Glendale, Utah
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Glendale is a town in Kane County
Kane County, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,046 people, 2,237 households, and 1,628 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 3,767 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...

, 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...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 355 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1862 by Mormon pioneers John and William Berry, abandoned in 1866 due to Indian
Native Americans in the United States
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 attacks, and resettled in 1871.

Geography

Glendale is located at 37°19′55"N 112°36′5"W (37.332046, -112.601418). It is at 5800 feet (1,767.8 m) in elevation in Long Valley.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), all of it land.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

An entrance to the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contains 1.9 million acres of land in southern Utah, the United States. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a U.S. National...

 is right in the center of town in Glendale. This rustic and scenic road meets with Skutumpah Road, running through the Grand Staircase and ending at the Grand Staircase Visitor Center in Cannonville, near Bryce Canyon.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 355 people, 116 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 45.5 people per square mile (17.6/km²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 19.1 per square mile (7.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.15% White, 0.56% Native American, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.94% of the population.

There were 116 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the town the population was spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,938, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $24,722 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $17,322. About 5.4% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

In 1862 ranchers came to Long Valley, the land east of Zion National Park, to graze cattle along the East Fork of the Virgin River. Robert and Isabella Berry named the area now known as Glendale, Berryville. In 1866 when the Berry’s were killed by Indians, the settlers left. It was in 1871 that the Mormons, from the Muddy River settlement in Nevada, came to settle naming the town Glendale. By the 1800s the Mormon communities in the area had grown in the nearby towns of Orderville
Orderville, Utah
Orderville is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 596 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orderville is located at ....

 and Mt Carmel Junction
Mount Carmel Junction, Utah
Mount Carmel Junction and Mount Carmel are unincorporated areas located east of Zion National Park and north of Kanab in Kane County, Utah, United States. They lie in close proximity to the beautiful Coral Pink Sand Dunes state park....

., Glendale became part of the United Order. The United Order Movement was a program of economic and moral reform begun in 1874 under Brigham Young. On March 29, 1935 Glendale became an incorporated town. Orderville was the longest existing united order. The Towns of Mount Carmel, Orderville, and Glendale are known as Long Valley.
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