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City Boulder
City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately 20 mi (32 km) from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2000 census the population was 14,966, with a 2006 estimated
population of 15,005. Boulder City is a
notorious speedtrap and one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits
gambling. Boulder City was
originally built in 1931 by the Bureau of
Reclamation and Six Companies, Inc. as
housing for workers who were building Hoover Dam (the original name of the dam was Boulder Dam). It was
designed by urban architect Saco Rienk DeBoer. Alcohol sales, membership in unions and all forms of
gambling were prohibited in the city. The government did not relinquish control
of Boulder City until 1959, when the town was incorporated. Boulder City's
incorporation ceremonies took place on January 4, 1960. The city council
selected pharmacist Robert N.
Broadbent as the town's first
mayor. The city charter, approved
by the residents, prohibited gambling within the city limits. This provision
still exists, making Boulder City one of only two locations in Nevada where
gambling is illegal (the other is the town of Panaca). The Hacienda Hotel and
Casino, which has a Boulder City mailing
address, is located on a parcel of private land within the boundaries of the
Lake Mead National Recreation
Area, and is not within city
limits. The other casino on
the other end of town is the Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino, which has a Boulder
City phone prefix, but is in the nearby city of Henderson, NV. Alcohol sales were permitted in 1969
(Chapter 2, Liquor Control). In 2009,
Money magazine ranked Boulder City 6th in its annual list of
the top 25 places to retire in the United States, which was based on affordable
housing, medical care, tax rates and arts and
leisure. Boulder City maintains
strict controls on growth, limited to 120 single- or multi-family
residential building permits for new
construction per year. Hotels are also restricted to no more than 35 rooms.
These restrictions are defined in the City of Boulder City Municipal Code
Chapter 11, Section 41. The proximity of Hoover Dam to Boulder City is reflected in many of the businesses in the
historic Downtown district, which is home to the Boulder Dam Hotel, home of the Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum (the hotel is
named after the dam's former name). The Boulder City Chamber of Commerce has
used the slogan "Best City By A Dam Site" in promotions, and the city hosts an
annual festival of short subject films dubbed "The Dam Short Film
Festival". Income & Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $64,202 (it
was $50,523 in 2000)
Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Boulder
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