Gunbarrel is northeast of the city of Boulder proper, separated by a buffer area of private agricultural lands and publicly owned open space. The buffer areas provide over two miles (3 km) of separation over changing elevations.[5] This reduces the impact of the Boulder Municipal Airport and the Boulder County Sheriff's Department facilities (including the county jail), which are located on the southern side of the buffer.
Two reservoirs operated by the Boulder and Left Hand Irrigation Company[6] are located in central Gunbarrel. Irrigation ditches and canals, including the Boulder and Whiterock Ditch, pass through this primarily residential area. The Twin Lakes Open Space August 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, a large park which includes the two reservoirs and extends west along the ditch, is operated by the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department July 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. The park brings protected wetlands, jogging trails and green spaces directly into the urban area. The City of Boulder operates Eaton Park, adjacent to the west lake. Eaton Park includes picnic facilities, BMX jumps and additional protected wetland. Flood control facilities are integral to the reservoir and canal systems, but they do not eliminate the flood risk to adjacent development.
The Gunbarrel CDP has an area of 4,038 acres (16.340 km2), including 38 acres (0.155 km2) of water.[1]
Natural hazardsedit
The principal natural hazard in Gunbarrel is flooding. The county Transportation Department provides floodplain information through an online request page June 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, free of charge for property owners in the unincorporated areas of the county, including Gunbarrel. Boulder County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program which allows some reduction in the cost of flood insurance for residents.[7]
The Gunbarrel Public Improvement District (GPID), formerly the Gunbarrel General Improvement District, was formed by residents of Gunbarrel in 1993. At the time, county residents were concerned about the negative effects of development in the adjacent neighborhoods of the city of Boulder.[9] They felt they needed to counterbalance the city's annexation and development powers and better manage the traffic city development was creating. The GPID is administered by the Boulder County commissioners. The GPID is a 'special district' under Colorado law, with the ability to levy taxes and incur debt. GPID uses this money to purchase open space and improve roads in the unincorporated subdivisions, consistent with their primary mission of maintaining quality of life and property values in unincorporated Gunbarrel. GPID open space lands are managed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space July 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. A map of GPID lands can be found at the Gunbarrel Community Association website. This map also depicts the boundaries of the District's taxation area.
Transportationedit
The 205 bus of the RTD bus system gives service throughout Gunbarrel and into Boulder. Roads and streets in Gunbarrel are maintained by Boulder County.
The RTD regional route J also provides a peak hours connection to the University of Colorado and Longmont. It is intended that, once built to its planned full extent, the RTD B Line will have a station in Gunbarrel.
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Gunbarrel is an unincorporated community 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 The population of the Gunbarrel CDP was 9 554 at the United States Census 2020 3 The Boulder Zip Code 80301 and Longmont Zip Code 80503 post offices serve the area 4 Gunbarrel ColoradoCensus Designated PlaceGunbarrel Commons Park in Gunbarrel Location of the Gunbarrel CDP in Boulder County Colorado GunbarrelLocation of the Gunbarrel CDP in the United States Coordinates 40 03 48 N 105 10 17 W 40 0632359 N 105 1712857 W 40 0632359 105 1712857 Gunbarrel CDP Colorado 1 Country United StatesState ColoradoCountyBoulder CountyFounded1965Government 2 Typeunincorporated communityArea 1 Total6 309 sq mi 16 340 km2 Land6 249 sq mi 16 185 km2 Water0 060 sq mi 0 155 km2 Elevation 2 5 285 ft 1 611 m Population 2020 3 Total9 554 Density1 500 sq mi 580 km2 Time zoneUTC 7 MST Summer DST UTC 6 MDT ZIP Code 4 Boulder 80301Niwot 80503Area codes303 amp 720GNIS feature 2 Gunbarrel CDP Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Natural hazards 1 2 Climate 2 Demographics 3 Government 4 Transportation 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeography editGunbarrel is northeast of the city of Boulder proper separated by a buffer area of private agricultural lands and publicly owned open space The buffer areas provide over two miles 3 km of separation over changing elevations 5 This reduces the impact of the Boulder Municipal Airport and the Boulder County Sheriff s Department facilities including the county jail which are located on the southern side of the buffer Two reservoirs operated by the Boulder and Left Hand Irrigation Company 6 are located in central Gunbarrel Irrigation ditches and canals including the Boulder and Whiterock Ditch pass through this primarily residential area The Twin Lakes Open Space Archived August 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine a large park which includes the two reservoirs and extends west along the ditch is operated by the Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department Archived July 17 2007 at the Wayback Machine The park brings protected wetlands jogging trails and green spaces directly into the urban area The City of Boulder operates Eaton Park adjacent to the west lake Eaton Park includes picnic facilities BMX jumps and additional protected wetland Flood control facilities are integral to the reservoir and canal systems but they do not eliminate the flood risk to adjacent development The Gunbarrel CDP has an area of 4 038 acres 16 340 km2 including 38 acres 0 155 km2 of water 1 Natural hazards edit The principal natural hazard in Gunbarrel is flooding The county Transportation Department provides floodplain information through an online request page Archived June 21 2007 at the Wayback Machine free of charge for property owners in the unincorporated areas of the county including Gunbarrel Boulder County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program which allows some reduction in the cost of flood insurance for residents 7 Climate edit Climate data for Gunbarrel ColoradoMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearMean daily maximum F C 46 8 49 9 56 13 63 17 72 22 81 27 86 30 85 29 77 25 65 18 54 12 46 8 65 18 Mean daily minimum F C 22 6 23 5 29 2 36 2 44 7 51 11 56 13 55 13 47 8 38 3 28 2 22 6 38 3 Source Accuweather 8 Demographics editThe United States Census Bureau initially defined the Gunbarrel CDP for the 1980 United States Census Gunbarrel CDP ColoradoYearPop 19805 172 19909 388 81 5 20009 435 0 5 20109 263 1 8 20209 554 3 1 Source United States Census BureauGovernment editThe Gunbarrel Public Improvement District GPID formerly the Gunbarrel General Improvement District was formed by residents of Gunbarrel in 1993 At the time county residents were concerned about the negative effects of development in the adjacent neighborhoods of the city of Boulder 9 They felt they needed to counterbalance the city s annexation and development powers and better manage the traffic city development was creating The GPID is administered by the Boulder County commissioners The GPID is a special district under Colorado law with the ability to levy taxes and incur debt GPID uses this money to purchase open space and improve roads in the unincorporated subdivisions consistent with their primary mission of maintaining quality of life and property values in unincorporated Gunbarrel GPID open space lands are managed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space Archived July 17 2007 at the Wayback Machine A map of GPID lands can be found at the Gunbarrel Community Association website This map also depicts the boundaries of the District s taxation area Transportation editThe 205 bus of the RTD bus system gives service throughout Gunbarrel and into Boulder Roads and streets in Gunbarrel are maintained by Boulder County The RTD regional route J also provides a peak hours connection to the University of Colorado and Longmont It is intended that once built to its planned full extent the RTD B Line will have a station in Gunbarrel See also edit nbsp Geography portal nbsp North America portal nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portalOutline of Colorado Index of Colorado related articles State of Colorado Colorado cities and towns Colorado census designated places Colorado counties Boulder County Colorado List of statistical areas in Colorado Front Range Urban Corridor North Central Colorado Urban Area Denver Aurora Boulder CO Combined Statistical Area Boulder CO Metropolitan Statistical AreaReferences edit a b c State of Colorado Census Designated Places BAS20 Data as of January 1 2020 United States Census Bureau Retrieved December 8 2020 a b c U S Board on Geographic Names Domestic Names United States Geological Survey Retrieved December 8 2020 a b United States Census Bureau Gunbarrel CDP Colorado Retrieved April 18 2023 a b Zip Code 80301 Map and Profile zipdatamaps com 2020 Retrieved December 20 2020 Boulder County Open Space Maps Archived May 28 2007 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30 May 2007 Twin Lakes Open Space information page Archived August 8 2007 at the Wayback Machine Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department accessed 30 May 2007 Flood Control information page Archived June 1 2007 at the Wayback Machine Boulder County Transportation Department accessed 7 June 2007 Gunbarrel Weather Retrieved August 22 2015 GPID History and Current Status Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Gunbarrel Community Association website accessed 19 June 2007External links editGunbarrel Colorado at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity Gunbarrel YourBoulder com Greater Gunbarrel Twin Lakes Action Group Boulder County website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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