Garland, Utah

Garland, Utah
City

The Garland Tabernacle, an early Latter-day Saint meetinghouse
Motto: "A Family Community"

Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah

Location of Utah in the United States
Coordinates: 41°43′58″N 112°9′42″W / 41.73278°N 112.16167°W / 41.73278; -112.16167Coordinates: 41°43′58″N 112°9′42″W / 41.73278°N 112.16167°W / 41.73278; -112.16167[1]
Country United States
State Utah
County Box Elder
Settled 1890
Named for William Garland
Area
 • Total 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
 • Land 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[2] 4,340 ft (1,323 m)
Population (2012 est.)
 • Total 2,360
 • Density 1,250/sq mi (482.8/km2)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 84312
Area code(s) 435
FIPS code 49-28150[3]
GNIS feature ID 1428146[2]
Website www.garlandutah.org

Garland is a city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,400 at the 2010 census.[4]

History

Garland was originally named "Sunset" and settled in 1890.[5] The first settler was David E. Manning.[6]

It was a company town and was renamed after William Garland, the contractor who built the Utah Sugar Company factory at the location, completed in 1903.[5] The company donated land to the LDS Church for a "ward chapel and amusement hall" and also built 14 homes, a hotel, and other buildings.[5] The town had a general store, a bank, a post office, and a newspaper named The Garland Globe in 1906.[5] By the 1920s there were other merchants, a flour mill, a Carnegie library, and a high school.[5]

Geography

Garland is located in eastern Box Elder County in the Bear River Valley. It is bordered by the city of Tremonton to the south. Interstate 15 passes to the west of Garland, with the closest access from Exit 381, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of the center of town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1910600—
192099966.5%
1930824−17.5%
194092612.4%
19501,0088.9%
19601,11911.0%
19701,1876.1%
19801,40518.4%
19901,63716.5%
20001,94318.7%
20102,40023.5%
Est. 20142,422[7]0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,943 people, 588 households, and 476 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,097.8 people per square mile (423.8/km²). There were 621 housing units at an average density of 350.9 per square mile (135.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.99% White, 0.41% Native American, 3.14% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 5.46% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.87% of the population.

There were 588 households out of which 51.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the city the population was spread out with 39.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,679, and the median income for a family was $42,426. Males had a median income of $35,518 versus $22,237 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,408. About 5.7% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garland
  3. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Garland city, Utah". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Arrington, Leonard J. (1966). Beet sugar in the West; a history of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1891-1966. University of Washington Press. OCLC 234150.
  6. ↑ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. p. 275
  7. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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