77-533: Tooele ( / t uː ˈ w ɪ l ə / too- WIL -ə ) is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah . The population was 35,742 at the 2020 census . It is the county seat of Tooele County. Located approximately 40 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City, Tooele is known for Tooele Army Depot , for its views of the nearby Oquirrh Mountains and the Great Salt Lake . The city of Tooele
154-481: A graduate or professional degree . Heavy industry and the resulting pollution of the air, soil, and groundwater has affected the region in several ways. The US Environmental Protection Agency has reported that Tooele-based US Magnesium discharges dangerous toxins and cancerous byproducts. In 2008, the US Government considered listing the area as a Superfund site. Tooele County was listed in 1989 as having
231-856: A 200 mm (8") refractor along with computerized tracking and CCD imaging capabilities. The facility is owned and operated by the Salt Lake Astronomical Society. In 2017 another building was erected north of the original complex buildings, to house the world's largest amateur-built reflector telescope. Stansbury Park has four public-education schools and one charter school. There are three public elementary schools (K through 6th grades) and one high school. Stansbury Elementary opened in 1979, Rose Springs Elementary opened in 2005, and Old Mill opened in 2017. Stansbury High School (9th through 12th), just southwest of Rose Springs Elementary School, opened in August 2009. Bonneville Academy, on
308-490: A basketball court. Benson Grist Mill , north of the original area of Stansbury Park, is a restoration of an actual nineteenth-century water-powered (powered by waterflow from The Mill Pond) wheat-grinding mill built on that site, and has grown into a recreational and historical interest area. Stansbury Lake, southwest of The Mill Pond, is a manmade lake. A peninsula which extends into the lake, called Captain's Island , contains 178 houses, and there are another 143 houses along
385-493: A combined district, the Stansbury Service Agency, whose volunteer, unpaid board members are elected by the population. Woodland Park, near the southeast end of Stansbury Park, contains trees which existed before the development started. The park area was the site of a large horse stable complex before and during the first part of the area's present development. It presently contains a children's playground and
462-673: A newly constructed large-vehicle maintenance structure ("Consolidated Maintenance Facility") to the City, who converted it into an industrial complex ("Utah Industrial Depot", UID). In 2013 the UID was purchased by another company and is presently known as "Ninigret Depot." In 2011, the Junior Jazz, a part of JR. NBA, which is basketball from the NBA for minors, was removed from Tooele, as well as Stansbury Park . The Tooele County School District cancelled
539-448: A single person living alone and 984 (4.5%) were two or more people living together. 10,566 (47.8%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 17,970 (81.4%) of households were owner-occupied while 4,117 (18.6%) were renter-occupied . The median income for a Tooele County household was $ 76,737 and the median family income was $ 83,730, with a per-capita income of $ 27,702. The median income for males that were full-time employees
616-474: Is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tooele County , Utah , United States. As of the 2020 United States Census , the population was 9,851, up from the 2010 figure of 5,145. Stansbury Park is located in the northern end of Tooele Valley at the base of the Oquirrh Mountains . Traveling by Interstate 80 , Stansbury Park is 35 minutes from downtown Salt Lake City . Stansbury Park was proposed by
693-574: Is a regional campus of Utah State University and the Tooele Applied Technology College, a campus of the Utah College of Applied Technology within city boundaries. There is one private school, Saint Marguerite Catholic School, which offers a Montessori modeled preschool, elementary grades K - 5, and junior high/middle school grades 6 -8. Tooele is also served by Scholar Academy Charter School. Major employers in
770-487: Is available. The county generally slopes to the north. Its highest elevation is Deseret Peak in the Stansburys, at 11,031 ft (3,362 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 7,286 square miles (18,870 km ), of which 6,941 square miles (17,980 km ) is land and 345 square miles (890 km ) (4.7%) is water. Covering vast amounts of the Great Salt Lake desert west of Salt Lake Valley , Tooele County
847-763: Is being developed. A natural lake (The Mill Pond) exists on the northern edge of the area; it is fed by a spring at its southeast end. The outflow water from this lake is piped around the Oquirrh Mountain Range (east of Stansbury Park) to the Kennecott Company 's copper mine refinery operation (the runoff water from the lake enters a large pipe NW of the Benson Grist Mill for transport to the Kennecott operation). The area includes several businesses, clustered in two developments at
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#1732772691776924-466: Is considered to be in the 13d ecoregion of Utah. ( Köppen Bsk ). The hottest temperature recorded in Tooele was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on July 30–31, 2000, while the coldest temperature recorded was −16 °F (−26.7 °C) on February 10, 1933 and December 23, 1990. As of the 2000 census , there were 22,502 people, 7,459 households, and 5,825 families residing in the city. The population density
1001-823: Is home to one of the nine regional statewide campuses of Utah State University as well as the Deseret Peak Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . The Tooele Valley was the traditional territory of the Tooele Valley Goshute, a band of the Goshute Shoshone . The ancient presence of humans in the area is attested by extensive archaeological work at the Danger Cave site, which confirms people were present and active by 9000 BP [7000 BC]. When Mormon pioneers entered
1078-614: Is home to the Bonneville Salt Flats , traversed by Interstate 80 and the Wendover Cut-off , the former routing of the Victory Highway . Tooele County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of Nevada . Its northeast border abuts the Great Salt Lake . Three significant mountain ranges run north–south through the county. Its east boundary line is delineated by
1155-501: Is located on the southern edge of the valley. The Stockton Bar geologic feature separates Tooele Valley and Rush Valley, in which the towns of Stockton , Vernon , Faust , and Rush Valley are located. Additional small towns, Ophir and Mercur , are located in two canyons on the south western side of the Oquirrh Mountains. Tooele is home to one of the nine statewide regional campuses of Utah State University (located in
1232-456: Is speculated the name derives from a Native American chief, but controversy exists about whether such a chief lived. Alternate explanations hypothesize that the name comes from " tu-wanda ", the Goshute word for " bear ", or from " tule ", a Spanish word of Aztec origins meaning " bulrush ". The Goshutes did not accept Mormon encroachment on their traditional homeland. The Mormons occupied
1309-642: Is the second largest county in Utah and among the driest. The Skull Valley Indian Reservation lies in Skull Valley , between the Cedar and Stansbury mountain ranges. According to the 2020 United States census and 2020 American Community Survey , there were 72,698 people in Tooele County with a population density of 10.3 people per square mile (4.0/km ). Among non- Hispanic or Latino people,
1386-599: Is water. Tooele is located on the western slope of the Oquirrh Mountains in the Tooele Valley, the next valley west of the well-known Salt Lake Valley . Many popular camping and picnic areas surround the city. The name, pronounced [tuwɪlə], derives from the name of a Goshute chief, "Tuuwɨɨta" [tuuwɨɨra], the Shoshoni word for "black bear", Anglicized as Tuilla. Tooele has a cold semi-arid climate type, which consists of dry, hot summers, and wet, cold winters. It
1463-737: The American Civil War , federal troops left the area leaving defense in the hands of the Nauvoo Legion until General Patrick E. Connor arrived in Salt Lake City from California in 1862. Connor acted ruthlessly toward the natives. He killed over 300 Shoshone in Southern Idaho in 1863. Connor's men attacked Native American camps, sometimes indiscriminately, but through 1863 stage coach companies had lost 16 men and over 150 horses to depredations. A peace treaty
1540-809: The Deseret Chemical Depot . Starting August 1996, the store was reduced by destruction in a controversial weapons incinerator, at the Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility ; the last such weapon was destroyed in January 2012. Since the 1980s, much of Tooele County's economic prospects have centered around private hazardous waste disposal facilities. Between 1988 and 1993, hazardous waste landfills and incinerators have been installed at Clive and Aragonite . This, coupled with uranium mine tailings from Salt Lake County which were disposed in Tooele County in
1617-983: The Tooele City numbering system (although the starting point of Tooele City's numbering system is some seven miles distant). Stansbury Park has an active community association, originally named the Stansbury Park Homeowners Association , but now named the Stansbury Park Community Association . This organization grants preliminary approval to housing and remodeling plans within the service area (Tooele County Engineering Department grants final approval), and organizes outdoor activities such as Stansbury Days every third Saturday in August, Easter Egg hunts, gardening classes and other local celebrations such as fireworks displays on holidays. In its early days it published an annual telephone/address directory covering
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#17327726917761694-588: The Utah territorial legislature, which had the last say on the qualifications of its members, refused to seat the Liberal Party representative from Tooele County. The Liberals won an unopposed 1876 election. In 1876, the territorial legislature passed bills requiring voter registration and requiring women's suffrage for local elections—women had been voting in territorial elections since 1870. The Liberal Party, typically supported by male miners casually interested in politics, opposed both measures. In 1878
1771-508: The poverty line , including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. The Tooele County School District , headquartered in Tooele, contains 16 elementary schools; eight of these units are within City limits (Copper Canyon, Sterling, Middle Canyon, Northlake, Overlake, Settlement Canyon, and West), three junior high schools, of which two are within City limits (Tooele, and Clarke N. Johnsen), and five high schools, of which two are within City limits (Tooele, and Blue Peak). There
1848-404: The 1850s with Goshutes typically being on the losing side. By June 10, 1851, the county government was organized. On that date the county attachment to Salt Lake County was terminated. By 1852, Grantsville , Batesville, and Pine Canyon (later named Lincoln) were settled. In 1855 the town of Richville was designated county seat , but it soon became clear that Tooele was much larger. In 1861
1925-793: The 1980s, the presence of the Deseret Chemical Depot, and a high-polluting magnesium facility in Rowley , have contributed to a general perception of Tooele County as a " sacrifice zone " for unwanted wastes. News coverage for the county is provided by the Tooele Transcript-Bulletin newspaper. On September 8, 2004, the Genesis spacecraft crashed into the desert floor of the Dugway Proving Ground in Tooele County. The county's western portion
2002-603: The 2,200 votes cast in the election although only 1,500 Tooele County property taxpayers were on record. Incumbents refused to yield control of the Tooele County recorder's office and the Tooele County Courthouse because of the alleged fraud. Governor Woods dismissed the complaints and certified the Liberal victory. Third District Court Judge James B. McKean ruled that no evidence showing illegal activity had been presented. McKean construed poll tax as within
2079-539: The 20th century, but the county benefited from two major military bases located in the western portion of the county. Wendover Air Force Base , now closed, was the training base of the Enola Gay crew, which dropped the first atomic weapon in 1945. The Tooele Army Depot , built in 1942, formerly housed the largest store of chemical and biological weapons , 45 percent of the nation's, in the United States, at
2156-735: The Democratic nominee in every election save 1956 (but being blue enough to vote for Stevenson in 1952 ). From 1972 on, however, it has become powerfully Republican, voting Democratic only once in this period thus far, for Bill Clinton in 1996 (with a low plurality and by a narrow margin). All parts of Tooele County are in the Tooele School District . Tooele is home to one of the nine statewide regional campuses of Utah State University. 40°27′N 113°11′W / 40.45°N 113.18°W / 40.45; -113.18 Stansbury Park Stansbury Park
2233-482: The Deseret Peak Complex, located in the Tooele Valley midway between Tooele City and Grantsville City . Tooele County, Utah Tooele County ( / t uː ˈ w ɪ l ə / too- WIL -ə ) is a county in the U.S. state of Utah . As of the 2020 United States Census , the population was 72,698. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele . The county was created in 1850 and organized
2310-469: The Goshutes had lost faith in the federal government, and recommended limiting further encroachments on Goshute land, but his suggestions were largely ignored. Twenty-two overland stagecoach outposts were built in Goshute territory, often on the sites of rare natural springs. Goshute attacks on mail outposts escalated in 1860, resulting in dozens of deaths in alternating waves of raids. At the outbreak of
2387-545: The Great Salt Lake Valley in July 1847, it was covered with abundant tall grass. The Mormons first used the valley as wintering grounds for their herds. In September 1849, three families settled on a small stream south of present-day Tooele City. Other families slowly joined them, and by 1853 Tooele City Corporation was organized. During the nineteenth century, the town was primarily an agricultural community; by
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2464-465: The Liberal majority in Tooele County disappeared, and the People's Party regained control in 1879 after more than six months of Liberal procedural delays. The Republic of Tooele era was characterized by subsequent politicians as one of excessive spending. The county was left with about $ 16,000 debt, significantly more than it started with. Mining continued to play an important part in Tooele County into
2541-556: The Liberals in Tooele County. The incumbent Mormon People's Party observed several Tooele polling places on election day and lodged complaints of fraud after the Liberal Party triumphed by about 300 votes out of 2,200. The People's Party alleged Liberal Party supporters had voted more than once, that many had not been residents for the required six months, and they were not taxpayers—according to territorial law, only taxpayers could vote in elections. The People's Party called attention to
2618-485: The Mormons ordered their armies to kill the Goshutes. In 1850, they ambushed a Goshute village, but the Goshutes were able to defend themselves without casualties. Later that year, a contingent of at least 50 men attacked the Goshute camp, killing nine and suffering no casualties. In 1851, General Daniel H. Wells took 30 people prisoners. After they tried to escape, Wells executed them. Similar attacks occurred throughout
2695-711: The Salt Lake International Airport As of the census of 2000, there were 2,385 people, 701 households, and 625 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,842.7 people per square mile (711.5 people/km ). There were 718 housing units at an average density of 554.7 per square mile (214.2/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.60% White , 0.50% African American , 0.71% Native American , 0.59% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.34% from other races , and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.53% of
2772-614: The Stansbury Park Improvement District, it is now considered an integral part of the development. Stansbury Park receives mail service from the Tooele Post Office, ZIP 84074. Drinking water for Stansbury Park comes from deep wells about two miles southeast of the park, east of Utah State Route 36 . Originally, the golf course was watered from another deep well within the Park boundary at
2849-534: The age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.39. The city's population had 34.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
2926-488: The age of 18, 41,869 (57.6%) from 18 to 64, and 6,870 (9.5%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 31.4 years. There were 22,087 households in Tooele County with an average size of 3.29 of which 17,531 (79.4%) were families and 4,556 (20.6%) were non-families. Among all families, 13,990 (63.3%) were married couples , 1,398 (6.3%) were male householders with no spouse, and 2,143 (9.7%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 3,572 (16.2%) were
3003-405: The area include: The Tooele Arts Festival, an annual three-day event, hosts vendors of one-of-a-kind artwork, including paintings, jewelry, ceramics, photographs, and sculptures. The event includes live musical entertainment, children's playground equipment and entertainment. There is no admission fee for the festival, which is held at a city-owned park west of the city center. It began in 1985; for
3080-591: The area, Tooele County and Utah residents have opposed plans to dispose of nuclear waste in the county boundaries. A high level nuclear waste site proposed to be built at the Goshute Tribe Reservation in Skull Valley faced opposition until the plan slowly fizzled out. Projects to dispose of depleted uranium at Energy Solution's Clive facility continue to cause controversy. From 1932 through 1968 , Tooele County tended Democratic, selecting
3157-481: The area. Stansbury Park is located on State Route 36, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the city of Tooele . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (12.84%) is water. Stansbury Park is approximately 23 miles (30 minutes) from
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3234-429: The armed and barricaded Mormons. Aware that a show of aggression could spark a battle, the parties were nonetheless unable to come to an agreement to hand over power. Judge McKean issued an even more strongly worded injunction, and Brigham Young advised his followers that they had an obligation to obey the federal courts. The county courthouse was abandoned, thus beginning about five years of Liberal Party rule. However,
3311-402: The average family size was 3.64. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 2.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males. The median income for a household in
3388-405: The best camping sites near reliable springs, hunted in Goshute hunting grounds, and overgrazed the meadowland, leaving it unfit for sustaining the animals and plants used by the Goshutes. Mormons believed that Utah was a promised land given to them by God, and did not recognize any Goshute claim to the land. Goshutes began confiscating Mormon cattle that trespassed onto their property. In response,
3465-617: The central section lies Skull Valley, between the Cedar and the Stansbury Mountains . It contains a few small towns as well as the Dugway Proving Ground . The population centers are on the eastern edge in the Tooele Valley, between the Stansbury and Oquirrh Mountains. This area contains the cities of Tooele , Grantsville , Erda , and Lake Point as well as the unincorporated community of Stansbury Park . Tooele Army Depot
3542-749: The century's end its population was about 1,200. The 20th century brought more industrialization; in 1904 the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad built a line through the city, and in 1909 the International Smelting and Refining Company smelter was built in Carr Fork/Pine Canyon east of the city . The Tooele Valley Railway , a seven-mile line, ran from the smelter west to the Union Pacific Railroad main line. This line brought ore from various area mines to
3619-420: The city of Tooele). Evidence of several indigenous Native American groups has been found in Tooele County, but only the western Shoshone -speaking Goshute tribe claim the desolate lands as their ancestral home. The Goshute's traditional territory includes most of modern Tooele County. The Great Salt Lake Desert, which comprises much of the northern portion of the county, provided a major stumbling block for
3696-556: The contract with the Utah Sports Academy, causing the end of Tooele County Junior Jazz. However, though, the Jr. Buffs Basketball team, which is basically Tooele High School Buffaloes Sports for minors, was kept. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 21.2 square miles (54.8 km), of which 21.1 square miles (54.8 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km) (0.09%)
3773-548: The county the Republic of Tooele. The 1874 election marked the first success of the anti-Mormon Liberal Party, which was organized in 1870. The party viewed the large non-Mormon mining population in the county as a natural environment for electoral success and campaigned fiercely in Tooele's mining districts leading up to the June 1874 election. The non-Mormon appointed governor of Utah Territory , George L. Woods , campaigned for
3850-647: The crestline of the Oquirrh Mountains , which separate the Tooele Valley from the Salt Lake Valley. The Stansbury Mountains parallel the Oquirrhs in the eastern part of the county, and the Cedar Mountains also run parallel to the other two through the east-central part of the county. There are also isolated prominences across the county, especially at its SW corner. The county terrain is largely arid and unused for agriculture unless irrigation water
3927-472: The federal government obtained 25,000 acres in the southwestern part of the Tooele Valley to establish an ordnance depot ("Tooele Ordnance Depot"). In 1993 the scope and mission of the Tooele Army Depot (as the previous Ordnance Depot was now called) was reduced, and about 1,700 acres of its area including many buildings were annexed to Tooele City. The US Army conveyed 40 acres of land, including
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#17327726917764004-465: The first several years of its existence the Festival was held near the end of May, but it seemed to coincide with late-spring cold spells, which were disastrous given the Festival's open-air setting. Due to this unpredictability, sponsors decided in 1998 to move it to the final weekend of June, although this puts it in direct competition with the much larger Utah Arts Festival, held in Salt Lake City on
4081-465: The first white settlers established permanent roots in the Tooele Valley. Building a saw mill , the settlement was called E.T. City after LDS leader E.T. Benson . The territorial legislature first designated Tooele County—initially called "Tuilla"—on January 31, 1850, with significantly different boundaries. Its government was not organized at that time, and the area was attached to Salt Lake County for judicial and administrative purposes. It
4158-476: The following year. Tooele County is part of the Salt Lake City , UT Metropolitan Statistical Area . A 2008 CNNMoney.com article identified Tooele as the U.S. county experiencing the greatest job growth since 2000. The western half is mostly covered by the Great Salt Lake Desert and includes the city of Wendover (the immediate neighbor of West Wendover, Nevada ) and Ibapah . Within
4235-534: The holes have water hazards . During the winter, Stansbury Park is often the only course open in the greater Salt Lake City area. The course has a clubhouse with food service, a pro shop , putting green and driving range . The Harmon's astronomical observatory, the Stansbury Park Observing Complex, is at the north end near the skateboard park. The observatory boasts a 40 cm (16") Ealing reflector, an 81 cm (32") reflector and
4312-444: The ill-fated Donner-Reed Party in 1846. Its crusty sand slowed the group's wagons to such an extent that the group spent six days crossing its 80-mile length , severely sapping the group's resources and leading to their eventual disaster. In 1847, Mormon pioneers settled in the neighboring Salt Lake Valley . Initially, Tooele Valley was used as a major grazing ground for Mormon cattle owners from Salt Lake and Utah Valleys. In 1849
4389-454: The lake's shores. The lake is noted for its boating (non-motor-powered boats only, although electric motors are now allowed), swimming, and fishing. Resident fish include bluegill, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, grass carp, and yellow perch. Black crappie were planted at one time but have apparently not continued. Carp have been introduced at times in attempts to control weed growth in the lake. The original addressing scheme for Stansbury Park
4466-468: The lead processing was halted in 1972. The entire site was demolished during 1972–74. However, consideration was being given during this latter period to extracting ore from Carr Fork Canyon, rather than relying on the ore from the east face of the mountain range. In 1969 the mining company began exploration drilling. In 1974 a copper mine and mill ("Carr Fork Operations") was started; it began processing ore in 1979, and ran until 1981. The Tooele Valley Railway
4543-489: The meaning of being a taxpayer. Since no evidence was provided there were over 300 carpetbaggers or repeat votes in the election, McKean sustained the tally and authorized deputy U.S. Marshals to install the Liberal candidates. The recorder's office was seized when it was momentarily abandoned, but a contingent of People's Party supporters and incumbents held the county courthouse night and day. The marshals and Liberal Party candidates, outnumbered, attempted to negotiate with
4620-541: The original developer (Terracor) as a planned community with a lake for sailing and canoeing, an eighteen-hole golf course , clubhouse , swimming pool , and parks. Although the original developer withdrew from the scene in the 1980s due to bankruptcy, that plan has generally been followed. The parks throughout Stansbury Park include baseball diamonds, soccer fields, basketball courts , tennis courts , play areas for children, skateboard park, and an astronomical observatory . A large park northwest of Utah State Route 138
4697-409: The population. There were 701 households, out of which 55.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 83.5% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.8% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and
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#17327726917764774-405: The racial makeup was 58,199 (80.1%) White , 436 (0.6%) African American , 445 (0.6%) Native American , 511 (0.7%) Asian , 637 (0.9%) Pacific Islander , 282 (0.4%) from other races , and 2,666 (3.7%) from two or more races . 9,522 (13.1%) people were Hispanic or Latino. There were 36,687 (50.46%) males and 36,011 (49.54%) females, and the population distribution by age was 23,959 (33.0%) under
4851-542: The same dates. The 2011 Tooele Arts Festival was cancelled due to lack of volunteers; this was the first time since 1985 that no arts festival was held in Tooele City. The Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary in June 2016. Until 2000, the annual Tooele County Fair was held during the first week of August at the Tooele County Fairgrounds, inside Tooele City. Since that date, it has been held at
4928-412: The smelter; later a 20,000 ft aerial tramway was also used to transport ore from the mine to the smelter. By 1941 a 22,000 ft tunnel had been completed through the mountain, to move ore to the smelter entirely underground. The smelter began processing copper in 1910, with lead and zinc processing commencing in 1912. In 1946 the copper smelter ceased operation, the zinc operation halted in 1968, and
5005-481: The southeast and northeast corners of the area along Utah State Route 36 . As of 2019, the community is not incorporated; thus all municipal services (except for water and sewer service) are provided by Tooele County. A proposal to incorporate was voted down in November 2016. The 18-hole public golf course runs through the center of Stansbury Park. It contains 14 lakes. All the par 3 holes are over water and 16 of
5082-657: The southeast corner, but that water had such a high level of hardness that it was abandoned in 1985 and the potable-water well is now also used to serve the golf course. Sewer service is provided by a lagoon complex northwest of the community (north of Utah State Route 138 ). These services are administered by the Stansbury Park Improvement District. The golf course, swimming pool, and common areas within Stansbury Park were originally administered by two separate service districts (Stansbury Greenbelt Service Area #1 and SGSA #2), but since August 1992 have been administered by
5159-480: The territorial legislature allowed the county to select a new seat, and Tooele was selected. In 1859 Robert B. Jarvis, a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs representative, convinced some of the nomadic bands to congregate at a farm reservation called Deep Creek. The results looked promising, but Jarvis' resignation in 1860 led support to disappear and the farm to be abandoned. Jarvis' replacement, Benjamin Davies, noted
5236-556: The west edge of Stansbury Park, is a K-8 Charter school with a focus on STEM education. As of 2009, there were five church buildings in Stansbury Park, all units of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). An LDS meetinghouse northwest of the Benson Grist Mill was placed into service in early 2009; that area was not part of the original Stansbury Park proposal, but since its water and sewer are provided by
5313-452: The worst air in Utah, according to Federal agencies and environmental groups. The Tooele County Health Department notes that the chemical output of the heavy industry can be particularly dangerous in the winter, because the region's climate and setting create winter inversions, suspending the toxins in the air, and posing "serious health concerns". Due to the history of toxic waste disposal in
5390-430: Was $ 57,579 and for females $ 40,845. 5.9% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the poverty line . In terms of education attainment, out of the 40,623 people in Tooele County 25 years or older, 3,224 (7.9%) had not completed high school , 12,971 (31.9%) had a high school diploma or equivalency, 15,055 (37.1%) had some college or associate degree , 6,091 (15.0%) had a bachelor's degree , and 3,282 (8.1%) had
5467-469: Was 1,064.4 people per square mile (411.0/km). There were 7,923 housing units at an average density of 374.8 per square mile (144.7/km). The racial makeup of the city was 90.96% White , 0.74% African American , 1.32% Native American , 0.56% Asian , 0.15% Pacific Islander , 3.84% from other races , and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.09% of the population. There were 7,459 households, of which 46.1% had children under
5544-406: Was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 43,862, and the median income for a family was $ 48,490. Males had a median income of $ 37,373 versus $ 24,175 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,580. About 5.0% of families and 6.4% of the population were below
5621-595: Was created in 1862, the county's borders were impacted, and when the Territory became a state (1864), Tooele County was formally divested of all its Nevada area. Two more boundary adjustments were made in 1870 and 1880, after which it has retained its boundaries to the present. From 1874 to 1879, non-Mormon politicians from the Liberal Party of Utah gained control of Tooele County, the first time any non-Mormons had success in Utah politics. Whimsically, they called
5698-575: Was proven right. The Rush Valley Mining District was established by soldiers in the western Oquirrh Mountains and more than 100 claims were staked in the first year. Two new mining towns, Ophir and Lewiston ballooned to over 6000 people each in the 1870s, exceeding the population of Tooele and all the Mormon settlements in the area. Tooele County as originally defined extended into present-day Nevada . The county's borders were adjusted in 1852, in 1854, in 1856, in 1861, and in 1862. When Nevada Territory
5775-561: Was signed in 1863 which included an annuity of goods and US$ 1000 in compensation of killed game in exchange for an end to the hostilities, and use of routes through the natives' territories. The treaty did not cede Goshute control of land, but a follow-up agreement made in June 1865 did. General Connor, who was anti-Mormon , also encouraged his troops to prospect for minerals. Connor believed that mining would bring non-Mormons to Utah Territory . After his men discovered gold , silver , lead , and zinc deposits in Tooele County in 1864 he
5852-484: Was to divide the area into neighborhoods , each with a name and with the houses therein to be numbered from 1 to XXX. The three original neighborhoods were Country Club , Lake View , and Mill Pond (which consisted of blocks of condominiums rather than individual houses). This addressing system is confusing to resident and outsider alike, and areas developed since 1990 have abandoned that concept, instead using individual street names and house numbers which integrate into
5929-743: Was used to haul away the scrap when the International smelter was torn down, and remained to serve the Pine Canyon mill. It was shut down and abandoned when the Pine Canyon “Carr Fork” mine and mill shut down; its last day of operation was 28 August 1982. In the eastern section of Tooele, “New Town” was built for many of the 1,000 smelter workers. Families from the Balkans, Italy, Greece, and Asia Minor lived in this area and formed their own community. New Town included its own school, church, culture and numerous languages. When World War II started,
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