Tooele County

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Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall, listed in the NRHP with No. 83003194 [1]
Tooele County Courthouse and City Hall , listed on the NRHP with number 83003194
administration
US state : Utah
Administrative headquarters : Tooele (city)
Foundation : 1852
Demographics
Residents : 58,218  (2010)
Population density : 3.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 18,874 km²
Water surface : 924 km²
map
Map of Tooele County within Utah
Website : www.co.tooele.ut.us
Tooele County Utah (details)

Tooele County is a county in the state of Utah in the United States .

geography

Tooele County covers an area of ​​18,874 square kilometers, of which 924 square kilometers are water, making it the second largest county in Utah. The parched Great Salt Lake Desert (Salt Lake Desert) of the County in the central and western part is used as a military training area. Between the Utah-Test and Training Range North and the Utah-Test and Training Range South , Interstate 80 traverses Tooele County from Wendover (on the Nevada border ) to Salt Lake City . The county seat, which is also the largest city, is Tooele . The county is bordered clockwise by Box Elder County , Davis County , Salt Lake County , Utah County , Juab County , White Pine County, Nevada, and Elko County, Nevada.

history

Tooele County was founded in 1852. Many Indians have settled in this area, but only the Shoshone-speaking Goshute tribe took possession of this area and considered it their ancestral homeland. Most of the traditional Goshuten territory was in modern Tooele County. In 1852, Grantsville, Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later Lake View) were settled. In 1855, the city of Richville was designated as the county seat, but Tooele quickly became the larger city. In 1861 Tooele was irrevocably set as the county seat.

General Connor, a staunch Mormon opponent , brought troops into the area in 1864. He believed that miner colonization would end Mormon domination. The Rush Valley Mining District was established in the western Oquirrh Mountains . Over 100 claims were staked in the first year. Two new mining cities emerged: Ophir and Mercur. In 1870 there were more than 6,000 non-Mormons in the area.

Republic of Tooele

From 1874 to 1879, non-Mormons (politicians from the Liberal Party of Utah) took control of politics in Tooele. It was the first time that non-Mormons ruled the country. As a result, they proclaimed the Republic Tooele .

Modern Tooele

Mine operations are still an important economic factor in the 21st century. The two large military bases also have a positive effect. The Wendover Air Force Base is now closed. It was the training ground for the Enola gay crew who prepared the first atomic bomb in 1945. The Tooele Army Depot (built in 1942) houses most of the US biological and chemical weapons. Over 45% of US NBC weapons are stored here.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1008 -
1870 2177 116%
1880 4497 106.6%
1890 3700 -17.7%
1900 7361 98.9%
1910 7924 7.6%
1920 7965 0.5%
1930 9413 18.2%
1940 9133 -3%
1950 14,636 60.3%
1960 17,868 22.1%
1970 21,545 20.6%
1980 26,033 20.8%
1990 26,601 2.2%
2000 40,735 53.1%
2010 58,218 42.9%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of the county (as of 2000)
The Deseret Peak , the highest mountain in the Stansbury Mountains
Tooele Carnegie Library , listed on the NRHP with the number 84000420
Wendover Air Force Base hangar , listed in the NRHP with the number 75001827

Tooele County had a population of 40,735 people as of the 2000 census . There were 12,677 households and 10,128 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.19% White, 1.28% African American, 1.70% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander and 4.50% from other races Groups; 2.55% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.34% of the population.

Of the 12,677 households, 47.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 66.00% were married couples living together, 9.50% were single mothers. 20.10% were not families. 16.80% are single households and 6.10% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.51.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 35.00% residents under 18 years of age, 11.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 16.60% between 45 and 64 years of age 7.30% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 45,773 , and the median income for a family is $ 50,438. Males had a median income of $ 37,861 versus $ 24,179 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,321. 6.70% of the population and 5.20% of families are below the poverty line. 7.70% of these were under 18 years of age and 7.00% were 65 years of age or older.

towns and places

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Excerpt from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ↑ Tooele County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

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Coordinates: 40 ° 27 '  N , 113 ° 11'  W