Boulder, Colorado

Boulder ({{coor dm|40|1|N|105|16|W|type:city(100000)_region:US}}, MST) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. It is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the largest university in Colorado. It has an elevation of 5,430 feet and is 50 km (35 miles) northwest of Denver. Boulder is the largest city in the county and the eighth largest in the state. It is the county seat of Boulder County{{GR|6}}.

Economy and industry

Major employers in Boulder include http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/business_plus/article/0,1713,BDC_2462_3686553,00.html http://www.boulderchamber.com/life/demographics.asp:

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• University of Colorado (7,500)
• IBM (4,500)
• Ball Aerospace (3,000 http://www.ballaerospace.com/factsheet.html)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1,700 http://www.cu.edu/publications/annual/2002-03/system.html)
• City of Boulder (1,600)
• National Center for Atmospheric Research (1,100)
• Tyco International, Tyco Healthcare Group, Valleylab division (1,000)
• Amgen (750)
• Lockheed Martin (450)
• Celestial Seasonings (250)