Oquirrh is a

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(CDP) in

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, located on the slopes of the

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that gave it its name. Oquirrh was once part of Kearns, UT. Through annexation, the city of

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cut Oquirrh off from Kearns, making Oquirrh a CDP. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 10,390, a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 7,593. In 2000 parts Oquirrh were annexed by

Geography

Oquirrh is located at (40.630046, -112.015675). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 10,390 people, 2,683 households, and 2,428 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,292.3/km² (5,950.3/mi²). There were 2,728 housing units at an average density of 601.9/km² (1,562.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.60%

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, 0.69%

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, 0.41% Native American, 1.36% Asian, 1.62%

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, 6.18% from

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, and 2.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 12.58% of the population. There were 2,683 households, out of which 69.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.0% were

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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.5% were non-families. 6.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.87 and the average family size was 4.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 43.0% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 8.6% from 45 to 64, and 1.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,199, and the median income for a family was $51,156. Males had a median income of $36,229 versus $24,270 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,617. About 3.8% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the

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, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{reflist, 30em Former populated places in Salt Lake County, Utah Former census-designated places in Utah