Saratoga Springs, Utah

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Saratoga Springs is a town in Utah County, Utah, United States. The city is a relatively new development along the northern shores of Utah Lake. It was incorporated on December 31, 1997 and has been growing rapidly since then. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,003, and by 2005 its estimated population had already reached 6,502. Between 2000 and 2005, Saratoga Springs moved up from being the 128th-largest incorporated place in Utah to the 63rd-largest.

[edit] Geography

Saratoga Springs is located at 40°19′44″N, 111°54′11″W (40.328948, -111.903033)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²). 26.4 km² (10.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.26%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,003 people, 271 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The population density was 37.9/km² (98.2/mi²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 11.4/km² (29.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.72% White, 0.60% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.50% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.99% of the population.

There were 271 households out of which 57.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 84.1% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 8.1% were non-families. 6.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 3.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 38.3% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $62,212, and the median income for a family was $61,923. Males had a median income of $44,464 versus $36,739 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,304. About 3.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.