Granite is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The cou ...
,
Utah
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, United States, adjoining the City of
Sandy on the east. As of the
2000 census, the CDP population was 2,018, a decrease from the 1990 population of 3,300 largely due to annexations by Sandy. Salt Lake County has designated a Granite “Community Council” for purposes of planning and development. The Granite Community Council includes the area within the CDP as well as the rest of
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon lies within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest along the eastern side of the Salt Lake Valley, roughly 15 miles from Salt Lake City, Utah. The canyon is part of Granite, a CDP and "Community Council" designated by Salt L ...
, extending to
Snowbird
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Snowbird may also refer to:
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*Snowbird, Utah, an unincorporated area and associated ski resort
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and
Alta. In 2009 there was an effort to make Granite a township that ultimately failed.
History
Granite began as the site of the stone quarry for the Salt Lake Temple in 1859. By 1877 there were also several farmers in the area and an LDS
ward
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was organized.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km
2), all land. The majority of the land extends into Little Cottonwood Canyon.
[http://slco.org/pwpds/pdfBoundaryMaps/Granite.pdf ]
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,018 people, 609 households, and 537 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 1,374.0 people per square mile (530.0/km
2). There were 642 housing units at an average density of 437.1/sq mi (168.6/km
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.29%
White
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, 0.59%
African American
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, 0.30%
Native American, 1.59%
Asian, 0.35%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.64% from
other races
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, and 1.24% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 609 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.8% were
married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.8% were non-families. 8.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.51.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $108,343, and the median income for a family was $109,496. Males had a median income of $67,188 versus $35,588 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $40,098. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the
poverty line
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, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
See also
*
List of census-designated places in Utah
This article lists census-designated places (CDPs) in the U.S. state of Utah. At the 2010 census, there were 81 CDPs in Utah. That number dropped to 79 in 2016 when first Dutch John then Millcreek incorporated, and to 74 when five in Salt Lak ...
References
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Populated places established in 1859
Census-designated places in Salt Lake County, Utah
Census-designated places in Utah
Salt Lake City metropolitan area
1859 establishments in Utah Territory