Nederland, Colorado
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The Town of Nederland is a Statutory Town established in 1885 located near the Continental Divide
and Barker Meadow Reservoir in the mountains of southwest Boulder County
, Colorado
.
Nederland started as a trading post between Ute Indians and European Settlers
during the 1850s. The first economic boom to the town came when gold, silver, & tungsten ore were discovered near the rich mines of Caribou
in 1859 and Eldora in 1875.
Today it is better known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the nearby Indian Peaks Wilderness
, Rocky Mountain National Park
, Roosevelt National Forest
, and the recently established James Peak Wilderness
. Nederland is located 15 miles southwest of Boulder, CO, 38 miles south of Estes Park, CO and 50 miles northwest of Denver.
of 2006, there were 1,337 people, 610 households, and 355 families residing in the town. The population density
was 909.5 people per square mile (351.8/km²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 440.4 per square mile (170.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 0.22% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.57% from other races
, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
The town of Nederland has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (3.14%) is water.
There were 606 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples
living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81. Median house or condo value in 2009 was $381,955.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 46.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,588, and the median income for a family was $70,159. Males had a median income of $40,521 versus $36,417 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $29,111. About 4.2% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Elevation - 8,234 feet (2,510 meters) above sea level.
In 1873, the Caribou Mine near 10,000 ft (3,048m) in elevation and 6 miles west of town, was sold to the Nederland Mining Company from the Netherlands
which decided it was beneficial to bring the gold ore from Caribou Hill down to the lower elevation and more welcoming climate of Middle Boulder for milling. Middle Boulder eventually became a casual nomenclature among the miners as Nederland, which means low lands in Dutch due to the 2,000 foot elevation difference between the mine and the mill. In 1874 the town was incorporated and adopted Nederland as the official name.
(aka The Nederland Music & Arts Festival, the historical Miners Day celebration, and Frozen Dead Guy Days
all next to Barker Meadow Reservoir.
NedFest
(aka The Nederland Music & Arts Festival) is Nederland's annual three-day outdoor music, microbrew and camping event. It is located on the shores of Barker Meadow Reservoir in Nederland, Colorado, just 17 miles west of (3,000 ft above) Boulder, Colorado
. The music featured at NedFest is in the bluegrass
, jazz
, jamband and world-beat genres. The first NedFest happened in 1996
at Nederland's Chipeta Park. After a short hiatus it was resurrected in August 1999
at its current site, The Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Park, where it has been held ever since. Four to six bands headline each day with solo, duo or trio 'tweener' sets between each band. Artists who have performed at NedFest
in the past include:
There is a limit of 2,000 tickets sold per day, and in addition to three full days of music NedFest also features Arts & Crafts/Merchandise Booths, Food/Beverage Booths, Information Booths and several Service Booths.
Nederland is also the site of the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days
, which occurs every year in early March. The festival commemorates a substandard attempt to practice cryonics
on the grandfather of a deported resident using dry ice
after several days of warm ischemia
. The Nederland Chamber of Commerce tells the story here.
to legalize the sale, purchase, possession, consumption, and transportation, cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing of marijuana and its concentrates and related paraphernalia for persons 21 years of age, and older. Denver was the first city in Colorado to decriminalize marijuana in 2005 with Breckenridge approving decriminalization in 2009.
Continental Divide
The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
and Barker Meadow Reservoir in the mountains of southwest Boulder County
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
.
Nederland started as a trading post between Ute Indians and European Settlers
European colonization of the Americas
The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to 1492. The first Europeans to reach the Americas were the Vikings during the 11th century, who established several colonies in Greenland and one short-lived settlement in present day Newfoundland...
during the 1850s. The first economic boom to the town came when gold, silver, & tungsten ore were discovered near the rich mines of Caribou
Caribou, Colorado
Caribou is a former silver-mining town, now a ghost town near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It was named after the Caribou silver mine nearby. The Caribou Ranch recording studio is several miles away, on the road from Nederland up to Caribou.-History:A prospector named...
in 1859 and Eldora in 1875.
Today it is better known as a gateway to outdoor recreation in the nearby Indian Peaks Wilderness
Indian Peaks Wilderness
The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park. It borders the...
, Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado.It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails...
, Roosevelt National Forest
Roosevelt National Forest
The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...
, and the recently established James Peak Wilderness
James Peak Wilderness
The James Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in north central Colorado in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests. The wilderness area borders Indian Peaks Wilderness to the north and the James Peak Protection Area to the west.-Geography:...
. Nederland is located 15 miles southwest of Boulder, CO, 38 miles south of Estes Park, CO and 50 miles northwest of Denver.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2006, there were 1,337 people, 610 households, and 355 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 909.5 people per square mile (351.8/km²). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 440.4 per square mile (170.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.06% White, 0.22% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.57% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
The town of Nederland has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), of which, 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (3.14%) is water.
There were 606 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81. Median house or condo value in 2009 was $381,955.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 46.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 113.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $50,588, and the median income for a family was $70,159. Males had a median income of $40,521 versus $36,417 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $29,111. About 4.2% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Geography and climate
Nederland is located at 39°57′43"N 105°30′38"W (39.961986, -105.510604).Elevation - 8,234 feet (2,510 meters) above sea level.
Name origin
In the mid-19th century the first homesteaders gave a variety of names for the area. The town was first called Dayton, then Browns Crossing, and then in 1871 when the US Postal Service set up an office the name was changed to Middle Boulder after the creek that flows though the center of town.In 1873, the Caribou Mine near 10,000 ft (3,048m) in elevation and 6 miles west of town, was sold to the Nederland Mining Company from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
which decided it was beneficial to bring the gold ore from Caribou Hill down to the lower elevation and more welcoming climate of Middle Boulder for milling. Middle Boulder eventually became a casual nomenclature among the miners as Nederland, which means low lands in Dutch due to the 2,000 foot elevation difference between the mine and the mill. In 1874 the town was incorporated and adopted Nederland as the official name.
Festivals
Nederland hosts several major events every year, including the diverse NedFestNedFest
The Nederland Music & Arts Festival is an annual three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival with camping located in the mountains of Nederland, Colorado on the shores of Barker Meadow Reservoir, just 17 miles west of Boulder, Colorado in the United States, typically held the last...
(aka The Nederland Music & Arts Festival, the historical Miners Day celebration, and Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days is an annual celebration held in the town of Nederland, Colorado to loosely celebrate, through a theme of frozen/ice/blue/winter, the 1994 discovery of the cryonic state corpse of Bredo Morstel.-History:...
all next to Barker Meadow Reservoir.
NedFest
NedFest
The Nederland Music & Arts Festival is an annual three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival with camping located in the mountains of Nederland, Colorado on the shores of Barker Meadow Reservoir, just 17 miles west of Boulder, Colorado in the United States, typically held the last...
(aka The Nederland Music & Arts Festival) is Nederland's annual three-day outdoor music, microbrew and camping event. It is located on the shores of Barker Meadow Reservoir in Nederland, Colorado, just 17 miles west of (3,000 ft above) Boulder, Colorado
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. The music featured at NedFest is in the bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, jamband and world-beat genres. The first NedFest happened in 1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
at Nederland's Chipeta Park. After a short hiatus it was resurrected in August 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
at its current site, The Jeff Guercio Memorial Baseball Park, where it has been held ever since. Four to six bands headline each day with solo, duo or trio 'tweener' sets between each band. Artists who have performed at NedFest
NedFest
The Nederland Music & Arts Festival is an annual three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival with camping located in the mountains of Nederland, Colorado on the shores of Barker Meadow Reservoir, just 17 miles west of Boulder, Colorado in the United States, typically held the last...
in the past include:
- Dr. JohnDr. JohnMalcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
- New Orleans bluesman - Steve KimockSteve Kimock-External links:** at the Internet Archive's live music archive* at the Internet Archive's live music archive* at Internet Archive's live music archive*, San Francisco, April 3, 1999*, Unofficial Fan Forum...
- guitar player in RatdogRatdogRatDog , is an American rock band. The group began as a side project for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in December 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, RatDog became Bob Weir's primary band...
and other bands - Sam BushSam BushSam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
- mandolinist extrodinare from Newgrass Revival - Charlie HunterCharlie Hunterfor the New Zealand racehorse trainer and driver see: Charlie HunterCharlie Hunter is an American guitarist, composer and bandleader....
- plays a unique 8-string guitar/bass-hybrid - Victor WootenVictor WootenVictor Lemonte Wooten is an American bass player, composer, author, and producer, and has been the recipient of five Grammy Awards....
- bass player of the Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Stanley JordanStanley JordanStanley Jordan is an American jazz/jazz fusion guitarist and pianist, best known for his development of the tapping technique for the guitar....
- jazz guitar legend and innovator of the touch-and-tap technique - Yonder Mountain String BandYonder Mountain String BandThe Yonder Mountain String Band is an American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado. Composed of Dave Johnston, Jeff Austin, Ben Kaufmann, and Adam Aijala, the band has released five studio albums and several live recordings to date.- History :The band's history stretches back to...
- a bluegrass group that formed in Nederland in the late 1990s - Keller WilliamsKeller WilliamsKeller Williams is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who began performing in the early 1990s. He is also known by the names K-Dub or just Keller, when performing. Williams' music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and...
- one man band who loops and uses Stanley Jordan's touch-and-tap technique - David GrismanDavid GrismanDavid Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
- mandolin player who performed with Jerry Garcia in Old & In The Way - Robert Walter's 20th Congress
- Most members of Leftover SalmonLeftover SalmonLeftover Salmon is a jam band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 1989. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass", has found favor with the jam band scene...
and The String Cheese Incident
There is a limit of 2,000 tickets sold per day, and in addition to three full days of music NedFest also features Arts & Crafts/Merchandise Booths, Food/Beverage Booths, Information Booths and several Service Booths.
Nederland is also the site of the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Frozen Dead Guy Days is an annual celebration held in the town of Nederland, Colorado to loosely celebrate, through a theme of frozen/ice/blue/winter, the 1994 discovery of the cryonic state corpse of Bredo Morstel.-History:...
, which occurs every year in early March. The festival commemorates a substandard attempt to practice cryonics
Cryonics
Cryonics is the low-temperature preservation of humans and animals who can no longer be sustained by contemporary medicine, with the hope that healing and resuscitation may be possible in the future. Cryopreservation of people or large animals is not reversible with current technology...
on the grandfather of a deported resident using dry ice
Dry ice
Dry ice, sometimes referred to as "Cardice" or as "card ice" , is the solid form of carbon dioxide. It is used primarily as a cooling agent. Its advantages include lower temperature than that of water ice and not leaving any residue...
after several days of warm ischemia
Ischemia
In medicine, ischemia is a restriction in blood supply, generally due to factors in the blood vessels, with resultant damage or dysfunction of tissue. It may also be spelled ischaemia or ischæmia...
. The Nederland Chamber of Commerce tells the story here.
Legalization of marijuana
On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Nederland became the second town (after Breckenridge) in Coloradoto legalize the sale, purchase, possession, consumption, and transportation, cultivation, manufacturing, dispensing of marijuana and its concentrates and related paraphernalia for persons 21 years of age, and older. Denver was the first city in Colorado to decriminalize marijuana in 2005 with Breckenridge approving decriminalization in 2009.
See also
- Caribou RanchCaribou RanchCaribou Ranch was a recording studio built by producer James William Guercio in 1972 in a converted barn on ranch property in the Rocky Mountains near Nederland, Colorado, on the road that leads to the ghost town of Caribou...
- State of Colorado
- Colorado cities and towns
- Colorado municipalitiesColorado municipalitiesThe U.S. state of Colorado currently has 271 active incorporated municipalities, including 196 towns, 73 cities, and two consolidated city and county governments.-Municipal government:...
- Colorado municipalities
- Colorado countiesColorado countiesThe U.S state of Colorado is divided into 64 counties. Counties are important units of government in Colorado since the state has no secondary civil subdivisions, such as townships...
- Boulder County, ColoradoBoulder County, ColoradoBoulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
- Boulder County, Colorado
- Colorado metropolitan areasColorado metropolitan areasThe metropolitan areas of the State of Colorado include the urban statistical areas defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget and regions of urban population defined by other organizations.-Census statistical areas:...
- Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaDenver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Areathumb|300px|Map of the 12-county Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical AreaThe Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau defined Combined Statistical Area located in the Denver region of the state of Colorado...
- North Central Colorado Urban AreaNorth Central Colorado Urban Areathumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the 13-county North Central Colorado Urban AreaThe North Central Colorado Urban Area comprises the four contiguous metropolitan statistical areas in the north central region of the State of Colorado: the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area, the Boulder...
- Front Range Urban CorridorFront Range Urban CorridorThe Front Range Urban Corridor is an oblong region of urban population located along the eastern face of the Southern Rocky Mountains in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The corridor derives its name from the Front Range, the mountain range that defines the west central boundary of the...
- Colorado cities and towns
- United States Forest ServiceUnited States Forest ServiceThe United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
- Roosevelt National ForestRoosevelt National ForestThe Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. It is contiguous with the Colorado State Forest as well as the Arapaho National Forest...
- Roosevelt National Forest
External links
- Town of Nederland website
- Nederland Community Center
- Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce
- Nederland Area Recreation Information
- Nederland Community Library
- Nederland Middle/Senior High School
- Nederland Elementary School
- Colorado Wilderness Information
- Nederland Area Historical Society
- Golden Gate Canyon State Park
- Caribou Ranch Open Space
- Mud Lake Open Space
- Eldora Mountain Resort
- DOJO Memorial Uphill-Downhill Race
- Neder-Nederland 5K and 10K Run
- Indian Peaks Mountaineering
- Nathan Lazarus Skatepark
- NedRink - Nederland Ice and Racquet Park
- Nederland-Boulder RTD Bus Schedule
- The Mountain-Ear Newspaper
- Gilpin County News
- Nederland eco-cycle
- Nederland Weather