Alta, Utah

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Alta is a town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 370, at the 2000 census.a slight decrease from the 1990 figure of 397. Its 2004 population was estimated at 366, a slight decrease from 2000.

Alta is also a ski resort that has 500,000 visitors a year. It is known for its powder skiing and its refusal to allow snowboarding.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Alta City was founded about 1870 to house miners from the Emma mine, the Flagstaff mine, and other silver mines in Little Cottonwood Canyons. Sensationally rich silver ore in the Emma mine enabled its owners to sell the mine at an inflated price to British investors in 1871. The subsequent exhaustion of the Emma orebody led to the recall of the American ambassador to Great Britain, and Congressional hearings in Washington.[1]

[edit] Geography

Alta is located at 40°34′51″N, 111°38′14″W (40.580916, -111.637164)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²). 10.5 km² (4.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.25% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 370 people, 67 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 35.3/km² (91.4/mi²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 23.1/km² (59.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.86% White, 1.08% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 1.35% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.32% of the population.

There were 67 households out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, and 44.8% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.62.

In the town the population was spread out with 6.2% under the age of 18, 30.5% from 18 to 24, 44.6% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 252.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 285.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $51,250, and the median income for a family was $94,654. Males had a median income of $32,639 versus $18,889 for females. The per capita income for the town was $66,566, the wealthiest of any incorporated city in Utah. None of the families and 19.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.