.40 km )
Water
0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
Elevation
2,510 ft (765 m)
Density
71/sq mi (27.6/km )
Time zone
UTC−8 (PST)
Summer dst
UTC−7 (PDT)

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Official name
Boulder City
Population
14885
Area
0.083408
Elevation
765
Official website
www.bcnv.org
Image
Boulder-hotel.jpg
Households
6556
Dialing code
725
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inception
1931-00-00
Commons category
Boulder City, Nevada
postal code
89006
water as percent of area
0.0154
per capita income
35417
native label
Boulder City
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Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2020 census, the population of Boulder City was 14,885. The city took its name from Boulder Canyon. Boulder City is one of only two places in Nevada that prohibits gambling, the other being the town of Panaca.

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