Grantsville, Utah

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Grantsville is the second most populous city in Tooele County, Utah. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,015 and by 2003 had been estimated to increase to 6,824. Recent (2006) estimates are about 8,800. The city has grown slowly and steadily throughout most of its existence, but rapid increases in growth occurred during the 1970s and the 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. As of March 2007 many new housing developments are under construction as residents are choosing the rural atmosphere of Grantsville over the urban sprawl of the Salt Lake valley.

Previous names of Grantsville include Twenty Wells and Willow Creek. It was changed to Grantsville in honor of George D. Grant, a leader of a military group that was sent to control hostile natives. He also led a group to rescue members of the Martin Handcart Company.

[edit] Geography

Grantsville is located at 40°35′45″N, 112°27′55″W (40.595699, -112.465404)^GR1. 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.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 46.2 km² (17.9 mi²). 46.1 km² (17.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,015 people, 1,856 households, and 1,527 families residing in the city. The population density was 130.4/km² (337.7/mi²). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 42.9/km² (111.1/mi²). 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.