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Boulder City, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89005. It stands on Bootleg Wash. The Survey maps it on the Boulder City quadrangle. 14,885 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,510 feet above sea level.

Boulder City within Clark County

On record in Boulder City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 5 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 43 shown

Every surveyed structure in Clark County

Population over time

2 figures

Boulder City fell from 15,023 to 14,885 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.

YearPeople Change
201015,023
202014,885-138 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 31 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

7 photographs, 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Entrance to the historic downtown area in Boulder City, a small city in the harsh Nevada desert about 25 miles from Las Vegas that began in 1931 as the home site for workers contracted to build the giant Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam after U.S. president Herbert Hoover
Entrance to the historic downtown area in Boulder City, a small city in the harsh Nevada desert about 25 miles from Las Vegas that began in 1931 as the home site for workers contracted to build the giant Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam after U.S. president Herbert Hoover
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
An array of fanciful statues in Boulder City, a small city in the harsh Nevada desert about 25 miles from Las Vegas that began in 1931 as the home site for workers contracted to build the giant Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam after U.S. president Herbert Hoover
An array of fanciful statues in Boulder City, a small city in the harsh Nevada desert about 25 miles from Las Vegas that began in 1931 as the home site for workers contracted to build the giant Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam after U.S. president Herbert Hoover
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Warehouse, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Warehouse, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Pump House, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Pump House, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Weigh Station, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Bureau of Mines Boulder City Experimental Station, Weigh Station, Date Street north of U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

78 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Boulder City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined18
Natural18
Recreation and ceremony17
Equipment and vehicle use9
Debris and open burning6
Fireworks4
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaGOLD STRIKE
27 September 1994Smokingunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaHIGHWAY
19 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPALMOUS
8 August 2010Naturalunder an acreSouthern Nevada District OfficeNAT OUT 2
5 August 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBC 99-3
25 August 2011Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBIBLE
24 August 2000Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaPALM TREE
12 August 2004Naturalunder an acreLake Mead National Recreation AreaBOULDER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Boulder City: 7 prospects, 5 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Alunite MineGold, PotassiumOccurrencePotash
Boulder CityManganese, Iron, Silica, Magnesite, Aluminum, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, CalciumProspect1941
Gold ProspectsGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Gordon BariteBarium-Barite, Manganese, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect
Railroad DepositAluminumProspect
Railroad Pass DepositGold, Aluminum, Silver, Copper, PotassiumPast Producer1908
Silver Bell GroupCopper, Silver, Manganese, GoldProspect1914
Sullivan MineSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Unnamed Alum OccurrencePotassiumOccurrence
Bootleg Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

30 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boulder City in 30 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 4 hail. The reports record 4 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2006Flash FloodBoulder City2 hurtHighway 93 was covered with water and debris, leading to two vehicle accidents with a total of two injuries (indirect).
August 1997Flash FloodBoulder City1 hurt, $4,500,000Boulder City and the nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area were also hit hard by heavy rain producing thunderstorms. Water and debris swept across Highway 93, between Railroad Pass and Boulder City, taking several vehicles off the road but sparing all occupants from injury. Flood waters also eroded roads, drainage canals and damaged many buildings in Boulder City. One man almost drowned in a drainage culvert but was rescued and hospitalized. The storms and floods ravaged the west side of Lake Mead battering marinas, eroding beaches and washing out roads. The recreation area was closed by 1:25 pm PST as access to Hemenway Launch, Boulder Beach and Lake Mead Marina was cut off by flooding. Over 500 people were held captive within the park until the flood waters subsided. Damage was estimated at over one million dollars for Lake Mead and about 3.4 million dollars for Boulder City. The Governor declared Boulder City a disaster area along with Henderson.
August 1997Flash FloodBoulder City1 hurt, $50,000The Boulder City Police Department reported flood waters had closed Georgia Street and Riviera Court and Buchanan and Broadmore. Also, an 11 year old boy was caught in a drainage ditch by flood waters and had to be rescued. The exact time was unknown. He escaped with only minor injuries. The flood waters also damaged the Georgia Avenue drainage channel and washed away dirt fill which set back repair efforts to roads from a recent flash flood event.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$300,000An anemometer at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor measured a gust to 70 mph before failing. Several docks, including floating docks and a fueling dock, were damaged, and at least two private boats were damaged.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$100,000Thunderstorm winds broke apart two docks and damaged 20 vehicles, primarily by lofting gravel which broke out windshields.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$75,000Intense thunderstorm winds pummelled Boulder City uprooting and snapping numerous trees. The golf course alone reported 40 trees down. The Boulder City airport recorded a peak wind gust of 91 mph.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$50,000Thunderstorm winds over Lake Mead triggered swells up to eight feet that sank at least one vessel. 11 people had to be rescued.
July 2021Flash FloodBoulder City$10,000Lakeshore Road and Boulder Beach Frontage Road were covered with two feet of debris, including basketball sized rocks, due to flash flooding.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$10,000The peak gust occurred at 2313 PST. Several houseboats broke loose from their anchors and were pushed onshore, and a floating bathroom was pushed into a dock.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a house in Boulder City.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$5,000Thunderstorm winds caused docks to separate.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$5,000Roofing material was torn from a condo 2 miles NNE of Boulder City, and a 59 mph gust was measured at Callville Bay.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindBoulder City$5,000Thunderstorm winds damaged floating docks at the Las Vegas Boat Harbor.
September 2011Flash FloodBoulder City$5,000Numerous streets were flooded in Boulder City.
July 2011Flash FloodBoulder City$5,000Mud and debris flowed across Highway 93 and also Pacifica Way in Boulder City.
August 2014Flash FloodBoulder City$2,000Debris washed over Lakeshore Road.
August 2014Flash FloodBoulder City$2,000Rocks and mud flowed down Isabel Street at Robinson Lane.
August 2014Flash FloodBoulder City$1,000Over six inches of water flowed over Lakeshore Road north of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area entrance, forcing the road to be closed.
September 2014Flash FloodBoulder City$1,000Six to eight inches of water flowed over several roads in Boulder City.
December 2010Flash FloodBoulder City$1,000Water, rocks and mud covered Highway 93 near the Hacienda Casino.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-Two sensors measured wind gusts to 60 and 58 mph.
August 1997HailBoulder City-Dime-sized hail was observed by a storm spotter in Boulder City.
June 1994HailBoulder City-A severe thunderstorm produced golf ball-sized hail and strong winds in Boulder City.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-no account filed
September 2011HailBoulder City-no account filed
July 2009HailBoulder City-no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindBoulder City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clark County

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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
McKeeversville (historical)1.3 miles31
Texas Acres4.3 miles32
Junction City (historical)4.9 miles23
Victory Village8.6 miles25
Henderson9.0 miles25
Carver Park9.0 miles25
Hesse Camp (historical)9.4 miles23
Lake Las Vegas10.0 miles25

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 Boulder CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q858801The 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 858617. 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.