Niwot, Colorado
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Longmont census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80503. The Survey maps it on the Niwot quadrangle. 4,306 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 5,095 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNiwot grew from 4,006 to 4,306 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,006 | |
| 2020 | 4,306 | +300 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Greeley quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Niwot quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1984 USGS Estes Park quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
314 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 314 fires within 5 miles of Niwot between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,172 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 218 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mountain View Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 4 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boulder Rural Fire Protection District | UNKNOWN |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colorado State Forest Service-Boulder District | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Niwot: 11 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Beryllium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Mill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Hill Beryl Claims (unverifiable) | Beryllium | Past Producer | ||
| New Girl | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Fourmile Creek Placers | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lefthand Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Marnette | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
Storms near this place
22 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Niwot in 22 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Niwot | 1 killed | In Boulder, many vehicles were abandoned near Lookout Road and Spine due to floodwaters. Significant flooding was reported at the Justice Center; the Juvenile Detention Center had to be evacuated to the second floor. Floodwaters to a depth of 2 feet inundated Hawthorne Street in north Boulder. Moderate flooding was observed along Boulder Creek. Boulder Canyon was closed due to flash flooding. Numerous rock and mudslides made Lefthand Canyon impassable. Major structures were lost in Jamestown. In Lyons, rock and mud slides were also reported and the Waste Water Treatment Plant was breached. An 80-yr old man was killed when his truck was swept into the St. Vrain River. He had returned to his home to look for his wife. His vehicle was found 200 yards from their residence. In town, 82 properties were destroyed. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in Longmont, along the Lefthand and St. Vrain Creeks. In Longmont, 53 properties were destroyed. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Niwot | - | The report was from mPING. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Niwot | - | The report was from mPING. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Niwot | - | Size was estimated. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Niwot | - | The report was from mping. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niwot | - | Intense thunderstorm winds snapped tree branches which knocked down power lines. |Power outages were reported along CO 52 near County Line Road. Outages were also reported in the vicinity CO 52 and CO 287. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Niwot | - | In Erie, Kenosha Rd. between 119th and Lombardi was 15 ft. deep and impassable. CO52 was closed east of the county line road, as it was washed out at Weld County Road 10-1/2. Boulder Creek completely flooded the Boulder/Weld County Line and CO52 intersection. The most extensive flooding occurred where Coal Creek and Boulder Creek merged. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Niwot | - | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Niwot | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Niwot | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q960555 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 204679. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










