Niwot, Colorado

Niwot is named for Arapaho Chief Niwot, a tribal leader in the Boulder area during the nineteenth century.{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|year=1954|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=43|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=37}} The name means "left-handed".

The town of Niwot was first platted in 1875 along either side of the Colorado Central Railroad.{{Cite web |title=Niwot Historical Society: History |url=https://www.niwothistoricalsociety.org/history.html |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=www.niwothistoricalsociety.org}} 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.

Niwot is recognized for being the former headquarters of footwear company Crocs, Inc. for more than a decade prior to June 2020.{{cite web |title=Exclusive: Shoe giant Crocs relocating global HQ after more than a decade in Colorado's Niwot |url=https://etkinjohnson.com/exclusive-shoe-giant-crocs-relocating-global-hq-after-more-than-a-decade-in-colorados-niwot/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209211409/https://etkinjohnson.com/exclusive-shoe-giant-crocs-relocating-global-hq-after-more-than-a-decade-in-colorados-niwot/ |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |accessdate=December 9, 2021 |publisher=Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners}}

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

The Niwot CDP has an area of {{convert|10.374|km2|acres|order=flip}}, including {{convert|0.024|km2|acres|order=flip}} of water.

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As of the 2020 census,{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0853780|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 25, 2021|title=Niwot CDP, Colorado}} there were 4,306 people and 1,541 households residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,076.5 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.2% White, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data estimates for 2019, there were 1,541 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, and 28.5% were non-families. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $118,914, and the median income for a family was $179,038. Males had a median income of $81,813 versus $39,279 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $74,961. About 2.9% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

The United States Census Bureau initially defined the {{nowrap|Niwot CDP}} for the {{nowrap|1990 United States census.}}

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|1990|2,666

|2000|4,160

|2010|4,006

|2020|4,306

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Niwot is served by the St. Vrain Valley School District. The two schools within the town are Niwot Elementary School and Niwot High School. Niwot High School serves students from Niwot, in addition to those from southern Longmont and Gunbarrel, while Niwot Elementary school mainly serves students from the immediate community.

• Elise Cranny, distance runner and American indoor record holder in the 5000 m.
• Brian Dietzen, American actor, attended Niwot High School
• Neil Gorsuch, U.S. Supreme Court Justice.{{Cite web|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/04/neil-gorsuch-july-4-homecoming-niwot-parade/|title=Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch's rides in Niwot's Fourth of July parade|date=4 July 2017}}
• Alan Stern, planetary scientist[https://www.ae.utexas.edu/alumni/ada/members/class-of-2019/alan-stern University of Texas at Austin: Academy of Distinguished Alumni Members > Alan Stern]
• 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.{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Michael |title=Photos: Leo DiCaprio's production of Dear Eleanor shooting in Niwot and beyond |url=https://www.westword.com/news/photos-leo-dicaprios-production-of-dear-eleanor-shooting-in-niwot-and-beyond-5836288?showFullText=true |website=Westword |access-date=25 October 2021}}

{{portal|Colorado}}

• Denver–Aurora combined statistical area
• Chief Niwot

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{{sister project links}}

• [https://niwot.com/ Niwot @ Niwot Business Association]
• [https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/niwot Niwot @ Colorado.com]
• [https://www.uncovercolorado.com/towns/niwot/ Niwot @ UncoverColorado.com]
• [https://www.flagshippublishing.com/blog/post/town-story-niwot Town Story: Niwot]
• [https://www.svvsd.org/ St. Vrain Valley School District]
• [https://nhs.svvsd.org/ Niwot High School]
• [https://www.bouldercounty.org/ Boulder County website]

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Category:Census-designated places in Boulder County, Colorado

Category:Census-designated places in Colorado

Category:Colorado placenames of Native American origin

Category:1873 establishments in Colorado Territory