Nederland, Colorado Town of Nederland, Colorado Nederland colorado2.jpg Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado Location in Boulder County and the state of Colorado State Colorado The Town of Nederland (/ n d rl nd/ ned-ur-l nd), locally known as "Ned", is a Statutory Town positioned near Barker Meadow Reservoir in the mountain peaks of southwest Boulder County, Colorado, United States.
Gold was identified in 1859, along Boulder Creek at the confluence of South Boulder and Beaver Creeks, called Deadwood Diggings, and six miles northeast, called Gold Run.:19 Nederland was established in 1874. The town started as a trading post between Ute Indians and European pioneer during the 1850s.
The town's first economic boom came when minerals such as tungsten, silver, and gold were identified near Tungsten (east of Nederland), Caribou (northwest of Nederland, 1859), and Eldora (west of Nederland, 1875).
Nederland, CO - Barker Reservoir Today Nederland is better known as a gateway to outside recreation in the close-by Indian Peaks Wilderness, Rocky Mountain National Park, Roosevelt National Forest, and the recently established James Peak Wilderness.
Nederland is positioned 17 miles (27 km) west of Boulder, 41 miles (66 km) south of Estes Park, and 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Denver at the Junction of SH 119 and SH 72 on the Peak to Peak Highway.
In 1871, when the US Postal Service first set up an office, the name was changed to Middle Boulder after the creek that flows though the center of town (and continues eastward to turn into Boulder Creek).
In 1873 the Caribou Mine, at an altitude of roughly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of the town, was sold to the Mining Company Nederland from the Netherlands. The high altitude meant fierce winds and deep winter snow, so the new owners of the mine decided that it was beneficial to bring ore from Caribou down to Middle Boulder for milling.
In the Dutch language, Nederland ("Netherlands" in English) means low land, and based on casual usage by the Dutch miners, Middle Boulder came to be known as Nederland.
(This is ironic, considering that the town's altitude is higher than 8,000 feet (2,400 m) and most locations in the Netherlands are near or even below sea level.) In 1874 the town was incorporated and adopted Nederland as the official name. Nederland is positioned in southwest Boulder County at 39 57 43 N 105 30 38 W (39.961986, 105.510604). The Continental Divide passes through the Wilderness 8 miles (13 km) west of Nederland.
The town of Nederland has a total region of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) is territory and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 4.29%, is water, consisting primarily of the west end of Barker Reservoir on Middle Boulder Creek.
Nederland has an alpine subarctic climate (Dfc) due to its high altitude, with warm summers and long cold winters.
Climate data for Nederland, Colorado Average rain days 6 5 7 8 11 8 14 12 8 6 7 5 97 Nederland, CO The ethnic makeup of the town was 95.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.9% some other race, and 1.7% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% being 65 years of age or older.
Nederland hosts a several major affairs every year, including the diverse Ned - Fest (Nederland Music & Arts Festival), the historical Miners Day celebration, and the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival, all next to Barker Meadow Reservoir.
On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Nederland became the third improve in Colorado (after Denver and Breckenridge) to legalize the sale, purchase, possession, consumption, and transportation, cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing of medical marijuana and its concentrates and related paraphernalia for persons 21 years of age and older. State of Colorado Colorado metros/cities and suburbs Colorado counties Boulder County, Colorado Colorado urbane areas North Central Colorado Urban Area "Town of Nederland, Colorado Website".
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Frozen Dead Guy Festival for Sale (the Man Himself Stays on Ice) Town Breathes Easier as Frozen Dead Guy and His Festival Stay Put Archived April 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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