Bluff, Utah

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Bluff, Utah
settlement_type = CDP
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image_caption = Bluff from the air, on the San Juan River, below Comb Ridge


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map_caption = Location of Bluff, Utah


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Utah
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = San Juan

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area_total_km2 = 58.7
area_land_km2 = 57.2
area_water_km2 = 1.4
area_total_sq_mi = 22.7
area_land_sq_mi = 22.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 320
population_density_km2 = 5.6
population_density_sq_mi = 14.5

timezone = Mountain (MST)
utc_offset = -7
timezone_DST = MDT
utc_offset_DST = -6
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elevation_m = 1318
elevation_ft = 4324
latd = 37 |latm = 17 |lats = 1 |latNS = N
longd = 109 |longm = 33 |longs = 10 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 84512
area_code = 435
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 49-06700GR|2
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blank1_info = 1425842GR|3
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Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 320 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Bluff is located at coor dms|37|17|1|N|109|33|10|W|city (37.283696, -109.552871)GR|1, in the scenic and very sparsely-populated southeastern Utah canyonlands of the Colorado Plateau.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 22.6 square miles (58.7 km²), of which, 22.1 square miles (57.2 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.4 km²) of it (2.43%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 320 people, 135 households, and 75 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 14.5 people per square mile (5.6/km²). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 8.6/sq mi (3.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 62.50% White, 35.00% Native American, 0.94% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.06% of the population.

There were 135 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,906, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $14,792 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,567. About 22.8% of families and 21.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

Under the direction of John Taylor, Silas S. Smith led about 230 Mormons on expedition to start a farming community in southeastern Utah. After forging about 200 miles (320 kilometers) of their own trail over difficult terrain, the settlers arrived on the site of Bluff in April 1880. [ [http://www.bluffutah.org/history.htm History of Bluff] ] (The trail followed went over and down the "Hole In the Rock," which now opens into one of the tributaries of Lake Powell.) The town survived despite hostilities from Navajosfact|date=July 2007, Utesfact|date=July 2007, belligerent cattlemen, outlaws, and nature. The town’s population had declined to seventy by 1930fact|date=July 2007 but rebounded during a uranium prospecting boom in the 1950s. [ [http://www.bluffutah.org/history.htm History of Bluff] ] With the uranium decline in the 1970s Bluff again declined and now remains a small town with about 300 residents.

Attractions and events

* Winter Balloon Festival, January [http://www.bluffutah.org/balloon.htm]
* Bluff Arts Festival, February [http://www.bluffutah.org/calendar.htm]
* Utah Navajo Fair, September [http://www.bluffutah.org/calendar.htm]

ee also

*Design Build Bluff, University of Utah workshop (scroll down)

References

External links

* [http://www.bluffutah.org/ Bluff official website]