Grantsville, Utah

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grantsville, Utah
settlement_type = City
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pushpin_map_caption =Location within the state of Utah
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Utah
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Tooele

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area_total_km2 = 46.2
area_land_km2 = 46.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 17.8
area_land_sq_mi = 17.8
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6015
population_density_km2 = 130.4
population_density_sq_mi = 337.7

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 1312
elevation_ft = 4304
latd = 40 |latm = 35 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 112 |longm = 27 |longs = 55 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 84029
area_code = 435
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blank_info = 49-31120GR|2
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Grantsville is the second most populous city in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,015 at the 2000 census. The city has grown slowly and steadily throughout most of its existence, but rapid increases in growth occurred during the 1970s and 1990s. Recent rapid growth has been attributed to the nearby Deseret Peak recreational center, the Miller Motorsports Park raceway and to the newly built Wal-Mart Distribution Center located just outside the city.

History

Grantsville was founded in 1848 under the name Twenty Wells. By 1850 it had been renamed Willow Creek. It soon became Grantsville in honor of George D. Grant, a leader of a military group that was sent to control hostile Native Americans. He also led a group to rescue members of the Martin Handcart Company. The Lincoln Highway passed through the city in 1925 after it was realigned to the north, spurning business along Main Street.

Geography

Grantsville is located at coor dms|40|35|45|N|112|27|55|W|city (40.595699, -112.465404)GR|1. It is bordered on the south by South Mountain, which separates Rush Valley from Tooele Valley. To the north is Stansbury Island, and on the east are the Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake and on the west side the Stansbury Range. SR-138 passes through the city, heading northwest to intersect with I-80 and east to Stansbury Park.

The climate is hot during the summer and cold and snowy during the winter. Although Grantsville can get hit with lake-effect snow off of the Great Salt Lake, most of the time it is too far west.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.2 km²), of which, 17.8 square miles (46.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,015 people, 1,856 households, and 1,527 families residing in the city. The population density was 337.7 people per square mile (130.4/km²). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 111.1/sq mi (42.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.71% White, 0.08% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.48% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.46% of the population.

There were 1,856 households out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,614, and the median income for a family was $50,433. Males had a median income of $38,715 versus $24,548 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,681. About 4.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.grantsvilleonline.com/ Grantsville City Website]
* [http://ghs.tooele.k12.ut.us/ Grantsville High School]