Midvale, Utah

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Midvale
Salt Lake County Utah incorporated and unincorporated areas Midvale highlighted.svg
Location in county and Utah
Basic data
Foundation : 1851
State : United States
State : Utah
County : Salt Lake County
Coordinates : 40 ° 37 ′  N , 111 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′  N , 111 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone : Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 )
Residents : 27,029 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 1,790 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.1 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.1 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 1336 m
Postal code : 84047
Area code : +1 385, 801
FIPS : 49-49710
GNIS ID : 1430307
Website : www.midvalecity.org/Default.aspx
Mayor : JoAnn B. Seghini

Midvale is a city in the state of Utah in the United States of America .

The City Midvale is located in the County Salt Lake County .

Midvale is a suburb of Salt Lake City .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Midvale extends over an area of ​​15.1 km² . There is no body of water in the municipality.

history

The area, like the entire valley, was used by the nomadic Ute . While the area in the west of Midvale was characterized by mines, Midvale and the area in the east were initially characterized by agriculture.

The first settlers settled in today's city in 1851. In the 1870s, the city flourished because of its location near Bingham Canyon , then known as Bingham Junction , silver was found in Bingham Canyon and in the nearby Little Cottonwood Canyon . In Midvale, silver-processing operations began.

politics

The city of Midvale has a non-partisan government. JoAnn B. Seghini is currently the mayor.

Demographic statistics

Midvale residents
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1760 -
1920 2209 25.5%
1930 2451 11%
1940 2875 17.3%
1950 3996 39%
1960 5802 45.2%
1970 7840 35.1%
1980 10.146 29.4%
1990 11,886 17.1%
2000 27,029 127.4%

After the census of 2000 27 029 people in 10,089 households and 6,638 families live in Midvale. The population density is 1787.0 people / km². The white population is most strongly represented with 82.44%, followed by the Asian population with 1.85%.

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