Niwot is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The Niwot post office has the ZIP Codes 80503 and 80544 (for post office boxes).

History

Niwot is named for Arapaho Chief Niwot, a tribal leader in the Boulder area during the nineteenth century. The name means "left-handed".

The town of Niwot was first platted in 1875 along either side of the Colorado Central Railroad. Initially, the town's commercial district was to the west of the railroad, while the residential was to the east. By the early 1900s, the bulk of the town shifted to the east side of the track, while the buildings to the west were either relocated or burned down.

Geography

Niwot is located along State Highway 119, halfway between Boulder and Longmont.

The Niwot CDP has an area of , including of water.

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Niwot had a population of 4,306. The median age was 49.0 years. 17.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,665 households in Niwot, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.4% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

  • Alan Stern, planetary scientist
  • Pete Wernick, five-string bluegrass banjo player
  • In 2013, downtown Niwot was used as the set for the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced film Dear Eleanor, which featured actors such as Jessica Alba and Luke Wilson.

See also

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
  • Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area
  • Front Range Urban Corridor
  • List of census-designated places in Colorado
  • List of populated places in Colorado
  • List of post offices in Colorado
  • Chief Niwot

References

  • Niwot @ Niwot Business Association
  • Niwot @ Colorado.com
  • Niwot @ UncoverColorado.com
  • Town Story: Niwot
  • St. Vrain Valley School District
  • Niwot High School
  • Boulder County website