Mount Olympus, Utah

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Mount Olympus is a census-designated place (CDP) in Salt Lake County, Utah, and is part of Millcreek Township. The CDP is located on the slopes of Mount Olympus of the Wasatch Range. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 7,103, a slight decrease from the 1990 figure of 7,413.

[edit] Geography

Mount Olympus is located at 40°41′3″N, 111°47′32″W (40.684280, -111.792212)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,103 people, 2,575 households, and 2,065 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 809.0/km² (2,097.3/mi²). There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of 304.4/km² (789.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.61% White, 0.21% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.11% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.

There were 2,575 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $84,684, and the median income for a family was $92,950. Males had a median income of $61,316 versus $41,447 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $44,286. About 0.9% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.