Sandy (Utah)
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 Rio Tinto Stadium of the Real Salt Lake Club |
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| Location in county and Utah | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Utah |
| County : | Salt Lake County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 34 ′ N , 111 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 95,836 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 1,658.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 57.9 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 57.8 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1356 m |
| Postcodes : | 84070, 84090-84094 |
| Area code : | +1 801 |
| FIPS : | 49-67440 |
| GNIS ID : | 1455905 |
| Website : | www.sandy.utah.gov |
| Mayor : | Kurt Bradburn |
Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County , Utah .
The suburb of Salt Lake City has a population of around 96,000 (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau ). There is the Rio Tinto Stadium , the stadium of the MLS franchise Real Salt Lake .
geography
The geographical position of Sandy is 40 ° 34'21 "north latitude, 111 ° 51'35" west longitude. To the east of the city are the Wasatch Mountains .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 57.9 km², of which 57.8 km² is land and 0.1 km² (about 0.09%) is water.
Population development
| year | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1960 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents¹ | 488 | 1,637 | 1,208 | 1,487 | 3,327 | 52.210 | 75,240 | 88,418 | 87,461 |
| ¹ 1980–2010: Census Results | |||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, 88,418 people in 25,737 households and 21,773 families live in the city. There are 26,579 housing units at an average density of 459.6 / km².
The racial distribution of the city is approximately 93.52% white, 0.5% African American, 0.35% Indian, and 2.17% Asian. 4.38% of the population are of Latin American or Hispanic origin.
The median income for a household in the city is $ 66,459, that of a family is $ 70,801, and the per capita income is $ 22,928. 3.8% of the population live below the poverty line, of which 4% are children younger than 18 and 5.7% are 65 years and older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Natalie Norris (* 1990), soccer player
- Michele Vasconcelos (* 1994), soccer player
Town twinning
media
The HBO television series Big Love , which portrays the lives of a polygamist family, stars in Sandy.
