Alta (Utah)

Salt Lake County

49-00650

Alta is a place in Salt Lake County in the U.S. state of Utah. Alta is also a well-known ski resort and is visited by up to 500,000 tourists.

History

The town of Alta was founded in 1870 after had first settled miners in the region around 1865 to reduce there silver in silver mines. During a major fire in 1878, the core settlement was destroyed, but the large silver deposits helped the city to a rapid rebuilding and the mine owners for many years to great wealth. After a Norse made ​​the place for skiing in winter Republic, 1938, the first ski lift was built. Since then, the winter sports tourism, with about 500,000 visitors to the main economic factor in Alta.

Demographic data

Of the 370 residents are 94.86 % White, 4.32% Hispanic, 1.08% Black, 0.81% Native American, 0.58 % Asian, 1.35 % and Other 1.35 % of the population Altas are mixed racy.

The inhabitants living in 67 households. 52.2 % of households consisted of married couples, 22.4 % of households have children.