- Rush Valley, Utah
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Rush Valley, Utah — Town — Location of Rush Valley, Utah
Coordinates: 40°21′33″N 112°27′17″W / 40.35917°N 112.45472°WCoordinates: 40°21′33″N 112°27′17″W / 40.35917°N 112.45472°W Country United States State Utah County Tooele Settled 1856 Incorporated (Onaqui) 1934 Incorporated (Rush Valley) 22 February 1972 Named for Rush Lake Area – Total 18.3 sq mi (47.5 km2) – Land 18.3 sq mi (47.5 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation 5,043 ft (1,537 m) Population (2000) – Total 453 – Density 24.7/sq mi (9.5/km2) Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) – Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6) ZIP code 84069 Area code(s) 435 FIPS code 49-65240[1] GNIS feature ID 1699809[2] Rush Valley is a town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 453 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Rush Valley is located at 40°21′33″N 112°27′17″W / 40.35917°N 112.45472°W (40.359077, -112.454657).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47.5 km²), all of it land.
History
This area was first settled beginning in 1856. In 1934, a large area of some 33 square miles (85 km2), comprising the settlements of Clover, St. John, and Vernon, was incorporated into a town called Onaqui. The incorporation was essentially a bureaucratic tactic to secure federal aid for development of municipal infrastructure, including from the Rural Electrification Administration. When the people of Vernon were granted a petition to incorporate separately on 22 February 1972, the remaining town was renamed Rush Valley.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 453 people, 149 households, and 123 families residing in the town. The population density was 24.7 people per square mile (9.5/km²). There were 169 housing units at an average density of 9.2 per square mile (3.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.22% Native American, 0.22% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 149 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,875, and the median income for a family was $48,036. Males had a median income of $41,136 versus $22,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,661. About 7.1% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Municipalities and communities of Tooele County, Utah Cities 
Towns CDPs Dugway | Erda | Stansbury Park
Unincorporated
communitiesBurmester | Ibapah | Lake Point
Ghost towns Categories:- Populated places in Tooele County, Utah
- Towns in Utah
- Salt Lake City metropolitan area
- Populated places established in 1856
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