Editing Boulder, Utah

{{Short description|  Town in the state of Utah, United States}}
{{other uses|Boulder (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Boulder, Utah
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| settlement_type    = Town
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| image_skyline      = BoulderUT Overview.jpg
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| image_caption      = From the Hogsback of [[Utah State Route 12|Highway 12]], the ranching and farming community of Boulder nestles amidst rugged terrain.
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]] and state of [[Utah]].
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| subdivision_name   = United States
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Utah]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield]]
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| leader_title       = Town Clerk
| leader_name        = Jessica LeFevre
| leader_title1      = Deputy Town Clerk
| leader_name1       = Lacy Allen
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| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = c. 1890
| established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) -->
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| named_for          = [[Boulder Mountain (Utah)|Boulder Mountain]]
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 54.22
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 20.93
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| population_total   = 227
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| timezone           = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|MST]]
| utc_offset         = -7
| timezone_DST       = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -6
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| elevation_ft       = 6700
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 84716
| area_code          = 435
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 49-07470<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2019
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| population_est     = 241
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'''Boulder''' is a [[town]] in [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]], [[Utah]], United States, 27 miles (44&nbsp;km) northeast of [[Escalante, Utah|Escalante]] on [[Utah State Route 12|Utah Scenic Byway 12]] at its intersection with the [[Burr Trail Scenic Backway|Burr Trail]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town population was 227.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Boulder_town,_Utah?g=160XX00US4907470 |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Boulder, quite isolated until the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] built a road from Escalante, did not get electric power until 1947. The town marks the western terminus of Burr Trail, a mostly paved road that runs eastward through spectacular red rock country to the Waterpocket Fold in [[Capitol Reef National Park]]. Boulder is the home of [[Anasazi Indian State Park]].

==Geography==

Boulder is near [[Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument]] and [[Capitol Reef National Park]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 20.9&nbsp;square miles (54.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land. Boulder also has many sandstone formations, such as small mountains and slopes.

===Trails and byways===

The [[American Discovery Trail]] bicycle alternate route runs through Boulder.<ref>[https://discoverytrail.org/states/utah American Discovery Trail]</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Boulder has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=990062&cityname=Boulder%2C+Utah%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Boulder, Utah]</ref> The hottest temperature recorded in Boulder was {{convert|97|F|C|1}} on June 16, 2021, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-17|F|C|1}} on February 6, 1989.<ref name=NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Boulder, Utah, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1954&ndash;present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 63
|Feb record high F = 69
|Mar record high F = 75
|Apr record high F = 82
|May record high F = 89
|Jun record high F = 97
|Jul record high F = 96
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 93
|Oct record high F = 85
|Nov record high F = 71
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 50.7
|Feb avg record high F = 56.1
|Mar avg record high F = 66.9
|Apr avg record high F = 73.9
|May avg record high F = 80.9
|Jun avg record high F = 88.7
|Jul avg record high F = 91.6
|Aug avg record high F = 89.0
|Sep avg record high F = 84.9
|Oct avg record high F = 75.6
|Nov avg record high F = 62.5
|Dec avg record high F = 52.3
|year avg record high F = 92.1

|Jan high F = 39.5
|Feb high F = 43.6
|Mar high F = 52.8
|Apr high F = 59.7
|May high F = 68.1
|Jun high F = 78.8
|Jul high F = 83.6
|Aug high F = 81.2
|Sep high F = 74.0
|Oct high F = 62.4
|Nov high F = 49.3
|Dec high F = 39.3
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 30.4
|Feb mean F = 34.1
|Mar mean F = 41.7
|Apr mean F = 47.7
|May mean F = 56.4
|Jun mean F = 66.6
|Jul mean F = 72.4
|Aug mean F = 70.4
|Sep mean F = 63.0
|Oct mean F = 51.5
|Nov mean F = 39.5
|Dec mean F = 30.2
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 21.3
|Feb low F = 24.5
|Mar low F = 30.7
|Apr low F = 35.8
|May low F = 44.6
|Jun low F = 54.4
|Jul low F = 61.2
|Aug low F = 59.6
|Sep low F = 52.0
|Oct low F = 40.5
|Nov low F = 29.6
|Dec low F = 21.1
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 5.2
|Feb avg record low F = 9.3
|Mar avg record low F = 15.7
|Apr avg record low F = 21.5
|May avg record low F = 29.7
|Jun avg record low F = 38.8
|Jul avg record low F = 50.3
|Aug avg record low F = 49.8
|Sep avg record low F = 36.7
|Oct avg record low F = 23.7
|Nov avg record low F = 12.4
|Dec avg record low F = 3.2
|year avg record low F = 3.1

|Jan record low F = -16
|Feb record low F = -17
|Mar record low F = 0
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 27
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 24
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -1
|Dec record low F = -11

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.07
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.05
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.51
|May precipitation inch = 0.72
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.38
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.11
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.73
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.58
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.44
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.56
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.79
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 15.7
|Feb snow inch = 10.8
|Mar snow inch = 6.7
|Apr snow inch = 2.3
|May snow inch = 0.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.5
|Nov snow inch = 3.5
|Dec snow inch = 11.7
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.5
|Feb precipitation days = 6.1
|Mar precipitation days = 4.6
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|May precipitation days = 5.4
|Jun precipitation days = 2.8
|Jul precipitation days = 8.1
|Aug precipitation days = 9.8
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 5.2
|Nov precipitation days = 3.1
|Dec precipitation days = 5.2
|year precipitation days = 67.0

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.0
|Feb snow days = 3.9
|Mar snow days = 2.2
|Apr snow days = 0.8
|May snow days = 0.2
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 1.2
|Dec snow days = 3.8

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00420849&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Boulder, UT
|access-date = October 28, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=slc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data - NWS Salt Lake City
|access-date = October 28, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 104
|1910= 91
|1920= 177
|1930= 192
|1940= 216
|1950= 197
|1960= 108
|1970= 93
|1980= 113
|1990= 126
|2000= 180
|2010= 226
|estyear=2019
|estimate=241
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

[[Image:Barn BoulderUT.jpg|thumb|Barn outside of Boulder]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 180 people, 65 households, and 41 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 8.6 people per square mile (3.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 102 housing units at an average density of 4.9 per square mile (1.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 96.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 65 households, out of which 33.8% had children under 18 living with them, 52.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77, and the average family size was 3.54.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.5 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $31,429. Males had a median income of $20,750 versus $12,083 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,583. About 15.2% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under eighteen and 14.3% of those 65 or over.

==References==
<references />

==External links==
{{commons category|Boulder, Utah}}

* [https://boulder.utah.gov/ Official Town Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040905085316/http://www.ut.blm.gov/monument/Science_and_Research/Oral%20History/oral_history_boulder.html History] from a [[Bureau of Land Management]] website
* [http://www.boulderutah.com/history.html History] from the Boulder Business Alliance website

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Boulder
|North     = [[Bicknell, Utah|Bicknell]], [[Torrey, Utah|Torrey]]
|Northeast = ''[[Capitol Reef National Park]]'' / [[Hanksville, Utah|Hanksville]]
|East      = ''[[Colorado River]]'' / [[Monticello, Utah|Monticello]]<br/>[[Blanding, Utah|Blanding]]
|Southeast = ''[[Glen Canyon National Recreation Area]]''
|South     = {{flagicon|Arizona}} [[Page, Arizona|Page]] / ''[[Lake Powell]]''
|Southwest = [[Escalante, Utah|Escalante]]
|West      = [[Antimony, Utah|Antimony]]
|Northwest = [[Koosharem, Utah|Koosharem]]
}}

{{Garfield County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Towns in Utah]]
[[Category:Towns in Garfield County, Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1890]]