West Jordan
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Location in Utah
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1849 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Utah | ||
| County : | Salt Lake County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 36 ′ N , 111 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) | ||
| Residents : | 113,699 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,421.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 80.0 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 80.0 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 1333 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 84084, 84088 | ||
| Area code : | +1 801 | ||
| FIPS : | 49-82950 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1434086 | ||
| Website : | ci.west-jordan.ut.us | ||
| Mayor : | Melissa K. Johnson | ||
The city of West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County in the US state of Utah and is a suburb in the southwest of Salt Lake City . With a population of around 110,000, West Jordan is Utah's fourth largest city.
The city began as a small Mormon outpost in the 19th century , during which various raw materials were extracted for the capital.
Attractions in the city include the sugar factory built in 1916, Gardner Village from 1850, the Oquirrh Mountains , the Jordan River, and the Kennecott copper mine , the world's largest open pit copper mine . The South Valley Regional Airport (formerly Salt Lake City 2 ) is also located in West Jordan .
history
West Jordan got its name from the Mormon settlers when they came to the Salt Lake Valley with Brigham Young in 1847 . These first settlers compared the valley to the promised land of the five books of Moses and named the river to the east of their first settlement Jordan . This river flows, like its biblical example, from a freshwater lake ( Utah Lake ) to a salt lake ( Great Salt Lake ). West Jordan was founded around 1849 on the west bank of the Jordan River.
Archibald Gardner built a sawmill and a few houses in 1850, some of which can still be seen in Gardner Village today.
The early West Jordan lived mainly from agriculture, water mills and mines. The first tannery west of the Mississippi was built here in 1851.
West Jordan has grown rapidly since the 1970s (from 1970: 4,221 to 2004: 89,011 inhabitants).
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1980 | 27,325 |
| 1990 | 42,915 |
| 2000 | 78,721 |
| 2010 | 103.609 |
¹ 1980-2010 : census results
geography
West Jordan is bounded to the west by the Oquirrh Mountains and to the east by the Jordan River.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city spreads over an area of 80.0 km² .
The neighboring cities of West Jordan are Taylorsville and Kearns to the north, South Jordan to the south, Sandy and Midvale to the east, and adjacent to the northwest, West Valley City .
Demographic statistics
According to the 2000 census, 68,336 people in 18,897 households and 16,232 families live in West Jordan . The population density is 853.9 people / km². There are 19,597 residential units spread across the city, which corresponds to an average density of 244.9 people / km². The population is divided into 88.76% white, 0.64% African American , 0.56% Native American descent, 2.04% Asian , 0.94% Oceanian and 2.31% with two or more ethnicities. Hispanics make up the second largest proportion of the West Jordan population at 10.07% .
