What are What are facts about Boulder Colorado?

Answer 1

The exterior of the house located in Boulder was used as the characters' home in the well-known "Mork & Mindy" television show. It is now a private residence.

A 1992 survey by the Centers for Disease Control found that Colorado had fewer overweight people per capita and more people who exercise than any other state.

The Chautauqua Auditorium is an all-wood structure built in 1898. In the evening, when the Colorado Music Festival musicians stop playing, you can often hear the rafters-dwelling owls hooting along with the music.

The Flatiron Mountains got their name by pioneer women who said they looked like flat, metal irons used to iron their clothes.

Scott Carpenter, a NASA astronaut, grew up in Boulder. He named his space capsule after his home on Aurora and 7th. The capsule was Aurora 7.

With Coors, Anheuser-Busch and local microbreweries, this area has become the largest beer-producing triangle in the world.

Boulder has more used bookstores per capita than any other city in the country.

Answer 2

People often take jabs at Boulder for being a liberal and Democratic College town. It is. For some it is known as the "Peoples Republic of Boulder".

Boulder was considered a favorite hippie community in the 1960's and the population has a median age of 29 compared to the US median age of 35.1 years which is typical of many college towns. It is wealthier and better educated then most Colorado towns and has a denser population then Denver.

Boulder is consistently ranked among the healthiest, best quality of life and educated cities in America.

A geographic point of interest is the Flatirons rock deposit and the town had an early mining history (coal). The University opened in 1877. It is a center of high technology within the state and is the home of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.