Price (Utah)
| Price | |||
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 The Price Economic Center |
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| Location in Utah | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1877 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Utah | ||
| County : | Carbon County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 36 ′ N , 110 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 8,402 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 763.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 11.0 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1696 m | ||
| Postal code : | 84501 | ||
| Area code : | +1 435 | ||
| FIPS : | 49-62030 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1431465 | ||
| Website : | www.pricecityutah.com | ||
| Mayor : | Joe L. Piccolo | ||
Price is a place and the administrative seat of Carbon County in the US state of Utah .
geography
Price lies at an altitude of 1693 m (5556 feet), covers an area of 11 km² and has no bodies of water. It is located in the Colorado Plateau in the Valley of the Price River .
history
Abraham Powell and Caleb Baldwin Rhoades, both trappers from Salem , arrived in this area in 1877 and built a log cabin. This first hut was the starting point for today's Price. The place grew very quickly after the discovery of coal in the 1880s. The railway, which was built here with a connection to the coal mines in 1883, also brought a very big change. Before Price was a small isolated farming community and has now become an active trading post. Butch Cassidy and his gang often came to town to get supplies. In 1897, Cassidy stole the Pleasant Valley Coal Company's payroll . Price was named after the Price River (discoverer William Price (1869)).
statistics
On July 1, 2004, Price had 8197 residents.
age structure
| population | Years | proportion of |
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| under | 18th | 27.60% |
| from | 18 - 24 | 15.90% |
| from | 25-44 | 22.50% |
| from | 45-64 | 19.90% |
| over | 65 | 14.10% |
The median age in this location is 32 years and the median family income is US $ 31,687.
