Santa Clara

Santa Clara, Utah
—  City  —
Santa Clara, Utah Location within the state of Utah
Coordinates: 37°8′13″N 113°38′57″W / 37.13694°N 113.64917°W / 37.13694; -113.64917
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
Settled	1854
Founder	Jacob Hamblin
Named for	Santa Clara River
Area
- Total	4.9 sq mi (12.7 km2)
- Land	4.9 sq mi (12.6 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,762 ft (842 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,630
- Density	948.1/sq mi (366.0/km2)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code	84765
Area code(s)	435
FIPS code	49-67660[1]
GNIS feature ID	1432234[2]

Santa Clara is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 4,630 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Welcome to Santa Clara Historical District sign

Santa Clara is located at 37°8′13″N 113°38′57″W / 37.13694°N 113.64917°W / 37.13694; -113.64917 (37.136937, -113.649168)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 4,630 people, 1,225 households, and 1,134 families residing in the city. The population density was 948.1 people per square mile (366.3/km²). There were 1,294 housing units at an average density of 265.0/sq mi (102.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.32% White, 0.15% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.32% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.03% of the population.

There were 1,225 households out of which 57.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 86.0% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7.4% were non-families. 6.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.78 and the average family size was 3.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 40.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 105.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,770, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $41,350 versus $21,495 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,957. About 2.7% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

Santa Clara is home to several sites of importance to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including the Jacob Hamblin home and the old Relief Society house, built in 1907. It has a historical cemetery.

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Santa Clara Cemetery

Jacob Hamblin home in Santa Clara

Relief Society House

See also

• Robert L. Shepherd Desert Arboretum
• Swiss Days

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Media related to Santa Clara, Utah at Wikimedia Commons

• Santa Clara, Utah is at coordinates 37°08′13″N 113°38′57″W / 37.136937°N 113.649168°W / 37.136937; -113.649168 (Santa Clara, Utah)Coordinates: 37°08′13″N 113°38′57″W / 37.136937°N 113.649168°W / 37.136937; -113.649168 (Santa Clara, Utah)
• Official website

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