Bluffdale, Utah
Encyclopedia
Bluffdale is a city in Salt Lake County
, Utah
, USA. It is part of the Salt Lake City
, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
. The population was 4,700 according to the 2000 census. The city was incorporated during the 1970s and has seen modest but accelerating growth since.
As of April 2007 the Mayor and City Council have been at odds over several issues, which has caused several lawsuits to be filed against the City Council by the mayor. The judge has ruled in favor of the City Council in each case.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.6 km²), all of it land.
Bluffdale shares city borders with Herriman
to the northwest, Riverton
to the north, and Draper
to the east.
of 2000, there were 4,700 people, 1,112 households, and 1,028 families residing in the city. The population density
was 286.0 people per square mile (110.4/km²). There were 1,141 housing units at an average density of 69.4 per square mile (26.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.96% White, 0.23% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races
, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population.
There were 1,112 households out of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples
living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.5% were non-families. 5.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the city the population was spread out with 41.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was US$66,615, and the median income for a family was $66,910. Males had a median income of $50,136 versus $23,469 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,813. None of the families and 0.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Salt Lake County, Utah
Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, USA. It is part of the Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area
Salt Lake City metropolitan area
The Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Utah, anchored by Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 968,858. As of July 1, 2009 the U.S...
. The population was 4,700 according to the 2000 census. The city was incorporated during the 1970s and has seen modest but accelerating growth since.
As of April 2007 the Mayor and City Council have been at odds over several issues, which has caused several lawsuits to be filed against the City Council by the mayor. The judge has ruled in favor of the City Council in each case.
Geography
Bluffdale is located at 40°28′24"N 111°56′40"W (40.473282, -111.944408).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 16.4 square miles (42.6 km²), all of it land.
Bluffdale shares city borders with Herriman
Herriman, Utah
Herriman is a city in southwestern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 21,785 as of the 2010 census. Although Herriman was a town in 2000, it has since been classified as a fifth-class city by state law. The city has experienced rapid growth since incorporation in 1999, as its...
to the northwest, Riverton
Riverton, Utah
Riverton is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 38,753 at the 2010 census. Riverton is one of the fastest-growing cities in the state of Utah, and was ranked by CNN Money Magazine as the 60th best...
to the north, and Draper
Draper, Utah
Draper is a city in Salt Lake and Utah Counties in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people . Its population in 1990 was 7,143 and had grown to 25,220 by the 2000 census...
to the east.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 4,700 people, 1,112 households, and 1,028 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 286.0 people per square mile (110.4/km²). There were 1,141 housing units at an average density of 69.4 per square mile (26.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.96% White, 0.23% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.26% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.34% of the population.
There were 1,112 households out of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.5% were non-families. 5.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.23 and the average family size was 4.39.
In the city the population was spread out with 41.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was US$66,615, and the median income for a family was $66,910. Males had a median income of $50,136 versus $23,469 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $17,813. None of the families and 0.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.