Boulder In the early to mid 1800s, the nomadic Southern Arapaho Native American tribe frequently wintered at the base of the foothills in the Boulder area. For More Information

Gunbarrel It is northeast of the city of Boulder proper, separated by a buffer area of private agricultural lands and publicly owned open space.
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Niwot The town is named for Arapaho Chief Niwot, a tribal leader in the Boulder area during the nineteenth century. The name means "left-handed." With a per capita income of $39,943, Niwot is ranked as the 17th wealthiest location in Colorado. For More Information

Louisville The town of Louisville dates back to the start of the Welch Mine in 1877, the first coal mine in an area of Boulder and Weld counties known as the Northern Coalfield. Incorporation came several years later, in 1882.
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Longmont In 1870, a group of prominent men in Chicago decided to start a new town in Colorado. To do this, they sold membership in the new town and used the money to buy 60,000 acres of land in a carefully chosen site in northern Colorado. For More Information

Golden Founded by the Boston Town Company in 1859. Named Golden City, the trading company's log structure also served as the first post office and a stage stop. For More Information

Lafayette Lafayette was founded in 1888 by Mary Miller. Lafayette quickly became a part of the coal mining boom that all of eastern Boulder and southwestern Weld counties were experiencing, with the Cannon and Simpson mines being the largest and most productive. For More Information

Superior Superior's history is one of coal mining. The first mines in the area were developed in the late 1800s.
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Broomfield The municipality of Broomfield was incorporated in 1961. It received its name from the broomcorn grown in the area. Over the next three decades, the city grew through annexations, many of which crossed the county line into four adjacent counties. For More Information

Nederland Nederland is located 15 miles west of Boulder. It began its history as the site of the mill for silver ore from the rich silver mines at Caribou (now a ghost town five miles away) and, during World War I, for tungsten ore from surrounding mines. For More Information

Erie Erie is a Statutory Town in Boulder and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population was 6,291 at the 2000 census.
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Lyons The town of Lyons has a rich and colorful history. Lyons is located at the entrance to both the North and South St. Vrain Rivers, only twenty miles east of Rocky Mountain National Park
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Loveland The city was founded in 1877 along the newly-constructed line of the Colorado Central Railroad, near its crossing of the Big Thompson River. It was named in honor of William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. For More Information

Ward The town is well-known in the region for its rustic feel as an anti-establishment counterculture mountain community. Its location at the top of Left Hand Canyon also makes it a frequent destination for recreational bicyclists from nearby Boulder. For More Information

Berthoud Berthoud is a Statutory Town in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Berthoud is situated north of the Little Thompson River, approximately halfway between the cities of Fort Collins and Denver.
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